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man. and last year did much to make him
a clean and finished oar. Both stroke and
No. from last years freshman boat could
supply excellent men in the persons OF Nor
gan and Amberg who rowed those places
on the 1908 crew. Morsan is rather short
for the ideal stroke. and Amberg needs a
years maturing before he reaches his best
for a four-mile race. He is very tall and
had the reputation last year of being the
best oar on the Charles river in point OF
clean blade work. Bacon and Lawson, No.
and No. on the varsity eight, are both
eligible for the varsity eight again this
year. Emmons and Glass are two strapping
big men who did not row last year, but
both are out this year Flint, Tappan and
Burchard are eligible for the bow positions
as well as Fish, Richardson, Virgins and
Fahnestock from the freshman boat. Cor
lett, Gill and Farley are the men from the
four-oar eligible this year.
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The committee in charge Of basket ball at
Princeton has decided to call out the can
didates for the team within the next few
weeks. Regardless of the material that the
freshman class may contain prospects for
a fast five this winter are considered good.
last years team are now in college, Cap
tain, o. De G.. Vanderbilt. r. A. Bard, II. c.
Kahler N. H. Bokum, w. E. Mclean, d. NJ.
Hooks, E. o. Howell, p. Norton, r. r. Hal
liday, ]. NJ watkins, T. S. Clark and ].
Havron. All of these men have had con-
siderable experience either on the first or
second team and Vanderbilt guard; Nc
Lean, forward, and Clark, center, played in
! all of the championship games last season.
Halliday and Kahler also played in num-
Der Of games and Bard was the regular CEN
ter on the team of 1904. A. Ely IT., for
ward, and r. f. Trone, guard, are the only
members of last years team who have been
graduated. with nucleus of three regular
men and a number of good substitutes, to-
gether with the material in the incoming
class, a first-class team should be developed.
The athletic executive committee has de-
cided to award the privilege of wearing the
class numerals TO any member of the uni
versity basket ball team who plays against
either Yale or Hary ard.
An organization promising 20 become an
important factor in basket ball has just
been formed in New York. Several of
Greater New York's representative travel
ing teams were present at the meeting and
a general plan or outline for the forming
| Of an association was presented by all of
the members. 1t was decided that basket
ball is in need of thorough overhauling,
and the object of the association will be to
increase the popularity of the game by
| placing the teams of the association on
| reliable basis guaranteeing organizations
| possessing home courts the leading attrac-
lions available The Protective Basket Ball
| association WILL of course, be composed of
| the leading teams of the city, and the
booking of a member guarantees and pro-
/ tects the house engaging the team. At the
meeting the following officers were selected:
| President, Albert H. Delfausse of the
Wanderers; recording secretary, c. S. Ahl-
strand of the Arrow Five; corresponding
1 secretary, Theodore C. Jung Of the York
villes.
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Clarke Griffths efforts to strengthen his
pitching corps have borne their first fruit
in the signing of Hit. the young pitcher Of
the San Francisco team OF the Pacific Coast
league, who will have an opportunity to
make good with the local American leaguers
next spring. The Pacific Coast organlza-
| tions seem to be among Grihith's luclxiest
gardens for growing Of new players. Hal
Chase came from the coast and the San
| Francisco fans are free in their prophecies
that Hit will turn out to be as great find
as Grif1th's young first baseman was He
was by far the best pitcher that the San
/ Francisco team had last year, and al
though his team finished second from the
bottom of the league at the end of the sea-
son Hit had record OF twenty out of
| thirty games won. When twirler can
mako good record with poor aggrega-
ton behind him he has good ground for
recognition. When Hit first Joined the San
Francisco team this season he won eight
out of the first ten games in which he
twirled, and he had three shutouts to his
credit
Indications are that the next annual re-
gatta of the National Association OF Anna
teur Oarsmen. the championship races will
be held at Springfield. Mass. The oarsmen