San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-02
COLLEGE TROUBLE.
COLUMBIA STUDENTS DIFFER ON A
ROWING GREW.
One Faction Opposes Being Represented
At Poughkespsie, But They Are
Finally Downed.

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lege will have a crew in the triangular
boat race to be rowed at Poughkeepsie
on June 10. This was decided upon at
a meeting of the Columbia Athletic
union last night. Only one vote was
cast in opposition to the plan. The
meeting was a stormy one and the Off
GERS of the union handed in their res
ignations when it became evident that
a majority of the members could insist
on being represented in the Pough-
keepsie race. The union at it's meet
ing in January voted against it. That
raised a storm of protest in the COL
lege which finally resulted in a mass
meeting of the students being held on
January %. 1t was then decided to
appoint committee to use it's good
offices with the union, and if possible
persuade it to rescind it's action. In
order to facilitate such a result it was
resolved to enlist the services of DR..
Rainsford and have him address the
meeting in advocacy of the crew. This
part of the program was opposed by
George H. Taylor, the president Of the
union who was opposed to having a
crew.
DIR. Rainsford was present last night
however, and was allowed to speak.
He warmly advocated the crew idea
and declared that if one were not put
upon the water the result would be
most detrimental to athletics in the
college.
Cambridge" he said, after being
defeated several times by Oxford, came
out finally with a winning crew. That
is the way with all colleges. They
feel that they must have a crew, no
matter what the result. The only way
to keep up the standard is to have a
crew every year and not only one but
a number of crews.
TT is a lamentable fact that expen-
ses are allowed to run so high in this
country. But these expenses cannot
be reduced. There is no reason why
crews cannot be maintained as cheap
ly here as in England. The methods
used in England today are the same
as they were 20 years ago.. Row if
you are beaten out of your stockings.
Rowing is the greatest sport in
America today. Those that go into it
go in for sports sake and not to win
laurels. Fight for sports sake. Ath-
Ietics have definite and moral value
in a community when properly cOnduc-
ted. If Columbia does not have a
crew, it would be one of the worst
things that could happen to athletics
in this city,"
D.f fa1 n
hot debate, and for long time 1t look
ed as if Columbia would go without q
crew this year after all. A report was
read in which it was stated that So
900 had been raised and that this would
leave surplus after paying the pres
ent of $500 contracted by the crew
of last year.
President Taylor and his following
declared that more than $1,000 was
needed, and that there was small pros
poets of raising that amount. Speech
es were made by many Of the under
graduates, who claimed that the senti-
ment of the college could not be disre-
garded. Manager s. L. Fearing said
he had the support of F. S. Bangs, one
of the most influential graduates who
was formerly opposed to the crew. Mr..
Bangs, he said, had so changed his
opinion that he had said that Column
bia would have a crew whether the
union decided in favor of it or not.
President Taylor said that unless the
union decided for it the crew would
not have the support of President Low.
This created quite a sensation ana
some of the older began to weaken IN
the opposition. Amid great confusion
Manager J. L. Fearing handed in MS
resignation but it was not accepted.
The president then handed in his res
ignation which was Immediately &C
copied as the advocates of the crew
were by this time in full control OF the
meeting. His example was followed
by w. A. Markham, chairman Of the
rowing committee and Isaac M. Selig-
man, treasurer of the union.
A resolution was then offered that
Columbia should have q crew and to
the surprise of all the members present
there was only one vote in the mega
tive. It was decided not to elect ON
GERS until the next meeting to fill the
vacancies of those who resigned last
night. The next meeting will be on
Monday.
Some Of the members of the opposi-
ton declared that they would post no.
tices about the college declaring
against the action Of those who had
won a victory. The college sent in
votes generally in favor Of the crew,
however, and II Is probable that these
threats will come to naught.