The evening world., 1894-02-09
SPORTING news AND GOSSIP.
Capt Waters, of Harvard, Talks
About College Athletics.
Yale's Crew Out in the Harbor for
the First Time.

Is. u. Waters. Captain OF last years
Harvard football team, has been talking
on the subject of college athletics. lie
said some interesting things during the
COURSE of his remarks. but none as much
SO as the following: THE secret of the
popularity of the eleven and crew Is that
their success Is in team work. The
greatest enthusiasm Is not aroused at the
tennis matches, where every contestant
depends on himself alone, nor 1T the
Mott Haven games, where the runners
and jumpers do their best in their own
events. but Mt the football games where
1t is only concerted effort that wins"
1t has long been something of n
puzzle to admirers of track ana field
athletics-not necessarily confined to the
colleges-why that branch of sport IL
patronized SO poorly compared with foot
ball. rowing and baseball, and no doubt
the explanation of Capt. Waters par
TALLY solves the question. Yet team
play is by no means Indispensable to
make a sport popular, as atttested by
the drawing power of boxing.
Athletics in college are regarded from
four ~standpoints,' says Capt. Waters.
The first Is by the man who takes no
interest whatever In athletics and does
games come OF. The second class is the
ordinary undergraduate, who is inter.
eSted in the contests and knows all
about the men and the team. The third
Is the most interesting class, and he is
known as the hecler. The heeler Ia the
man who takes as much interest IN the
success of the team as the men them
selves. He always stands by the team,
whether they are defeated or not. and is
ready to do anything for the men from
rubbing them down to running after n
ohnn lara Tho fourth class ia made I'M
of the players themselves, the green men,
the old men, and the Captain
Capt. johnson, of the Yale crew. took
advantage Of the mild weather yester-
day afternoon, and took his men out In
the harbor for the first time. A new
light barge was used. The barge Is a
compromise between a shell and the
old heavy. barge, and the men had no
first the eight was lost on the water, be-
ing 50 accustomed to the tank. and he
came somewhat tangled up. Capt.
aDd Coached ui from Pta % tSe a reeO iss"'
The first crew was made up Of Dater,
stroke; ~Treadwayi I; Rogers g.; Cross.
Beard. bow. Dater Is a new hand at
stroke. and is doing fairly we'll; Rogers
has been moved up to No. g., Following
the example of Harvard. with Fennes-
ssy so net h he vii vii, not not be be t Gysr tyo Ihins
table about March l.
The Columbia Athletic Ii kept
lgood its word last night, and provided
a good boxing show. Grand Central
ought to be able to stock its sideboard
with the choicest brands of liquors and
perfectos after the finals; The IN,
the best. Both Lester, and Barry are
cleyerer than the usual run OF amateurs,
particularly this season amateurs. who,
az a rule; os are very green @pi, Lester Sis on has
nhhii es r Suelsn and skill have s"e'f helped
him. Barry showed a disp9sitiSn to
vorsed the decision, FOR he made
Lester uncomfortable in the last
r English and n%0 F SfEg K" ss ySs'Ns a
ludicrous exhibition, This is a free
country, but some kind friend ought to
tell such would-be boxers to eonine
finals Of the show will ne held to-mor-
row night.
Although the Cycling Committee Of the
MeT York XII Athletic thu c,s Glnb s for mot mi,eSys es
medals, a sufficient number of members
have filed applications for substantial
recognition of their efforts on the wheel
uuIlHB tHt past ySdI " Justly ~ SSlh
mittee in preparing a list of those who
have Qualified. The following are the
distances received to date:
T. E. Belts. 5,sOs C. l" Jones, 4,eCs; T; H.
Hanson, 4,l94; d. Henry, 2,S32; J. G. Gulick.
2s2I; W. +. Smith, ass; J J. Campion: Ir:
II. J. Dsvlin. am; Wesley +. Saith, 2,lO4; L. 5.
Hubbard, 2,O3l: Clarence l.. Smith. zoos: 7. a.
Healey, l,s!0; ": G; Bates, $3.50 b. H, Wells
1901; II. G. Barnard. / $50; j. Z. Domschke, IT.,
/ ,43l; A. Mcstre. I,2l9: F. C. Elgar. l.2O7; G.. l..
Brigg, !, lCO; J. S. Wood, l,l23; C.. +. Dellinger.
l,O92; Robert NJ. Thompson. l,6O5; W. r, Whit
ner, l,0l2.
Dan Creedon and Tom Tracey, the
Australian pugilists, will be among the
attra ctions At the Corbett-Mitchell show
for the benefit of the Bread Fund ut
Dixon may cancel an engagement to
appear.
At Riyerton, n. j., yesterday the Riv.
erton Gun Club defeated the New
birds. -Four Philadelphia experts, Messrs.
McAlester. Dolan, WEIGH and Dando,
who shot on the Riverton team, will
compose the team which viii shoot
against New Workers in the coming
inter-city match:
Billy. Sexton was out on the street
yesterday for the first time since he
broke his leg. while stepping from a
cable car two months ago. He Is still
on Crutches, and 1t will be several weeks
limb. The "Old Comanche'' looks well,
and seems nom the worse in spirits for
his long siege indoors.
Chevalier PM. the Italian swords