The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-08

yanla was first, with Yale second, Harvard
third and Princeton fourth. In the spring
intercollegiate shoot Yale was first, with
Pennsylvania, Princeton and Harvard nm
ishing in the order named.
PLAYING a more open and attractive game
than any of her rivals except Pennsylvania.
Yale won the football ~laurels, was scored
on only by Princeton and weathered the
arduous season without having her goal
line crossed. The Blue was not defeated.
nor was Pennsylvania. Yale wen her
game from Princeton by a big. score, but
Rad a hard fight to humble Harvard by
one touchdown. Pennsylvania peat mar,
Yard by a margin Of one ouohdown n
the result Of hat game was a big surprise.
Harvard was expected to win. Inc
nell, but that game, too, was a surprise.
The Comedians gave the Red and Blue
| the hardest sort Of a fight and that after
| thew had been beaten decisively by
The annual game between West Point
and Annapolis, played at Princeton in
stead Of at Philadelphia, resulted in q tie,
each side scoring six points. IL Is saie 70
say that both had put up better football
than they did on that occasion, put rapid
to what the next moment will bring forth
hoya aver been characteristic Of West
| Point. Annapolis football. The 1905 foot
hall season marked the beginning OF the
end Of the style Of game then IN vogue.
The compaotness Of the game and the num-
Der OF injuries brought out a great agits
| ton for a change. Some OF this was hysteri,
cal and born in the minds Of those who did
| not know what they were talking about,
| and some was sensible. However, much
smitad when those competent to max them,
namely, the American, intercollegiate rules
cnmmittee, got together and after long,
hard work evolved q new set OF rules.
After football came the milder, sport OF
chess, Harvard was first IN 10 Inc Inter inter
| Columbia third, Princeton fourth. In the
| triangular chess league tournament, Penn
s~ylyanis won, with Brown, second and Cor,
nell third. UP to last winter the annual
international chess s Tourney ha oG'I Seen A niaS 4
team from Harvard, Yale, Columbia and
Princeton meeting the Britishers, but this
time the triangulars pitted their skill against
Oxford and Cambridge. The result was q
draw.
indoor pole vault record, doing IL feet N
inches. Other happenings in January were
the defeat Of Dartmouth by Yale 10 a two
mile relay race and the defeat Of Pennsyi.
yania by Columbia in a two mile relay
race, A little later Yale beat Cornell ane
! PelnSVlNbduh III q oN ~ ~ .s~S
Indoor relay racing was a fiourishine
winter sport. Yale eeat Harvard in a'twn
mile relay tussle, Brown beat Amherst
Cornell beat Princeton. Dartmouth .beal
\ Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania beat Prince.
ton and Williams beat Wesleyan. Later
there was a big race in the Garden, in who'll
| the feet Comedians finished ahead OF Yalt
and Harvard.
The best amateur foilsmen among thu
institutions Of learning were Furnished 10y
West Point. In the annual competition
at the New York Athletic Club the army lad,
were first, Harvard seoord d; the navy third
Columbia fourth, Cornel fifth. Pennsyl
ynuia sixth and Princeton seventh. There
wore various dual meets, the army and navy
triurnphing over their rivals regularly:
TIE hockey tournament narrowed dowr
to Harvard and Yale as usual. Also al
usual Harvard o the championship
but only after the stubbornest sort Of q
battle with the Ellie, There were three
extra periods. Harvard, az on former
occasions, had the more beef, and thii
helped conquer her fast and sandy oppo'
nents. In the realm Of basketball thing
were lively, and the season saw the Wrestling
OF the championship away from Columbia
The Pennsylvanians Q It. .Columbii
Hwas second; Harvard, third; Yale, fourth
Prinoston, dfth; Cornell, sixth,
Wrsstiine thrived among tho studsnts