The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-14
WITH THE COLLEGE ATHLETES.
DOINGS IN THE FIELD OF SPORT
IN EAST AND WEST.
Yale Already working Hard ON Rowing,
Looking Forward TO Next Springs
-HarVard's Gain by Trip Abroad
Spread OF Basketball I'm the Colleges.

A special feature OF fall athletic work in
the colleges is the activity displayed this
year in rowing and track athletics. The
chill Of the autumn season ordinarily would
discourage very much OF anything except
football in most of the Institutions. At
Yale and Harvard crew work has been
going forward under the direction OF the
veterans of the New London crews for some
time. Princeton has taken up track ath-
letics with more zeal, solely because there
Is no crew work as there is at New Haven
and Cambridge, 10 draw men away.
Even at Columbia, where ordinarily the
fall is a very lead season for sports, both
rowing n track work have been prose-
cuted in a lively way. The abolition of a
mediocre football eleven is likely to help
Columbia to concentrate on other sports in
which the Light Blue and White also haS
been mediocre, with the probable result OF
good teams along those lines. This IL not
exactly the object that DR.. Butler Ia declared
to nave had in mind when he had a stop
put to football, but in a way it reaches his
ideal of a more general participation in
sports bv all the students.
With Yale, this crew work has a signih-
cant aspect. The New Haven men, as is
known to most, were beaten at New London
in the varsity race. It was only the fourth
time in twenty-one years. but a smashing
defeat Of its kind. The feat that the Har-
ward crew performed in finishing two and
one-half lengths ahead Of the Yale eight
did not at all indicate that Harvard's row.
ing system was in any way better thar that
at Yale, or that Wray, to introduce the
professional coach as typical Of the college
system, wa better than Kennedy.
There has been some serious thought
given to h rowing problem at Yale in the
past summer. Capt. Noyes, John Kennedy,
and some others had a conference in Min
neapolis in the summer. Julian W. Curtiss
was present at the opening OF the rowing
season at New Haven a short time ago,
and in addition to talking over plans for the
new boat house. which Tale needs so badly,
he had something to say about the policies
that will control in Yale rowing. Although
it appears rather early to think of such
things now. the authorities at Yale have
clearly in mind that it will take some months
to get things working we'll and they are
going to start in right at the beginning.
The thing that beat Yale was having a
light crew. 1t appears from the evidence
that a light crew rowing the style taught by
Kennedy against a slight lead wind and
on rough water cannot beat a rev that
IL much heavier. That was the lesson
taught Yale this year and it is safe to say
that tradition will not again he violated by
the Blue. Former Yale crews have been
monstrOus things and they Ia We won pretty
regularly. There was small doubt about
the finish and skill Of the Yale eight at New
London.
Il was a we'll taught boatlOad. or that
there can be small doubt. But II had to
be more thar that and this years Yale
eight will have the solid weight that the
stormy New Haven harbOr and the some
times no less rumpled New London course
demand. Il may seem foolish to say at
this time that on a smooth, warm day
Yale would have won the boat race at New
London. Yale men themselves are not talk
ing that way. All they say il, yale didn't
win, hut she will next year. We're getting
ready now
1t will he interesting to note IL Harvard
attempts 10 graft upon the American system
~ rowing any OF the things that the Grim
son oarsmen AaW abroad last summer. The
hxed rowlocks, the short stretcher, the re-
arrangement Of seats. all might he tried.
and with profit. The Harvard men had the
benefit % much advice and criticism not