New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-09
DIR. PEET QUITS COLUMBIA.
RESIGNS AS COACH OF CREWS BECAUSE
OF ADVERSE CRITICISM.

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was not believed that he wished TO resign or that
that he would be permitted do before the in
tercolegiate regatta.
Captain Joseph ". Mackay when seen his
quarters in the Delta Psi Fraternity House. at
-hundredand- sixteenth-st. and Riverside Drive
yesterday, said in reference DIR. Poets resigna
ton:
Yes. it is true Dr. Peet has resigned should
prefer not to say anything further"
Was DR. Peet asked resign?'
DR.. Peet' Captain Mackay answered, lis per-
fectly right, and so we. Dr. Peet will continue
to come to the boathouse graduate of Column
bia to help and encourage the crews. 1 don't care
,o;, say more about the matter now statement
fha sam employ another coach at onee Is r6 T
viii take charge of affairs until after the college
ing myself, as / shall row in the varsity boat but
IT may be that | can devote some time to the
rs i true, as has been rumored, that the crews
keeps t at Was i aska ana not go 10
No indeed we SHAH sGter three srewsysrsity
know whether we can win but we shall try hard;
Pr Poets resignation will not affect the entry of
DR. Poets restgnstqn coming it does almost
Rey to affect seriously the future Of the present
is believed to the recent adverse criticism that
R FGe been hfaped 1s upon him and upon his
Years nso there has been 5tropg anPeet fac
or discharge last Seasons az and it was not bee1ed
that last years contract, which expired in Janu-
however, he was re-engaged for this season: The
SaTe IN m Pees n he
been averred that good oarsmen have been kept
he Rs e 2 Isl aong Both
m 2 races hf aaem f
and the second varsity crew in its race with the
three crews finished poor lasts and In the second
varsity boat half the men were varsity oarsmen.
not in the material; but in the methods of training
available the crews should be in top form when
only three rew weeks bs0Te the Sa
9sg to the fire with wheh the stroke is
taught the new men different stroke from that of
last year; Then he adopted a stroke which was
PENNSYLVANIA and Wisconsin strokes. After the
bad showing on Memorial Day still another stroke
The Columbia Spectator the Of the
over DR.. Peet in both its editorial and news col
pm nn Ferry last October it ntimated that Dr.
airy. Recently it published the following editorial:
ro The eFew rows its first race Of the year t2mop
to the lay mind of the average university student
the result of the race is still in doubt and at
time when anything we may say can have
We hope that to,morrow's will be victory.
THIS that that the anng and care Of the crew have
have had regular training, and have been living
at their homes or boarding houses under no super
in their rowing costumes waiting for their turn in
dark. and taken their meals al in the evening
Such regimen is i'll calculated to make the most
will be made to correct these errors. 1t is our
earnest wish that those in control will not spoil
the least. disheartening e' - soy
, Gaptain r., Mackay. when asked last evening if
that Hanlon under favorable consideration
but that the crew members and managers
had no idea yet as TO the final outcome.
DR. Poets resignation will come as a big surprise
TO the university students this morning OF
themselves
university athletes were ignorant of his wit hdrawal
last evening.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY REGATTA TO-DAY.
The commencement week programme of sports
al Columbia University will open to-day with
regatta the Hudson River. in which every oars
man in the university is eligible TO compete. The
that Of h ahes sF h e ea 9 on sS 5 SO
number Of avala bic boats There are three Fights
two more There will also be single shells; pair
far received
Single scuIs-Bradley. o'Loushlin. Beade Nash and
bartholomew and orr Mackay and Nash Falconer and
Four cared shesavarsIty four A weekes bow; Burt.
BrpokeThoff. bow Beesman No q Bates. No 8: woifr
NJ Eight 70 G.5ed Sa s eight Mount Mount bow
9om6ns an e W B[nekefR W bow Beekman No 2
Hsroy No stroke Xsehe eo2sw sn1' Fresh
she No 81 oTr o 10 cub g. Baf S q
new. No = Earle. stroke Comstock coxswan
The races will be one mile straightaway The
start will be at One-hundred md thirty -hftn-st
and the finish directly opposite the Columbia boat
house at One-hundred and -fifteenth-st Hudson
River. where the guests and spectators will be
assembled
CORNELLS CREW PICKED FOR BIG RACE
Ithaca. y. Y. June (speciaD.-The Cornell var
sity crew. which will Poughkeepse against
Pennsylvania, Columbia, Wisconsin and George
town. has been practically decided upon. Except
in the of sickness accident the rowing order
| will be as follows: Stroke. Robbins: Z DalzeIl
Captain; c. Francis: 5. smallwood: T. Beardslee:
| 8. Petty: 2. Vanderhoef; bow Hartley: coxswain
| Guy Long.
The Francis Rowing Club. which will race against
the Syracuse TniyeFTsiy crew on June y will proe
| Z. Toobll 6, Powley: 8. Edmonston: l. Purcell;
| 9, Pruyn: 2. Chase; bow. Tinan; coxswain. L. G.
The freshman squad has been decidedly mixed
crew Several of the men are said to be out OF the
boat on account OF trouble with the coxswain and
Stroke Merrill; / Kuschke: g. Van Alstyne: s. Hut.
tom 4. Frenzel 3. OSBORNE 2, Benedict; bow. Funl-
The work of the varsity crew during the week
has shown no unsatisfactory features. There have
been several long races in which the combination
Cornell hackers may be confident that their
crossed The rowing club crew has bsen do,ns
excellent work and is expected to win from SYRIA
| cuse.
TEN EYCK TO ROW AGAINST GAUDAUR
| Worcester. Mass. June s.-James A. Ten Eyck
! of Worcester. champion sculler OF New En- gland
the Row
dsv go b bS chaamn c1er issued few
miles for suitable purse.
! THE NAVAL MILITIA RACE TOMORROW
! The New-Jersey Naval Reserve crew that will
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