New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-22
NOTES OF COLUMBIA SPORT.

Plans are about completed for Coiurnbia's third
annual indoor ack games, to be held In the I'd
Regiment Armory on February H. The main
thing of the meet will be relay races Columbia
will meet Yale in a two-rnie race. Yales runners
will be D. W. Franchot. E. J. Clapp. N s. Hast
ings and E. A Dening. Columhia's team has
not yet been chosen Pennsylvania relay run
ners who are to meet Harvard in two-mile con-
test will be I. A. Orion. A B. Cell. T. H. klahr
and FL. NJ. Smith. Pennsylvania will also have a
mile relay team. consisting OF Messrs. Amsier,
Bigelow Hyman and Dear. Another relay race
will be for Rutgers. New-Yorz University and the
College of the City OF NewYork. The National
Guard relay contest has enlisted entries from the
18th and 23d regiments. of Brooklyn, and the I'D
Regiment of NewYork. There will also be an inter-
company relay among companies Of the I'D
entered W. a. schick and NJ. w. Lightner. Of Ha5-
Eaton. of Amherst: w. ], Holland, OF George
syivania the intercollegiate two-me champion. is
entered in the special two-mile invitation scratch
Yale. and Alexander Grant. formerly of Pennsyl-
vania-
Robert B. Bartholomew. captain OF the crew. has
perfected a device II the coaching which consists
of a mirror about tour feet square which reflects
the images of the men rowing. The oarsmen thus
have an opportunity OF seeing their own faults
and aid themselves in improving the style OF
their stroke There is notable increase s GI "sl'
Edward Hanlan hopes to do away with IT.. tne e., Ten
of the varsity candidates TO lean over on
machines anG 10 show poor form on the recover.
Baseball practice at Columbia has been progress
ing satisfactorily during the two weeks it has
been in the cage. Several prominent veteran base
ball players have beef in charge of the coaching.
helped by MI. Lewis. a former coach of the Har-
ward nine 4 system of base running has
for the candidates will be obtained soon as out
door practice commences. There are about seventy
candidates row out.
Nicholas Murray Butler. president OF Columbia
has called a meeting for this week of the athletic
authorities of the university, presumably 70 dis
cuss some of the present perplexing problems OF
the faculty control Of student sports. The under
graduates feel that the present eligibility rules
are too severe. and it Is believed that new
plan will be suggested by which committee OF
graduates will decide questions of eligibility Pro-
of the faculty committee. have recently expressed
their belief that such alumni committee could
do far better work, because Of its closer contact
with student life
Columbia's fencing schedule for the rest OF the
season is: Saturday, Philadelphia Fencing Club,
Mt Philadelphia; March e. Cornell. in the Columbia
gymnasium; March Z. West Point, at West Point,
and Junior fos competition for the Morris medals.
at the New-York Fencers' Club; March Is, Yale.
Championship at the New-York Athletic Club.
The first annual intercollegiate whist tournament
will be held on March Il II will probably take
place in the rooms of the Knickerbocker Whist
Club at Broadway and Twenty-seventh-st. The
prize will be a handsome silver trophy offered by
the National Whist Association. to become the
princeton. Cornell Columbia Pennsylvania and
Brown will probably compete.