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material Il cut on by the rule barring grad
yates, 50 that the teams to develop their
strength viii have TO practice for longer
time than ordinarily. This accounts for
the disposition to start the season 50 early.
While varying reports as TO the probability
Of foot ball being played at Harvard next
fall have been In circulation. Harvard
students have never believed that the game
viii be really abolished because they have
had confidence that the new rules will be
satisfactory to the faculty and the over
seers. There is less OF hope expressed
among the students at Columbia Because
the faculty would not allow them to ar
range any outside games the members OF
the Princeton socker team have decided to
dlsband. The college authorities believed
that the students were called away too often
from Princeton to participate in minor
sports and decided to draw the line some
where. The socker team has already played
seven or eight games this season and is
considered TO be strong. Believing that the
plan is unwise the committee Of Cornell
alumni appointed to supervise the develop
ments OF Alumni field at Ithaca have de-
cided not to build any temporary structures
on the field, even IL such structures would
hasten the use Of the new playground. II is
the sense Of the committee to hold athletic
contests on Percy field for several years il
necessary to await the receipt of more
funds to equip the new field properly.
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The decision has been, reached by the
presidents Of Hillsdale, Alma, Albion, Oh
ivet, Kalamazoo. Michigan Agricultural and
Ypsllanu Normal, seven Of the smaller col
'eges in Michigan. to allow men on their
base ball mines to play professionally dur
ing the summer, providing they do not play
on teams in major or minor leagues under
the national agreement. The abolition OF
tho training table was recommended. but
freshmen will be allowed to compete in in
tercollegiate contests after they have been
in attendance twelve weeks. provided they
are up in thir studies.
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The New York contingent of the Olympic
team has been pursuing a systematic course
Of training under the management Of II. P.
Halpin Of the New York Athletic club. The
Pastime Athletic oval will be the head
quarters Of the team until they sail for
Greece on March 81. This week Martin
Sheridan, George v. Bonhag, Myer Prln-
stein, James 8. Mitchell and w. schick re-
ported at the grounds regularly. The other
ent sections Of the city. Harvey Cohn Is
doing road work near his home at Camar.
sic, Harry L. Hillman has selected Adelph
field, Brooklyn, for his preliminary work
and H. V. Valentine is training at Flushing
L. I. C. ]. Bacon covered eight miles oveI
Jerome avenue, but ]. P. Sullivan has moi
practiced much Of late.
l.,
ming in the United States, II the energetic
policy advocated by President John Farsor
OF the American Automobile association
may be accepted as an indication of the
future. In this respect he is ably sup
ported by the new secretary, Sidney s. Cor
ham, and who, by virtue OF his being {
lawyer, has very properly been named al
chairman Of the law committee Mr.. Cor
ham believes that the time has come ii
many states Of the union for the automobil
lists to come out squarely in favor OF gooC
roads, and. II necessary, to fight strenu
ously for them. Not only the motor user
to fight for good roads, but they viii be ad
vised to demand an equitable law regardinl
the use and licensing OF automobiles. Hith
erto the great bulk OF legislation Of thi
character has been directed against auto
mobilists. The latter have virtually beer
on the defensive and many Of the benefit
they have obtained have been secures
through quiet and devious ways.
William Everett Jillson of the faculty o
Doane college writes Of summer base bal
as follows:
when was years old received
present OF a ball and bat. 1t was a for
tunate gift and l feel that owe a grea
deal to the great American sport. 1 am o
the opinion that saw the inventor of tn
curved ball, Cory of Rhode Island. I re
member when he struck out nineteen men
who were puzzled beyond expression. Joh
Green OF my class Of 1882 OF Brown uni
versity, soon acquired the art, and prove
to the satisfaction of our professor o
physics that he could pitch a curve ball b.
| sending the sphere between two uprigh
posts placed some distance apart. Thei
Lee Richmond of the varsity left-hande
pitcher, mastered the curves, and Harvar
and Yale went down to defeat mainly be
cause OF his skill. I saw the Providenc
nine in it's palmy days, with Redmond Il
the box. George Wright at short, Start a
first and Hines at center. 1 have followe,
the game with interest ever since, and fee
the same old glow Of enthusiasm when on
boys of Doane carry of the victor's wreath
las one much interested in college sport
/ venture to make some suggestions witt
reference to summer base ball as played b.
college students, a matter that is soon {
be considered by representatives OF the Ri
Nine Lee Richmond has recently state
over his own signature that the trouble be
gan when he played with the Worcesters
while he was in college. He was charge
with professionalism, and students fror
that day have. from time to \time, Iai
themselves open to the same criticism. TIL
first point I make against summer bas
ball is, that It is bad for the morals OF col
lege men. OF course there are upright bas
ball players as there are upright actors, bu
unfortunately many IN that profession,
cannot be denied, are not the right assoc
ates for college men. Would II not caus
protest II our students with dramatic abb
ity should join travelling troupes OF player
for performances at summer resorts7 The
might raise money. but at the expense {
character; the same il true OF playing wit
professional or semi-professionaI base ba
players.
Again, II Is not the same thing for col
lege students to receive pay for workin
on farms and In stores during the summe
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