The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-29

ton to affairs not necessarily athletic IL
well known. 1t creates an almost ~onunder-
standable situation to find a man who ID o
graduate or a student at the University OF
Pennsylvania who thinks that nothing
amounts to anything there except athletic
sports. However, t!ere are peculiar per-
sons in the college world as well as the one
outside.
The letter says, speaking Of the MASK
and Wig" the great student organization
that annually gives a play that attracts
a weeks attention from the city OF Phila-
delphia in one of the biggest theatres in
the city, "the general student body re-
CARDS The Mask and Wig play as a harmless
and effeminate way of killing time; it does
nobody any good; it serves no purpose;
to make the cast or the chorus does not
AMOUNT to anything Nobody ever cares
"All those engaged in athletics pile ridi-
Guile upon musical clubs, debating, Mask
and Wig, &C., in fact, upon everything
that does not put good red blood into your
veins The infallible proof is to ask any
athlete who happeTS to be connected with
one of the other activities, and he will only
admit his connection shamefacedly."
the alumni magazine, Old Penn, comes
to the rescue OF the university on this point
and shows in an editorial that the indict-
ment read that nothing counts but ath-
letics at the university is not found upon
a true bill.
The English paper, Sporting Life, pub
lished a note recently to the effect that:
Association football apparently has come
to stay in the American colleges, notably
at Columbia. A schedule has been arranged
for the colleges, and there is great interest
in the teams" 1t is considered by some
! athletic connoiseurs that If England would
now adopt baseball as 2 sport parallel to
cricket the entente cordial would be def
nitely established.
Caleb Dave, who has been a caretaker
of the athletic field at Syracuse University
for twelve years, died recently. He was d
well known figure in the upstate city for
the term OF his employment, and was said
to have been an English runner and cricket
player of note before coming here.
Yale athletes figure prominently in the
mention for pc sitioLs Of the "most' or the
biggest something or other IN the class
Of 1905. For instance, Tom Sheylin was
the most for Yale. His only opponent for
the place was Lee Perrin, the son Ct Pref.
Perrin. Frank, O'Brien,. the baseball cap.
tain, was voted the pride Of the class. ,
Lydig Hoyt, who played on the football
team, was chosen as the greatest social
best ali-round athlete. They would have
to have a wonderful man who could take
away the place from this football end, base
ball rightielder, track athlete, hammer
thrower and ho cfey forward, not to mention
automobilist. Shevlin got 2fS votes.
Don Mckay, the baseball pitcher, re-
ceived the vote for the LATEST mar in the
class. Bruce Smith, q baseball player and
golfer, was voted the me st pC pular man In
the class and John Stevenson, who played
foctl all, was che sen as the class beau'y.
Yale is going to shut down on Easter
baseball trips hereafter, 1t ia understood.
ONLY a while ago before the team left on its
usual trip one Yale man said, 1.-The Faster
trip of Yale mines has the reputation OF
spelling one or two pitchers. Let US
hope that Yale tradition will be reversed
this season AMI that every twirler on Can't.
0'Brien's staff will come hack in better
did not come to PASS, for after the team
wound up its trip an alumnus who is in a
position of authority aid that he thought
that would be the last. Tho long jumps,
irregular bed hours and the strange sur
%roundings are bad for college basel all
teams. They cannot stand the strain as
do the league pla"ers,, and it is not right to
expect hat they should"
The Cornell athletic council has ratified
the election of George T. Cook as captain
of the football team to succeed Ray Van
Oman, who has left college. Cook played
guard and tackle on the team and, in addi-
ton was member OF the track team. He was
placed in the intercolle gate hammer throw
last wear, and thus scored points for the
first Cornell team ever to win the intercol-
legiate point championship. He competed
in the junior metropolitan championships
In this district last year as a member of the
New York A. c., and won the hammer throw.
Cook was not in his best condition last fall,
but has recovered and will be able to play on
the eleven as usual next season it Is ex.
peoted.
The College baseball season has ad-
vanced far enough to show the chances
of the teams for high honors. Cornell Is
showing early season form that will land
the IthacaDs high up if they can p, ssibly
hold it. The Yale team is doirg good
work, too. Prir cetoni is going at top speed,
but 1t locks as II the Tigers would get Rack
Harvard is not doing any too well. Am
herst's annual victory over Yale gives the
New Englarders high hopes Of their team;
Pennsylvania Is in underiably hard straits.
Columbia has u freshman" team, which
has been hitting well up to now, but field
ing a little more loo sely than might be ex-
pected Of a team Or ached by Lauder. How
ever the New Yo7kers have a splendid
chance Of winning some games before all
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