The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-04
ROWING.
Walter Poet or ~Ex-ChRmpion Hnnlan for
Columbia Conch.

Rowing matters Mt Columbia University are
IN n very uncertain state. Tomorrow there
will come n complete change In the adminls-
trntive board OF the Rowing Club. With this
nnnual e~lAction, the question OF the coach for
next years crew. the races 10 be rowed. and
the course Columbia favOrs for the contest. or
contests. come into great prominence ON
Mornlngsiie Heights. The annual meeting
OF the club Is scheduled for 4:3O o'clock to-
morrow afternoon in the Engineering build.
ms. The Nominating Committee has posted
the following names; H
President, II. Evclyr Pl,rrepont, Jr. stroke of '95
and 80 crews; sscrctlry r. q. Prcssprich, captain of
the'D CROW; Treasurer, Il. Ludlow Chry site. ~; grad.
uate governors. Magistrate Il. c. Cornell. ~; r. s..
Bangs. 's8; J. A.. y. Cawles. 's8; II. Van Linderen,
~; II. d. Ey, +. L, simmunds, II. E. Pierrcpont,
JE. and W. A. Meikloham, 's6; undergraduate gov
ernors. O. AtAchon, M; n. II. oddio, ~; oapt, J. W.
Mackay, 1900; i. Weston, 1900; +. ". Erdal, 1900;
T.. P shattuch. 90 l.; Robert Maclay, 1901. and O.
@. Meyer, 1901: steward Of Intercollegiate Rowing
Association. y. 5 Bangs; representatives TO the union,
Messrs. Chrystis, eddie. MacLay and Pressprich.
This ticket means tho withdrawal OF the
older graduates from the management OF the
club. 1t brings the younger element to the
front in the principal offices. 1t is the general
belief. too. that the new men will straighten
out once and for all the much mooted question
OF coach. This is a matter President Bangs
has left entirely to the new board.
Walter b. Poet. the coach OF the 90 vioto-
rious crew; Edward Hanlan. the ex-champion
sculler Of the world. and Webb, the Worcester
boatbuilder. who helped Cowles to train last
years crews. have all been mentioned for the
place of head coach. Undergraduate senti-
ment is go strongly in favor Of o good profess
Rional coach who can give all his time to the
work that graduate coaching will hardly, he
proposed; II it is. so a good authority has
board Of two directors to supervise the work
Of the professional In charge. Cowles and
Meikleham have been mentioned for these
places.
Regarding Walter .Peet. it is popularity uD-
derstood that there has been Il great student
agitation in his favor. One of the Off Sials OF
the Rowing Club said that If Poet would ac-
better position than any coach available. OPP
posed to this point of view are a large numbeT
Of the older graduates, President Bangs. par
use his power against him. 1t is asserted also
that President Low Is opposed to. DR.. Poet.
Edward Hanlan,s name has come into great
surmised that Harvard's choice OF Andy O'Dea
and the general movement in favor of profess
sional coaches. as evidenced at Old Penn with
Ward and Cornell with Courtney. had a good
name forward. Webb is practically, out of the
race. His work last year, was not liked by the
undergraduates at all. He will. however. be
asked to build the boats again.
Concerning the races TO be rowed next year.
Capt. Mackay is not certain. 1t is probable.
however. that the Annapolis cadets and the
big events. The stand Cornell has taken re-
garding the course. "Poughkeepsie or no.
where" as stated in THE SUN of yesterday.
Mt, in very well with IDEAS; Sev;
saratoga but the student sentiment is entirely
with Poughkeepsie.