Omaha daily bee., 1898-03-06


be fortunate enough to secure him. F. II.
Yost, coach OF last years Ohio Wesleyan
team, has sgnifed his desire to fill Coach
Robinson's shoes Yost has good record.
having helped to win tie state championship
for his team last year. Lucien Stacy now
stationed at Fort Leavenworth. Kan, and
talfback on the West Point team '95 has
also filed an application for the position.
No ooe has been selected yet, US the manager
Is disposed to look ovec the ground thor
oughly before comiog to any decision.
w. II. Oury, manager OF last seasons foot
ball team at the University OF Nebraska. has
received an official notice from the office OF
the adjutant general in washington that his
name has been entered in the army register,
in accordance with the provisons Of the
army regulation which require the names Of
the most distinguished students In military
science and tactics" VITO are recommended
by the commandant OF cadets, to be entered
IN the army register.
Preparations are now being made toward
making definite arrangements for two days
toucn to be held in Kansas City this
spring. The idea is to have a contest be-
tween the tennis, tase ball and crack teams
OF the state universities of Nebraska. Kan
sas and Missouri If the proper guarantee
of expenses is made the plan mentioned will
probably be carried. Such an event as the
one proposed would do much to increase in
tercst in western athletics.
The annual games given under the auspices
OF the Boston College Athletic association
en- Monday evening were a great success
Representatives were present from eleven
colleges, seventeen preparatory schools and
eighteen athletic associations. The forty
yards invitation was as hotly contested
any event Of the evening. The two heats of
the final were run in worlds record time,
four anl three ifths seconds. The Harvard
Pennsylvania two-mile relay was the event
OF the evening. and the crimson banner was
trailed In the dust. Dick Grant. for Har-
ward, and Wilson, for Penn. started the
race. Grant allowed Wilson to lead by
yard till the last half Of the final lap, when
he sprinted for all he worth, and left
Wilson four yards behind him. but Alex
ander who took the Harvard string, was too
easy for Mechling, who regaued the lead
Wilson had lest, aGd, taking his time, fin
ished seven yards ahead. Fullerton went
into the game to cut down this lead. ard
Lane was just as determined to keep up. Sd
they broke even, with Perrsy still seven
yards ahead. Blakemore and A. Grant
then got down to the final struggle. For
two laps Blakemore managed to keep Alex
Grant from gaining much. Then Alex showed
that he had it in him and had everything his
own way. Pernsy won by full twenty-five
| yards.
Burning memories of the loss OF the 1897
| foot ball game to Yale. when everyone was
| looking ior a mighty triumph for Princeton,
| has we'll nigh driven Garry Cochran, the
captain Of the Jersey team mad So dis-
| heartened has he been since the unfortunate
| affair at New Haven that he has left Prince
| ton. and is row head coach at the California
State univer1ity at Berkley, Cal. He will be
| there for two years, and will have full sway
over the foot ball and the base ball teams.
| In a recent interview he announced few
| tru.sms that some cc!legians on teams in
| this part of the country might do well to
| consider He said: my greatest surprise
On taking up my abode in Berkeley aud look
| ing out for the distinguishing characteristic
| Of the Califrolia athlete was to find ouch an
abnormal lack Of college spirit. Such a
/ spirit as exists in the east is unknown here.
| Why, we mon work and work until we iail.
| The honor Of playing cn varsity team in
the east IS paramount to all other earthly
glories, and fer the laurel we willingly sub
iect ourselves to few months sacrifice OF
ease and the pleasure of the senses. l tell
you, you don't know what 1t is out here.
| Why the other day went on the field. and,
what do you think, the entire base ball team
didn't show up. If anybody failed to show
up cen the moment out east, without pre-
viously obtaining permission from the
captain. 1t would be all OFF with him. He
would be a mile up tree. But you can bet
things will be different In Berkeley In a
short time. Another thing, | never saw here
worship SC strong and unalloyed as in Berke-
ley. Solace, coincidence for shameful defeat
is taken in the form OF admiration for the
superb efforts Of one or two individuals We
haven't individuals in the east, we have
teams. To rely upon single man is su.dical
We develop teams, and that is what must
! be dcne here. When we lose in the east
we do not care to be seen about for some
time after it. We stink about as II we had
dcne something NEAL"
Another body blow has been dealt the
Amateur Athletic union. The stand taken
by the Intercollegiate Association of Ameri-
lea against the Amateur Athletic union In
the reguistration matter has caused much
comment. The captains Of the athletic
teams OF all the big colleges freely gave
their views on the matter and not one voice
was raised In support of the Amateur Ath
letc unions high-handed policy. State
ments from the captains of the Yale, Har
ward, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Cornell ant
, Columbia have been published during the
last week, and agree that the athletes o.
those six universities at least do not re-
quire certificate OF purity from an outside
association at the rate Of 81 per card The
complaints OF all the captains are similar
The one from +. II. Bgelow, Harvard:
captain, follows: I believe that the ANA
teur Athletic union registration scheme tend!
to stunt the growth OF athletics. The school
boys have but few tournaments OF their owl
and they are not going, to pay these dollar!
: for the privilege of the auspices of the ANA
teur Athletic union. The big colleges car
J afford. perhaps. to register their athlete!
and have them compete for practice at tht
various club games, but the smaller college.
: cannot afford 20 do So Harvard is op
posed to this registration law. particular.
e so far 1t affects college men and prepara
D tory schoolboys.'
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