The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-14

| is going to send team TO the Mott
/ Haven games this year. and wants TO have
dual meets with several of the eastern
! universities. Pennsylvania will not meet
Cornell on the track, but will probably
have dual games with Harvard.
Murphy is finding a good deal of trouble
| getting men fast enough for the Boston
| relay team. He has two good quarter
| milers in Leary and Billiard who did so
well in the fall bandicaps. If Smith's
ankle is strong enough he ought to be
| fast enough for the team. He is very
/ speedy in the sprints. and IL Murphy can
| train him to stand the longer distance he
will be a valuable man. The fourth man
| will probably be either Drumheller, Deakin,
| or Cooke. OF last years outdoor team.
| In the open events of February 3, Billiard
/ and Leary will be entered in the sprints.
! Remington in the hurdles and probably
| The high jump. Kraenzlein in the high
| jump. Grant. Bushnell, and Stuart will
! probably be entered in the long. runs.
| Grant will run in the two-mile AmeTicF,
| Athletic Union indoor championship al
the Boston Athletic Association games,
and should win. The list of entries for
the Georgetown games will be much larger
and will include several noviees, who are
moving nicely in training.
The baseball cage is ready for Captain
Flavell and his ball tossers and they will
begin regular work tomorrow afternoon.
Some Of the men have been on the open
field during the mild weather practicing
throwing and getting their arms in good
shape. There is also winter cage for
the lacrosse men, and they have been maxi
ing good use of il since the holidays. There
mas been an average Of thirty men out for
practice every day. and the prospects are
bright for strong team.
Training Of the candidates for the var
sity crews began this week. The number
of men who reported 70 Captain Shower
Monday was $50, many Of whom did good
work in the fall class crews OF last
years varsity eight six men and the
coxswain are still eligible and viii row.
Two men of the varsity four are eligible
and four of the second eight These with
the number of other good men TO select
crews from, make the prospect very bright
Tor an other championship season.
The interest Of the university in rowing
is very great this year. on account of the
victories Of the past two years, and also
owing TO the expectation that crews will
be sent TO the Paris and Henley regattas
This will necessitate The development OF
Two crews Of about equal strength, which
gives an additional impetus TO the work
"a lhe canuiuates. Inc training VIII CON
sist of daily work on the machines in the
training house at Franklin Field until
March ], when the squads will be cut
down TO four or five crews and taken on
the water. These crews will then be
gradually reduced 10 varsity eights, Q sec
ond crew, and varsity four The second
crew will have a race May 80 over the
national course on the schuylkili with the
Cornell second and the Weld Crew Of
Harvard. The varsity will row at Annap-
oils as usual, and the freshman will com
pete with the Naval Academy second crew
on the same day.
Pennsylvania has been admitted to mem
oership In the Intercollegiate Golf Assocla-
lion and to the Interuniversity Lacrosse
Association. Burnett Smith, 1900 class,
was elected treasurer Of the Lacrosse
Association.