New-York tribune., 1902-01-13

season ybrste at regular intervals Every lover Of
honest sport will deplore the Cults exposure at
Harvard, but Will admire the spirit shown at Cam
bridge IN coming out openly and acknowledging
Cuttss professionalism, even at this late day. 1t
Is an unfortunate incident, and is felt keenly at
New-Haven. The question Of whether Cults
enabled Harvard TO beat Yale is not so much the
idea that college amateur sport has been brought
into dispute. It would have been better all around
II Harvard had followed the example set at Yale
in the Glass case and replaced Cults the
question OF his eligibility arose. AS Il is. the
~ q 1le name OF CL.IS VIZ ~ s,. sls Jn ti
or shame 10 faces unaccustoTned 70 nushes OF ths
recognized amateur team; whether he will remain
a student at Cambridge can only be conjectured
The hero worship there has ceased.
The information from Columbia University that
George F. Sanford would not coach the football
team another year rot 4 surprise 70 those who
have followed local football affairs for the last
When a positive slash is made in
mans salary in almost any branch Of sport or
business that man, if he Is possessed of much di-
plomacy. will his eye in some other direction
for new fields 10 conquer. Sanford is a good ath-
lete himself and has proven his ability as coach
but the majority OF undergraduates at the local
Columbia has played football long enough TO AT
least give this plan a thorough trial. William r.
Sanford and his friends say that better selection
could not be made.
The interest in hockey a winter sport could not
be better illustrated than by the large number Of
teams which have entered the held this winter.
Most OF the colleges have the ice, and
many OF the pretentious athletic clubs repre-
sented. The games OF the Amateur Athletic League
are well patronzed, but il looks II the fight for
the championship will usual be between the
teams belonging 10 the New-York and Crescent
Athletic clubs. While the Hockey Club OF New
York has captured two victories without meeting
defeat, IL has not as yet met the two teams
toned. Both the New-Yorks and the Crescents
have won the single game played by each The
Brooklyn and ST Nicholas Skating clubs have each
met with two defeats The New-York Athletic
man, and when the Winged Foot skaters meet the
ing to witness IN any sort Of weather.
It may be interesting TO know that the English
critics think we'll OF Nasturtiun. the Whitney
didate for the English classic but it really
nothing. Mr.. whitney's colt is undoubtedly a good
one, and II ne becomes accmated and be kept
in good condition by his trainers he will undoubt-
edly give good account OF himself. Still IT is not
ahead. The English bookmakers will possibly hold
Nasturtium at short price, but IL is not believed
matter how much NastIirtum money is placed with
them in the future books. II will be a safer plan
rninary preparations for the Derby before sending
ones entire bank roll across the Atlantic 10 wager
the American horse.
The billiard season has started with a larger
show of public interest than has been the for
several seasons More clubs and associations
holding tournaments than ever before. clean,
scientific game II is well worthy OF its popularity.
The Hanover Club tournament which hegins
night. will bring together some Of
teurs in the district IN his preliminary work
Stark has shown up finely and his friends believe
that he will win The Class A tournament OF the
booker Athletic Club February S. will bring to-
gether the best amateurs throughout the country.