New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-17
TIGERS HOPE To WIN on THE TRACK.
ENTRIES FOR THE COLUMBIA AND MOTT HAVEN
GAMEs-TIIE PROPOSED REVIVAL
ROWING.

Princeton ~ J., May 16 (SpeciaD Gar
rett Of the Princeton track team took several ad-
dtlonal men 10 the training table last week, In
preparation for the dual meet with Columbia next
Saturday and for the Mott Haven meet week
later team of about thirty sprinters, runners.
runners and weght-throwers will be entered In the
annual meet with Columbia. Among the more i'm
portant Princeton entries are the following: In
the Toward dash, Lane. 9I; Jarvis. co. and Jam-
son. 49, 22O-yard dash. Lane, 81; Jamison, ";
Robb 81 Jarvis. co. and Colfelt, 99; ii0-yard run.
Jamison 'e7: Robb. 80; Jarvis. co. and Colfet. !s;
half-mile run, Palmer, 49, Cregan, go, and Ster-
ling. 81; mile rum Palmer '9S; Cregan. SO. and
Sterling 81; mile walk Smith, 49, Dear 81 ana
Griffin 90: 12O-yard hurdles, Herndon. ?9. ana
Wheeler 90; 22O-yard hurdles Jones. 49, Yeats.
a7 and Wheeler 20: broad jump. Garrett. ~. and
Bottger 80: high jump. Carroll. co. and Weber. 81;
pole vault Strayer 80. and Tyler. 81; shot put,
Holt co. and Garrett. "a hammer-tlrow, Potter.
81; Garrett 81 and Holt. 90. bicycle race, An
drews 'eS: McFarlane. SS. and Haight. 90. The
Tigers expect win. but look for n close contest
The winning OF the individual championship IN
the first intercollegiate golf tournament by Bay
ard 'gS was a considerable surprise 20 the Uni
versity at large. This sport IS just beginning to
get n footing in Princeton. and the comparative
strength of the players and teams was not gem
orally known by the undergraduates. The interest
of the college at large has not yet been enlisted IN
the game although n considerable number OF stu
dents are on the local links every afternoon
Tho announcement that the athletic AUTHORITIES
Of Princeton have voted to approve the proposi'io
Of a prominent aumrus looking 10 the revival OK
rowing has given rise 10 end OF discussion
among the students OF the University ana Tue
alumni Those especially interested N the spor',
and particularly those students who come from
schools where rowing Is in vogue. are enthusiastic
IN support of the movement but among the I'M
dergraduates generally and among the aiuihm
there is n feeling that the matter should be ham
died with caution No definite action has been
taken further than TO order three shells and place
the old boathouse the canal in repair Tor the
use of the football men. II Is probable that n
mass-meeting OF the University VIII be cailed 10
take action on the movement. Heretofore two
main arguments against maintaining crew have
carried sufficient weight to keep Princeton out of
this snort since the dsintegration or the old boat
ing association some twelve years ago. These ar
guments are the lack OF boating facilities and the
lack of men movement a siinii , 10 ine present
made an extensive canvass of the alumni and pub
lished many communications from graduates whose
opinions always carry weight In Princeton's coun-
ellis The consensus of opinion al that time was al
most unanimous In opposition 10 the movement
The only available water In the vicinity OF
princeton il furnished by the Delaware and Rari-
tan Canal which passes Princeton about "a mile
east OF the campus. Here Is where the crews
forty feet wide, and runs in nearly Straig ut
course without locks from Kingston to Princeton
a distance OF three or four miles. 1t has been ar
gued that a developed here would be Mt great
disadvantage on rough water The narrowness OF
the canal ~ also urged as drawback TO its suita
was president Of the boating association when an
furnishes as good facilities for the development OF
n crew as does the Cam at Cambridge.
Prnceton's rapid growth In the last few years
gives hope to the promoters Of rowing that her
a crew without harm TO baseball ana football in.
tercsts