New-York tribune., 1902-01-05
FIRST GAIL FOR Practice.
COLUMBIA CANDIDATES FOR TEAMS AND
CREWS TO BEGIN TRAINING.

CREWS TO BEGIN TRAINING.
Columhia's athletic interests for the present year
in rowing track athletics, cycling and other sea
sonable sports will begin in full swing tomorrow.
when candidates for these teams will receive their
first call for practice. The most important branch,
Of course rowing. At present the work Will he
largely restricted to the novice candidates, who
viii be instructed by Edward Hanan in the prin-
cpIes of his stroke. 1t will not be until later
that the older oarsmcn will start work Mean
while squads Of men will report daily. After lin
boring up Eymnastic apparatus. work on the
machines will follow and the days routine closed
by mile run in the open air. Later on the cand-
dates will be shown blade work stationary
shell in the swimming pool As early as possible
crews will be boated on the Harlem River. and a
first varsity and second varsity viii be picked
The personnel of these boats Will remain un-
changed from the start. unless some other student
shows himself worthy of a place.
rhs nucleus for p strong varsity eight and four
is good. these men stiu being I'm the university
from last seasons crews: r. +. Jackson. Captain
+ B. Irvine. :. = Nash. Z. r. Bartholomew, A.
y. Weeks. H. g. Townsend \ B \. Bradley. l.
Iselin \. y. Hull. ". 4 ComstocN. OF the fresh.
these men will train. a. IA. Frazer r
II. Updik, j. ). Maedeg. X. :. StauElaud. =. Il.
Stow, ". +. Guues. V r. Greene and E. New-
berger
PLAN FOR PRACTICE TRACK.
The plans for the track team are as ye, cousd-
erably in doubt. but at "A meeting OF the authori-
ties this week definite steps will ne taken to ar
range a satisfactory schedule for the season. With
the exception Of one two men, Columbia has
practically intact the same team last year
The most important happening i'm track athletics
Is The RropoIai TO- 69ilG nSGE III nm ih' ErI's
convenent a:.. accessible place for daily praC-
tice- The Fl have been raised for the main
from the graduates money for it's building.
series Of indoor games for novices will he held
weekly IN the gymnasium and from these IL Is
hOped o obtain good material for Co
uInbias first important indoor track meet OF the
season here with Williams on February p
The lacrosse team Will start work this week,
Work viii be two evenings week, and cyrus G.
Miller. last years coach, Will again have charge
Tor practice: W. b. Boyd, l.. Ashley, T.. ;. White,
i. Reed. T. =. Lvford, j. Benjamin. 5 Rogers.
r. Daignault z. c. Hosuet a. NJ. Hayes and L.
The cycle team captain John *. Fitch will be
I'm charge of the men who will train FOR the team
in the gymnasium. He announces these as the
G. r. Rose j. X. Fitch, r. ;. Walters and c. O.
BASEBALL PROSPECTS.
Frank Y Goodman, captain of the baseball team
has as yet made definite plans for the calling
of candidates. his time is being given
entirely to the basketball team. which has devel-
oped considerably under his captaincy in the last
prominence AT Columbia, and there is indica-
tion that who have achieved prominence In
other branches of sport will try for the team
which is to play in the intercollegiate series.
Among those may he mentioned w. r Morley and
II Van Hoevenber2 Of the football team; v NJ.
Ear. captain Of the g%mnastic team, and ". r.
In regard 10 baseball Captain Goodman SAYS he
Will have his disposal these Of last year:
r. +. SouthRrd. W. y. BurrcIl. \ Grant. r. Wund.
G. s. Barlow, J. Marcus and I. Gearm.