The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ATHLETES ARE OPTIMISTIC.

Students of Washington University who
are Interested in athletics seem to be have
come to realize that their failure to enter
the State collegiate meet to be held on May
IS in this city will throw the university into
| the background of athletics for many moons
to come. From present indications, this in
stItutiOn will soon be in a position to cope
with the largest universities in tho West
and Will be one of the few Western col
| 1eges which have taken up rowing Through
the Kindness of the Western Rowing Club,
! as was announced in these columns some
, time since. Washington University will have
| the use of the boathouse. boats and club
| privileges to turn out n crew this spring.
! That the students appreciate the offer Is
evidenced by a notice which appeared in q
corridor Of the university a few days back
to the effect that preparations were on foot
to secure a rowing machine for the gymna-
Isium which will accommodate six men. This
| machine can be used UP to May l, when
the candidates will get down to real work
on the river. It Is also planned to purchase
q six-oared barge in which to enter the
various regattas Of this vicinity. II these
meritorious ideas all rpaterialize. 1t Is. as q
matter Of course, only a question or time
before Washington University will have its
Eight" and engage in annual competition
with Wisconsin, Minnesota and possibly
some of the Eastern crews for aquatic hon
ors. This may be vcrging on the extremity
of optimism, however, as there exists an IN
dercurrent of feeling at the university tnat
the rowing experiment Is going TO ran
through on account OF the old failing OF the
enthusiastically to take hold Of any en-
terprise and push It through with that en-
ergetlc spirit which has brought SO much
fame. and. incidentally. numerous stu stu
known to every civilized nation on the
globe.
II Washington University succeeds in her
honors with St. Louis University for having
built up athletics In this city to the plane
which the sport occupied in the late eighties
as Is, the ultimate y nate result nn;se OF G 20 .nre 70 eI sIye
track and field athletics their proper place
among other sports.
The Washington field day Will ne heiu at
the Pas;ime grounds on May IL. regardless
of the State Collegiate affair. which is to
come one week later. The Washington ath-
Ietes VIII present about the same faces at
out to train last season by the glowing
descriptions OF the prizes given by Newman
Samuel, who was manager OF the field day.
versity. although Chandler. winner of the |
prize. will be missed:
OF all the school athletes in this city there |
does not seem to be any one line which is
by two schools and given promi-
hence by them. st. Louis University favors
track athletics, and very naturally, as
the best COacn 1Or SUCH contests |
is possessed by the blue and white.
High School has always evinced more en-
over football than any other line.
although cross-country running has re
:eived more patronage from the High
School boys than from those OF any other
school during the present season. Baseball
seems to come more naturally to the G. B
c. men than anything else. Smith Academy
8 the most versatile of all. and mainly be-
cause the Smith boys are far and away
The most enthusiastic athletes In the city.
is good reason for this. Smith Acad-
graduates as a rule a col
ege career the following fall. They hear
II the great feats performed on the dia-
gridiron and IN Fights by students.
Ind they become ambitious to acquire sim
lar fame. With this idea in view they are
tut for all sorts Of athletics, knowing full
veil that any healthy lad can do some one
hing well In athletics and each wishes to
his particular line. Washington Uni
'ersity forms q lukewarm aggregation as a
ule, and does not 60 into anything with
ny enthusiasm to spare. Manual Training |
school is not even lukewarm. It might be-
aid that G. B. G. and Washington wage
battle on the gridiron annually.
That Is very. true, but the latter institution
las never taken TO the game naturally, n
t has always required a deal of driving to
'et out a full team on game days, to say
lothing of practice drills.
There is woe and crashing Of teeth
imong certain thrifty Yale athletes who
ave locked forward to living all season at
raining table for a low price.
For years certain shrewd fellows among