New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-15
HARVARD.

Cambridge March 1.-THE Varsity baseball SQUAD
was able to have its first outdoor practice on Soldiers
Field Thursday, nearly two weeks earlier than
last year Although the ground is stll soft the
practice or the men encouraging. Paine.
Haughton. Fitz Mccormick, Cozzens. Sands and
Jenney pitched. and Davis Cochrane Moore Egbert
and Sade caught The work Of the pitchers was
Unexpectedly good and showed that the cage train
ing was beneficial. number OF good ielders were
out, notably several freshmen. and four fair mines
were made up. Considerable talk has been caused
by an article OF a Harvard correspondent of a
Philadelphia paper reprinted in The Crimson
charging favoritsm in the selection of nine and
citing the OF Mains. the Brown pitcher OF
two years ago as an example. As a matter or
fact. Mains is not eligible to represent Harvard on
any team. since he failed to pass his examinations
last year. as Is required by the Harvard rules.
Other branches OF athletics have their devotees
hard at work now. The crew has been on the
river several times this week. and their training
table starts tomorrow. Mr.. Lehman is expected
to arrive in few days to resume charge OF the
men, The candidates for the bicycle team met
Friday and were addressed by crack riders. They
start active training on the Charles River Park
track at The cricket squad has also begun
outdoor practice The crack athletic candidates
were all entered In the Boston College games
Thursday evening and did excellent work there.
Harvard secured four irsts. two seconds and three
thirds. All the Harvard relay teams won save
the one which met Amherst, where c. II. Williams
fell and the loss could not be made up. The second
OF the weekly shotputting contests Was held Tues
day in the gymnasium. Although only seven men
competed, the records showed an Improvement over
last week r r. clark l.. 81 oettJred ms i IeSGpa
off. The three best puts we're y ~ Clark, j. 5:
81 feet loi4 inches. G. j. Paine. ~. 80 feet nches'
ms, Ls 81 81 ies' a racdTd at ihrouS S
the discus pastime introduced into this country
by the Amefsan h IN last o TsroPh
with a throw OF iii feet. but Paine III pracce mas,
thrown three fee beyond this. and Is nkcl, TO do
much better in competition.
The first OF the series OF intercub debates between
the Union and the Forum was hSid Frid% , even yen
duct of the United states Senate in Recent Years
Tsgs rhe rhe nion had the
affirmative with r. T. olds. -; and J; Fl Hall
l. and aS rs "s apScd the
tive Tor the Forum. : Il Warren. 81. presided,
Harvard.Yaie debate being mad. Governor
Roger Wolcou has consented to preside The judges ss
Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology; Professor
Franklin II. Giddings OF CoumGia ana Judge f.
Raleigh in Guana'is the name OF q play 10y Pro-
fessor Barrett Wendell OF the English department.
u , ,if bo dcSd nv Professor Wcnde Jacob
Wendell ir Of Ncw-York Lorin +. Deland, the
football expert writer; A. A Carey J H. SulhVah
At the annual meeting Of the Chess club Thurs
day evening the following officers were eiGIteG'
President E ThayeT ~ yicePresdenGdt: l H. g.
uror P " Long 'M A New-Jersey club was or
ganzed TUESDAY with these officers President.
4 X Moe 81 of Jersey City: vice-president ). =.
Kirkpatrck l.. :. OF Newark; secretary, II. r.
Wari Sp Of Newark Robert c. Dodge has been
elected marshal for commencement of the gradqat-
ing class OF the Law school and J. T. Han. class
secretary. Dr. \. c. Coolidge lcctured before the
Cercle Francois "Wednesday on LAlferie; ..
The Niissionar" Alliance Of the theooSical sem
inaries I'm and around Boston held it. ANIMAL con-
venton with the Harvard Divinity school Neones-
day ,,,
Harvard wants Germanic Museum: iaryard
was tho first University to have Semitic Museum:
and the impetus thereby given the study o. Oriental
languages in this country VAS enormous, me move
mont for a Gcrmanic Museum Is led by the pro-
fossors in the German department. who feel thar
such a building would be an invaluable 40 10 them
in their teaching They ask only FOR floV" WIN
which to start the work OF gathering suitable
collection. The plans for the museum nave pctn
more or less definitely drawn up and Ii IS Thought
that the necessary funds will soon he iorthcon-
Ing now that the need is made known The col
lection as planned. would start, chronoloGichIIy,
with photographs and casts OF such objects as re-
main from the neolithic age.