The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-05

The Outlook for the Coming Season IL
More Promising Than Ever.

CAMBRIDGE. MASS. oct. 4-Harvard
has started upon another year. bigger
and apparently more fiour.shins than
eyer. Last years athlstic disasters 90
not seem TO have frightened away any
considerable number OF school boys who
Intended TO come 10 Cambridge. The IN
crease in the size of the freshmen class
in the undergraduate departments VIII
be at least seventy over last ears en-
terrg class. The fact is recognized by
students and faculty alike is in certain
sense indicating President Eliot, VINO
has always maintained that II irVard was
bound TO grow, whether or not she was
successful in her athletic meetings with
other colleges.
Although the determined stand taken
by the faculty last year has undoubtedly
caused the students TO look upon the
plac. held by athletics in an altered light.
there does not seem TO be any lessenins
Of the real healthy interest IN sport
The football team never had more can
dldates than are out this fall. and there
has never been more promising lot OF
men, Where the faculty action seems
most likely 10 take effect Is IN reducing
the reckless expenditure OF money, when
has been characteristic of college attn
letic management In the past, ana III
inducing the men themselves 10 be more
moderate about giving up their tine 10
athletics
Manager Moore has announced 70 an
the undergraduate managers that thty
must cut down expenses this year 10 'he
minimum. This action Is necessltateu, I'D
a measure. bv the lessening in receipts
which is sure 10 come. The Athletic COM
nsttce ras made a fulng which prohibits
a.. oil of a
test IN Cambridge TO more than ten
thousand spectators. Judging from the
amount OF interest which is already man
fest I'm Boston and Cambridge, this VII
prevent at least 5000 people from witness
ing the Observation-Disclosures match
who are now counting on doing so. As
the prices charged must be as low, il
not lower than ever before. IL Is readily
apparent that the trcasurers cannot count
on "A very fat surplus.
The football men have been at II for
two weeks now, and the general verclc'
is that they are promising lot. Captain
Arthur Brewer has kept them hard at
work every day. and the early practice
has certainly been much sitter than IL
was last year In the absence or any
head coach. the work OF directing has
all come upon Brewers shoulders. III
Brooks found IL would be impossible Tor
him TO do the work involved, ala there
seemed TO be no one left for the place
but Bob" Enimons. last years captain.
He may be the man selected, IN case ne
has time 10 take charge OF the eleVehs
work. which is doubtful.
II the team is handled with as good
judgment as last year 1t is hard 10 see
how II can fail Of being very strong.
The loss II Mos Iie. Waters, Wrenn, an.
no /
there is a host of promising new men 10
draw from. Holt and Jaifray, the TWO
giant guards, are at present attracting
the most attention. All question as TO
Hollis eligibility has now been r. moved
since he passed his entrance eXamina-
tions without condition. Charlie Bremen
and Edgar Wrightngton, who had the
hardest kind Of luck last year In regard
10 injuries, are both looking in the pink
Of condition. No back was ever played
on Harvard eleven who was more popu-
lar than Bremen. and it VIII be big
disappointment 10 the crowds on the
bleachers if he doesn't last through the
season this year.
Whatever may be happening in New
York in regard 10 a Harvard-Yale recon
citation. the football men in Cambridge
have not worried much over the ques-
ton. With the Pennsylvania and Cornell
games on his hands Brewer thinks he
has plenty to keep HIM busy
The baseball outlook for the year is
very gloomy at this early date There is
no captain. and. indeed, at present, no
baseball organization. as az the close OF
last season there was no one left on the
nine that the Athletic Committee was
willing TO accept as captain. II is prob
able that a coach will be appointed 10
take charge Of baseball interests until
some man shows the qualifications for
captain.
In track athletics Captain Bremen will
have practically an of last years point
winners as "A nucleus for his team. Tho
most promising acquisitions are j. +.
Roche Jr., "A 10 Is seconds man. and
Gerrish Newell. with a record Of 4.32 I'm
the mile. The athletic association is con-
sidering the question Of holding only one
fall meeting instead OF two. In case this
is done. more time will probably be de-
voted to cross-country running. One OF
the things 10 be considered is the scheme
for an intercollegiate cross-country run
proposed last year by George orion, OF
Pennsylvanla-Philad 1mes.