The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04
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The debut Of Alex. Grant. tho old Penn
two mile record holder, as q starter in
athletic events in the West was attended
by much dissatisfaction and disappoint-
ment; Grant officiated at TIE Chicago
Michigan Qua! meet; The Chicago people
the the marx aass "n and Kicked ~bsn Grants pistol
went OF at the start Of the low hurdle race
by accident and then refused to work when
he tried to shoot It of again to recall the
runners. 1nasmuch as Grant was down as
field judge and agreed to act as starter
shown up it was impolite. to say the least,
to roast him, under the circumstances.
President Walter H. Liginger has come
forward with his little say on the Yale
Harvard professional agreement, and the
Says Liginger: y notice that J. i. Sullivan
of New York, secretary-treasurer Of the
A. A. IT,, speaks strongly In regard to this
rule and its tendency to make q laughing
stock OF amateur sport. thoroughly
agree with him. A young boy starting out
wrongdoing, as fur as amateurism is con-
cerned. 1t Is the most ridiculous thing
ever heard Of. 1t is worse when you think
that such a rule was promulgated by two
Of the oldest colleges In the country which
athletic purity. l have always found the
schoolboys were the ceanest In anna
teur sport In observing all rules, and now
come theee big colleges with a direct in
vitation to them to break the rules and yet
make the argument that these compositions
are for only few dollars and should not he
used to bar the men afterward. but the
only reason that they took the few dollars
V because they could not get more II
have taken 1t. Amateur athletics are 10
better condition now than ever before, and
We Who have iabosed 60 earnestly in the
cause Of pure amateur sport should get q
setback from institutions like Yale and
Harvard Is staggerer.
There. will be found some persons who
are inclined to undervalue Mr.. Liginger's
opinions on sport In general. In the ma
tional championships at St. Louis last
summer, while distance race was being
clubmate Of the runner presumably fouled
rushed to Mr.. Iiginger, the referee that
day. with q protest Before the men had
finished. Mr.. Liginger had disqualified
the man who was said to have committed
clubmate OF the disqualified man rushed
up and, after an argument with Mr.. Lign-
ger. not only got him to reverse his de-
cision. but persuaded him to disqualify
the man formerly said to have been fouled,
jostling. The first claimant then got his
innings, and the final result was that the
race was allowed to stand as run.
Wisconsin's star pitcher of this year is a
lad named Alvin Cummings. who is a
freshman in the engineering department.
he played football. baseball and hockey
in 1904 He comes from Duluth. where
in the high school he pitched gilt edged
ball. Against couple of Northern League
teams. while still in high school Cummings
scored one victory and held the lea guers
to couple Of runs in the other. He has
been on the Wisconsin team since the season
began.
DR.. William 9. Anderson. director OF the
Yale gymnasium, recently refused an offer
ical culture departments in the new City
College OF New York. Dr. Anderson was
much sought and received a fattering offer.
After his refusal OF the offer It became
known that the Yale corporation had n ade
DR.. Anderson full professor Of the uni
versity
The Georgetown football schedule for
the coming season has been announced.
For the first time in two years there will
he game with the Carlisle Indians in Wash
will be played Oct. in Princeton, and the
Gently patched up. will play on Nov. II.
1t is tough schedule, as glance will show.
The games follow: Sept. 30, Gallaudet
e c4fsf ct e. Van 9S caRs at
Georgetown; 81, Swarthmore College at
GEORGETOWN; %, Washington and Jefferson
at Washin gton Pa . Nov. 4, University
Of North Carolina at Richmond; II. Univer-
sity Of Virginia at Georgetown; IS; Buck
University at Georgetown; 20. Carlisle
Indians at Washington. D. c.
Charles Newman Waldron. 90. has been
elected captain OF the Union College track
on the team during his entire college course
being a sprinter and jumper OF no mean
ability. He comes from Detroit.