Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

No fear of any suspension Of intercol-
legiate aquatics is disturbing Captain
Filley and Coach Wray at Harvard, and
both are looking forward eagerly to the
beginning of the rowing season. AS
general thing rowing at Harvard is largely
dependent on the weather conditions, and
ordinarily II the crews get on the river In
March the coach is we'll satisfied. Alto
gether the outlook is very bright. Coach
wray already has very good line on the
men on account OF the long season on the
river last year. and It probably will not
take him long to pick crew. Filley will
Undoubtedly be used for stroke, and II is
safe to say that no experiments in this
position will be allowed to delay the pick
ing of an eight to within a few weeks of
the race as II has for each year for some
time back wray intends to begin grading
the men soon after the beginning of the
season and to get his final eight together
early. Although final arrangements have
not been made, the race with Yale probably
will be rowed on June g. This will make
a season of over twenty weeks. With the
number of experienced men and the ac-
ouaintance which Wray already has with
each mans rowing, 1t looks as though
Wray had an excellent chance to turn
out n winning varsity crew from Cam
bridge something that has not, been done
since 1890 The plans for class and club
rowing are also familiar TO those Of last
year. The regular class crews will have
race early In May and then graded
crews from the Weld and Newell clubs
will be chosen and entered In the several
big regattas. Robinson will continue at
hn hos
rowed and coached in New leland Detroit,
and on the Pacific coast, has taken Wallis
place at the Newell club.
II present plans do not miscarry the
University of Chicago will shortly be seen
on the water. The late President Harper
was always greatly interested in rowing,
and wanted Chicago TO have crew. At
last this looks to be possibility. What
Is known as the Midway Ditch" is to be
flooded shortly, and this Will, provide
course a mile in length suitable for rowing.
With Wisconsin already rowing and Chi
cago and Minnesota planning to do like
wise, a western college regatta ought soon
10 be a reality.
The athletic agreement between Yale,
Harvard and Princeton TO bar from their
varsity teams freshmen and students In
the graduate and professional schools has
become a reality. Taken as a whole the
agreement is a most important movement
in the direction OF better athletic con-
ditions in the east as 1t is reasonable 10
suppose that the example will be followed
shortly in other places, and the THO in
question are likely to force 1t eventually
In quarters where il Is not adopted will
ingly by refusing to compete with them
otherwise.
Gate money at Columbia is to be abol-
/ ished, professional coaching will be done
away with and there will be no more train
/ ing quarters for athletic teams These are
some OF the recommendations made "a
President Nicholas Murray Butler by an
alumni committee he appointed to con-
slider plans TO better athletic conditions al
the university. The committee was APP
pointed. but the bulk OF the active work
done has been by the alumni committee
which apparently has been given the fullest
power. This committee Is made OF nins
men, with Gustavus T. Kirby. 'o6. mines, al
it's head. A number OF prominent Column
bian athletes have spoken before this COM