The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
ACCUSED OF CRAWfISHING
Captain Cole o. Berkeley's Crew
Throws Darts at Stan
ford
Says Taey Prop sci Boating as an
lntercol egiate Sport and Then
Backed Out.

BERK ELEY, CAL, Feb. 2-Stanford' s
stated reasons for not entering boat-aces
against Berkeley are far from satisfa ctory
to the Berkeley managers of aquatic
sports. President w. +. Cole of the u
c. Boating Association has written a re-
ply to the Palo Alto athl tic captain in
which he uses some plain language.
''Stanford's objection might be valid if
We had started the rowing question" says
President Cole. But the fact is that the
Issue is of the Stanford mems making. In
1892 Stanford organized its famous crew
TO go to the Worlds Fair at Chicago. The
crew was universally conceded the first
place and was widely advertised. OF
course, after all this. We could not remain
quiet. Some of our students took up the
work and by their energy we had the
finest rowing club on the bay.
I'VE got a coach, rented a boat AMI
started to train crew. Negotiations were
entered into and were almost carried TO a
final decision when the Stanford men sud-
denly let the matter drop. In view of all
this and the fact that as early as January,
1898, Senator Stanford gave them $500
toward a shell to race US in, their state
ments are not only absurd but are an at
tempt to transfer the responsibility 10 the
wrong shoulders.
The Stanford captain says his col
legtans are very anxious to row. but if SO
they have not shown it so far. We have
gone 10 great trouble 10 be epared 10
meet them. For two years we hired a
coach for that purpose. After waiting
patiently al. this time we think it but fair
that they should take some step in the
matter. We do not ask for race this
term. We do ask tnat they set some
definite date, 9S or '99, or whenever it
may be, when they viii meet us on the
water"
Every season for the last six years,
Berkeley has had rowing crew, and
greater or less interest has been taken in
aquatic sports by the student body.
Though having been unfortunate in losing
their boathouse in Sessions basin by fire
In 1895, 1T was soon rebuilt so that the
interest in rowing has been unbroken
since the inauguration of the sport as a
branch OF university athletics. The oars
men feel keenly the lack of com pc tition.
Lecture on Schiller.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 2.-Professor
Albin Putzker, head of the department of
German at the State University, will give
course of eight expository lectures on
Schiller, at the German Lecture Hall.
Ellis and Mason streets, San Francisco,
under the auspices of the German branch
of the Y. NJ. G. A, beginning with next
thursday evening, and continuing weekly
until the entire course is completed. Fol-
lowing are the subjects of the lc lures and
the dates upon which they will be given
Thursday. February 4, ''Life OF Schiller
Thursday. February IL, "First Evening oi
Poems; Thursday, February 1S, Second Even
ing of Poems; Thursday February %
MARY Stuart; Thursday. March 4, William
TelP'; Thursday, March IL. the Maid OF
Orleans; Thursday. March Is, ''Wallenstetn'
Thursday, March 25, "The Bride of Messina.' y
1t Was Laid Over.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 2.-The vacci-
nation question was again laid over last
evening by the Board of Education. 1,
was decided to take no further action
toward enforcing the much opposed law
until it is seen what is to be the outcome
of the present legislative discussion of the
matter.
Fire Drill for Pupils.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. Thereafter
the children of the Berkeley public schools