The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-10
WITH THE COLLEGE ATHLETES
DOTNGS IN TIE FIELD or SPORT
IN EAST AND WEST.


rather q complicated affair just at present
Almost every institution has at least one
man who 10 now busy trying 70 explain that
no played professional summer baseball
for the love OF the sport" 4 good many Of
the colleges have lost star players who frankly
admit that they need the money and have
/ gone 70 get II out Of the profess ional sport
Rueber, OF Northwestern University, one
Of the best players In the West. has been
telling why no played last season with the
Canton team In South Dakota. Rueber
says that before he left college for his home
last year, no asked and received permits
slon from the athletic authorities at North
western 70 play with a professional team
provided that he played under his own name
and received no compensation for II. Just
how the athletic authorities could give him
permission 70 do a thing especially legislated
against wherever college baseball Is played
Is not explained. Bender Of Nebraska and
EckoTsan OF Chicago, also played ball last
season for the love Of the SPORT and they
came In for some criticism for doing so.
Inasmuch as their cases were cleared up,
II IL likely that Ruebers win be too.
Bender and Steen, another Nebraska
| player, now have left the university to play
professional ball. Bender will join Dale
uear's Little Rock team In the Southern
League. steen will became member Of the
Ottumwa nine OF the Iowa State League.
| another anu EuoTb blNhtAhNAh Jul NbhaNIG
Capt Tom Bird Of the University Of Michigan
nine, had 10 leave the university 'on 40
count Of his studies" He has accepted an
offer TO catch for the Buffalo nine Of the East
era League
Incidentally, an amusing controversy came
| up recently when Ames College had game
scheduled with Iowa State University. The
Ames people alleging that their team was not
strong enough, engaged one. Hank Brown,
] nit ~ tho Omaha Western
League nine. 20 play in the game. Iowa not
unnA turally refused 10 play the game, 70 the
surprise Of the Ames contingent.
BY way Of oregon comes a bit OF interesting
information. The Oregon people are looking
for football coach for the State university
lnasmuoh as Dick Smith. the old Columbia
player is said 70 be unwilling to desert his law
practice In Astoria 70 do any coaching THIS
year, william Duell. left halfback on the
! Columbia team, has been highly recommended
by Smith for the place he leaves vacant,
| and there Is more than q chance that DUEL
| will be invited 20 go West. Both smith
| and DUEL, however. have been appointed on
| the new Columbia coaching stan, and Smiths
intention Of sticking TO the law would seem
to make It unlikely that he viii come all the
| way East 20 coach Columbia. Smith has had
a dozen chances 70 coach out West. oregon
would like 10 have him back again and the
University OF NalLlgl Ma haa AAAeN' taA'L - -
| offer, Oregon wants 70 keep UP the Columbia
system OF play, which Smith inaugurAted
! successfully, and may invite some other mem
Der OF the MorninRside institution West II
neither Smith nor DUEL will come.
Football plans are being made by most OF
the colleges. and spring practice Is being
held at Harvard. Princeton and Michigan.
Tost. at Michigan, is planning 70 develop
| punters and clean handling Of kicks, II Ia
expected from this that he foresees radical
change in football rules. leaning more TO the
sopen play and for that reason will try 10 get
good men TO punt. which viii be an essential
feature Of q mobilization Of the rules; only
and Harvard, as the practice In the East Is
mainly for the purpose OF getting a line on
asSt T,b e. Prinoeton wants some heavy
men In the coming freshman class. Stannhrd,
the freshman tackle. who failed In the mid
The Amherst football schedule. for the
%Eh GoSnSa S Saa sH are the most
Important, IL was said that Amherst and
Michigan might meet IN New 19tS S, on NoV' rs.
been made public, makes no provision for such
a game. Il IA unlikely that Michigan Will
get a game In the East this year.
The intercollegiate football rules COM
mittee, composed OF Paul Dashiell, chair
man. Cnltod states Naval Academy; Walter
Bel, University ~ Of Pennsylvania; Robert b.
Nrenn. .Hgryard John d Fine, PrincetonI
a preliminary meeting recently at the Racquet
Club. in this city. Possible changes in the
rules, and matters Of Ike import we're thor
nent educators all over the country that
football be made less violent game VIII
reSuIG Final action on the rules for 1905
will be taken either late this month or In
meeting Of the intercollegiate Basketball
Association was held during the past week at
EaTl Hail. Columbia, at which an Application
Tho Crimson was dropped from the league
last year because the Cambridge athletes
forfeited nearly all Their , SGhedauied games.
init a Harvard team 20 make more than three
trips away from Cambridge in season. -, IN
arranged 30 that Harvard can play her out
Of town games with Columbia and Yale on
one TIP and Do the S9qs E bSth re
Cornell game can be left 10 a separate trip.
The championship for 1905 was formally
the 1--WE players and the manager were or
dered made, Harvard was readmiited pro-
ranged In Philadelphia on May 20 and q,
when the association m Gets again.
New rules for the game will be introduced
az S tRSs tRe fuss viii BS dscussed and the
foliowine chan ges likely will be made Length
5sts The S. i%s Of zee
halves: changing the size Of the Moor. by in
CTeaslng the minimum space IRON z, fUO 70
900 square feet; elimination OF the rule
| which gives the referee power Of awarding
points when a player is fouled while attempt
Ing 70 shoot for goal; chan RinR the method
| Of scoring for fouls in one Of two ways. either
by lengtheninR the restraining mark for
throwing from fifteen 20 twenty feet or by
altering the ratio OF the value OF field and
foul goals making field goals count three,
instead Of two az at present, and keeping the
foul goal at its presen value Of one point
The regulation with regard TO the size OF
floors Is Important. as Il eneCtually chOkes
on the claims 20 recO gniuon OF many Of the
smaller colleges which can safely challenge
the world 70 meet them I'm their packing box
EymnAsums No game played on floor
fess than 5000 square feet in dimensions can
b. counted for q championship.
The intercollegiate .Gymnastlo Assocla-
ton has decided 20 discontinue relations
with the Western 0ymnastio Association,
| For failure 70 send representatives 10 the
! recent championship meet at Princeton,
| tho University Of Minnesota and Amherst
! have been dropped. The following officers
| Of the association have been elected Carlos
| De Iafra, New York University, president
| G. r. Evans, Harvard, vioe-preeident; r, A.
| Selby Yale secretary and II. c. Masterton,
Columbia treasurer. The executive COM
| mlttee 10 q. A. DieteTle Pennsylvania; II. c.
| Green. RutFors: II. b. Walker. Princeton;
| Q, s.. Taylor. Harvard and I. II. Bureh, Jr,
deorgs j. Lawrence has been reelected
| captain OF the University Of Pennsylvania
| baekothalt team. Lawrence has played guard