The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-08

The year following on the HUDSON, Wisoon-
TN sRe e gSSyS P sTnts. Incident a E RHf SFE %iseoS.
sins changes just above the bridge. In
1900 the Quakers and the Badgers had II
out again. 1t was the third year of triumph
for Ellis Ward and since then he has been
anything but a winner on the Hudson.
Wisconsin was second that year. The
order was the same a. in 1899. except that
Georgetown, a newcomer, finished behind
Columbia.
In 1901 came the great race, that in which
Columbia, Cornell and Wisconsin rowed
os one crew to the three mile mark. There
the Comedians came away and won in
record time after a seeslw squirting finish.
Wisconsin was third that time. The year
following, the Westerners came in just be-
the field OF four others. In 1908, the visitors
had their last good showing. Then they
were third to Cornell and Georgetown
The last two years they have been abso-
lutely last twice, owing principally to i'm
Inense, unusual handicaps at home.
II is a peculiar thing that in the fresh
man and. four cared races the Wester-
ners made their best showing the first
year and have receded Il place in each
succeeding trial, In the freshman race,
first time and won. In 1902. the Badger
youngsters were second to Cornell and
in 1908 third being beaten by Syracuse and
Cornell. In the four Dared event the West
erners were third in 1903. fourth in 1904
and fifth last year. They hold no records
for the course, the winning freshman crew
Of 1909 rowing in 8 minutes ~ seconds or
thereabouts. 0'Del has been in charge
Of Wisconsin rowing ever since its incep-
ton.
The Amherst Student, the college paper
at the New England institution, In COM
menting on the new athletic rulings at
Amherst takes occasion to speak OF the
floss of Columbia's athletic prestige 1t
is only a line or 80, but things like that
probably hurt the men at Columbia. With
an emasculated athletic system, such as
the faculty at Columbia has made to exist.
it 8 hard enough for the students TO get
along. They feel hat it is rubbing it
in when the other colleges take a whack
at them. The comments on the athletic
rules AT Amherst are not in accord with the
faculty views Of the subject and it may be
the discomfort which prevades them which
crops out in the remarks about Columbia.
"The new faculty rulings in reference to
increasing the representation OF the faculty
on the athletic board and the barring Of
freshmen from competition in intercollegiate
athletics call for comment In the first
place the athletic board has proven itself
to be a highly efficient organization, and
there seems to be no call for a change in
the direction Of increasing the faculty mem
bership. We believe that IL is the faculty's
sphere to maintain fixed rules of scholar
ship, but do not believe that the faculty's
power in control Of athletics should be in
creased. The reasons for this belief are
that it would endanger the competitive
system OF electing managers by having a
tendency to place q premium on scholarship
instead of business ability and, what Is OF
much more import, perhaps endanger our
whole athletic system by the Inauguration OF
such a radical policy as that which caused
the loss OF Columbia's athletic prestige,
"As to the rule that freshmen shall not be
allowed to play on varsity teams, laying |
aside the arguments for and against it, we
have q very strong opinion that its adoption
without similar action by our principal OPP
ponents will be an almost irretrievable blow
to our athletics. This regulation ia one that
has been limited to the concerted move
ments Of universities, and its single applica-
ton to a college the size Of Amherst we
would characterize as a fatal mistake, one
that will prove immensely disadvanta geous
to our institution. We sympathize with
every move of the college for clean athletics,
but for the good of Amherst We strongly in
weigh against the independent insta llation of
this rule as we believe that 1t will be per-
nicious in it's results. The students have
expressed their ~disapproval Of such action,
and in the interests and welfare Of the whole
college We appeal to the faculty to recon-
slider this point"
This is a new view Of a problem that
sion in the colleges the past year. Am
herst has the right idea in objecting to a
single college taking up the new rule.
The Western college conference adopted
it. This is composed of nine colleges which
meet each other in Sports of all kinds. A
rule that binds all naturally cannot work
harm to one without touching the other.
Amherst is not a large college and the
freshman class represents something more
than a fourth of the actual registration.
varsity teams means more to Amherst
than it woul to Chicago. Then again,
while Dartmouth is considering the same
plan, the other New England colleges APP
parently are not. Thus there is one, maybe
at the most there will be two.o colleges which
agree to this rule, defending themselves in
sport against other colleges which start
with this large allowance.
There is purity enough in the manner
in which athletic sport is managed at Am
herst and a high enough standard OF scholar
ship among athletes to make the freshman
rule practically unnecessary. 1ha is from
all surface indications. 1t is understood
that DR.. Paul Phillips, assistant professor
Of physical education at Amherst, did
prepare statistics a while ago that SHOWED
that for u certain term Of yeaH back the
athletes did not rank as high in studies as
the non athletes, These Investigations were
not published largely, and 1t Is doubtful
at Amherst the freshmen are
out for varsity teams. II does seem
as if the Amherst writer was right in object
to the adoption of the rule by Amherst
regardless of its general defects or merits.
The game of water basketball invented
according to report by the swimming in
structor at the Chicago Central Y. NJ. c. A.
is played by the swimmers in one Eastern
That is ,vassar. The game has
aiken strong hold up there, The tank is
not a very large affair and the game can be
played without great eHertion. There are
wo baskets the same as in the floor game
liked high up on the wall, The regulation
basketball is used and the passing game is
he style used. 1t is permitted to take the ;
oIll down underneath the water, but as this I
sometimes results in a slight snffocation
II the player it is not a favorite bit OF s
strategy. This and soccer water polo are
he novelties Of the present swimming
A young brother Of Fielding H. Yost.
he Michigan football coach, now is in
dercersburg Academy, where. under tho
we Of Eddie Hobbs, he is developing into
nd is strong and powerful, 1t il expected =