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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
HOLD STUDENTS BACK.
President Eliot Says athletics Keep
Them from Harvard.

Cambridge Mass. Feb. Am unqualified con
demnation of the game of football. as it is played
by the American colleges and schools. was the
feature in the annual report of President Charles
w Eliot TO the board of ovcrseers of Harvard Col
leee made public to-day.
In the report President Eliot calls attention 10
the fact that for the first time in over ninety
years a minister other than OF the Unitarian oe
nomination has been chosen chairman OF the board
of preachers the university. The present chair-
man IS the Rev Edward c. Moore, a Congrega-
tional clergyman
sight but steady decrease In the average age
of freshmen entering the university during the last
five years is noted in the report The last year S
average age was a little less IMAM eishteeH years
and months.
at Is a favorable sign" the report says. that
the number of persons who enter the freshman
class between nineteen and tweuty-three years or
age is diminishing. For many years past 1t has
been the opinion of the faculty that the normal
candidate for the A B. or S. B. degrees should
enter the college the scientific school at eish-
teen The perversions of athletic sports In schoos
and colleges have tended to hold boys back from
the university until they have attained their fuH
size and weight.
"A common impression in the minds of parents
that a freshman of nineteen or twenty has bet
ter social chance at the university than fresh-
man of seventeen eighteen ana 49, on the
whole safer both physically and morally con-
tributes to the unwise postponement OF entrance
on college life"
The report says that popular belief that students
ina small college have the advantage OF contact
with older teachers than falls to the lot OF students
In a. large college is incorrect.
The assistant professors and instructors in the
Harvard faculty. the report says. are IN regard
to age and experience just such men receive
forthwith the title Of professor In the smaller col
lagos and thew are paid higher salaries than full!
professors in many American colleges. There is no
founda ton fact, for the notion that students in
small colleges come under the influence of more
nerienced and learned teachers than do students in
perienced and learned teachers than do students In
large colleges
Regarding the students who earn the degree OF
A RI I'm three years the report says it has been in
disputably shown that the three year men have OBJ
tanned much higher rank in their studies than that
obtainde hy the four year men, and that they
actually tend to raise rather than lower the stand
ard of college work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
SL0SSON BEATS POGGENBURG.
Professional Billiardist Defeats Eagle Cup
Winner at Liederkranz Club.

Lovers of billiards gathered at the Lieder-
kranz Club. 5Sth-st- and Lexington-ave, last
night to see the exhibition game Of 1S-inch baIk
line, two shots in. between George F. Slosson,
the professional. and J. Ferdinand Poggenburg
the winner of the Eagle Cup.
The match was 400 points up. and Slosson
proved an easy winner by a score of 400 to 214
The winner averaged 10 1926 and made high
runs of 100 90 and 40. Poggenburg averaged
3 14-25. and his best runs were 53. So. and "a
The loser did not play good billiards as he is
able to show.
slosson has hosts of friends at the Liederkranz
Club. and his fine shots found ready applause
although he was beating the club champion.
Peggy was trifle nervous at times. Slosson
showed the result of the hard practice which he
is putting i'll to prepare for the match with
Willie Hoppe for the 1S-inch championship title
The scores follow:
,o George F sloss9n17. !, O. O. TO- s. 3. 81. e5
average, Is 1o. 26; high runs 100. 80
j. Ferdinand Pcggenburg-5, o, l. 3, g. d T. 81 80 "a
o. y. o. o. O. ,, g. .. l. 3d. l. 81 total 24; average
14-25: high runs SO, So and "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
HEALING NO MIRACLE.
SO Says DR.. Quackenbos-Confrms
Story of Hypnotic Cure.

DR. John D. Quackenbos, the specialist III
therapeutic auto-suggestion, confirmed stAt7-
ment yesterday by one of his patients tnAt 40
had taken her from the teeth Of death. ana. Id
less time than 1t takes the second hano Oh
watch to make one revolution, had restored eiie
ipatient to health and yigor. The patient IL
turns out ia a young concert singer from Ne"-
England who is now tour. IL was saio lna9
she is a chorus girl. but DIR. ouackenoos denies
this He says the young woman comes from an
old established family. and is well known
throughout the New-England States
This however" DR.. Quackenbos said SIS an
old case. 1t is my first. OF course. but have
restored two patients since in the same manner
The young woman told remarkable tale at
DIR. Ouackenbos's office, No. 326 West 2sth-st-'
Yesterday afternoon. but only on condition that
her name would not be printed. DR.. Quackenbos
confirmed, In substance what the young woman
said She was attended by one OF DR.. Quacken-
boss assistants and he had used every antidote
and healing balm known TO the medical -Vorid'
hut she gradually got away from the control on
all science and fell into a deep slumber. rs 1T
were. from which, II was apparent, according 70
the doctor, only death would release he
She was I'm a moribund state" DR.. Quacken-
hos told Tribune reporter, land I'm that state
was cut off from this world. She was In the
grip of something that is near death ana yet
is not death. In this state she Kept cont1huany
calling for me. Now, had never seen the youhe
woman before She had heard OF me and OF
my work, proba bly,. She cried out that eouid
save her Now. 1 could not resist when toId
of her calling me. 1 went TO the house Where
she was lying, and that she was in the grip
of death. Mind YOU she was not dead; put sne
was beyond all aid that science could give " nat
did I do? I went up to her. took hold of her
wrist, and said: -.
"'Come rise: you are perfectly we'll DO not
fear but get up and be happy
''She arose at once and was well rroTl thet
moment Now 1 don't call that miracle: IL
do yyhO a
of human nature In this state the young woman
had reach ed the maximum of suggeSublllty. l
suggested that she should live. that she mac 70
live that she had yet work to do she nNeS
and so can many valuable lives De saved 10
humanity ~, -,
The Young woman was i'm this "mortbund
state for nearly two days before DR.. Quackenoos
was summoned he said She told yesterday or
fantasies that passed her mind. all of which
seemed like page from one of Marie Coreih
warns of the other world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
THE EVIL OF FOOTBALL.
DR.. Eliot Says Game Is More Br"-
taIiaiag than Ball Fighting.

s~s,nbrisse Mass Feb o-The American
game OF football as now played Is WhoNE uiili'
for colleges and schools. according TO FresloeI'
Charles W. Eliot OF Harvard University Inns
opinion is expressed 10y President Eliot IN ms
annual report. other details Of which are printed
IN another column. TO tie board OF oversees
OF the university which made public to-day
8Ie declares that as spectacle for persons VINO
know the game foot ball is more brutallZing IMAM
prize fighting cock lighting or bull fighting ana
for the contestants he believes the rules govern
ing football 10 be far less humane than the rules
which govern the prize ring. He adds that it is
childish To suppose that the athletic authorities
which hsve permitted football 10 become
brutal cheating. denoralizing game can be
trusted 10 reform il. The report declares that
the game has reached point where IT sets up a
wrong kind Of hero: that there is no such thing
as generosity between combatants any more
than in war and that all the evils Of football
have descended into the secondary schools,
where they are working great moral mischief.
In comparing football 10 prize fighting DR..
Elliot says:
Regarded as a combat between highly trained
men, the prize ring has great advantages over
the football field. for the rules OF the prize ring
are more humane than those Of football, and
they can be. and often are strictly enforced The
fight IN a prize ring between two men facing
each other is perfectly visible, so that there are
no secret denominations as I'm football. Yet prize
fighting is Illegal.
Continuing. the report says that football
causes an unreasonable number of serious in
:uTies and deaths; that the public has been kept
ignorant concerning the number and gravity of
these injuries; that many of the serious in
3uries of such nature Eat in all probability
they never can be perfectly repaired. that
violations of rules Of the game by coaches.
trainers and players are highly profitable, and
are constantly perpetrated by all parties, and
that acts Of brutality are constantly committed,
partly as result Of the passions naturally
aroused I'm fighting, but often on well grounded
calculations Of profit toward victory.
The report concludes by advising the prohibit
tion Of the game for time at least in the fol-
lowing words.
II is clearly the duty ~ the colleges which
have permitted these monstrous evils TO grow
mp ana become intense TO purge themselves Of
sucn lnimoralities and TO do What they can 10
help the secondary schools 10 purge themselves
also. intercollegiate and intersCholastic football
ought 10 be prohibited until a reasonable game
has been formulated and thoroughly exemplified
IN The practice Of individual institutions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
FOILS FLASH IN BROOKLYN.
New-York Turn Vereir Wins Leg on the
Manrigue Cup.

: ue '1hlor fe1cers of the New-York Turn Verein
ven 10 Brooklyn last might aud at the home Of
- a'oohlYn F'ncers' Club won the first leg on
M -HanIlqoe cup, presented by Professor Ricardo
r Manrique. ~ The Brooklyn club
fo1r clnos completed for tho trophy. They were
me NeR-fork Athletic club the New-York Fen
e+IS' 'he Tar Neren and the home organization
ne winged foot club was represented by X An
oerscn. X 3 Johnson and f T. Ryue Tho
urn Nereln sent II. Prev T. J. Donohue ana A
strauss Or = 4. Buys. q W. Fostsate and "
= llfhmann represented the Brooklyn club and
me NeN-Hork Fencers sent G. &. Curran H. S.
6auc"ns and 7. p Mitchell
HE Fencers' Club and the Turn Verein met I'm
The first preliminary bout. The Turn Verein foiIs-
men "on easily by score Of bouts to ? and .
10 60. IN the second preliminary round the Brook
lEn club defeated the New-York Athletic C1ub :
bouts 10 ] and TO &c IN tho finals between Tho
Turn kerein team and the Brooklyn club it was
l-p ana tuck 10 the end At the end Of the eienIb
bout the score stood four wins all Ia he Iuai
bout I. y. Donohue Turn Nerein. defeated " =
IiedernaUn We
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
CUP FOR THE MERCEDES
Wins the De5eT Trophy an the
Pozger Boat Tournament.
tBy Telegraph 10 The T1buns.l

Pain, Reach P1a Feb 2-The most successful
power boat tournament that has been held in
the South, and one that will compare faVoraoIy
with any in the North, came TO a close with the
running of the consolation race this afternoon
on Lake Worth. The feature of the day, ana OF
the meet for that matter, was the mile compeu-
ton for the Sir Thomas Dewar trophy The
Mercedes. owned by II. L. Bowden. won both
heats but the time was disappointing. as it was
a minute slower than that made by the Chal-
lenger in her record breaking trial of 1902 on
the Lake Worth course just year ago. The
other boats which took part were the %. the
Postum and the Limit. They finished in that
order in both heats. In the second heat the
Limit withdrew just before the finish because
Of trouble with her water circulation.
The nIne-nile race originally won by Tyler
Morse on Tuesday. when it was found that the
course was short, proved a chapter of accidents
All the boats but the Shadow had trouble en-
route, and she just waltzed over the course III
the slow time of l hour. minutes and IA sec
onds. while the others getting into shape
The Allon had a loose battery connection. and
was out OF the running from the gun.
The local boats were particularly strong in the
consolation at little five miles, which
was won by the Blanche in 80 minutes and 40
seconds The Mercedes captured the ten-mile
race. with the "23' second and the Postum
third. The latter had engine troubles after the
first lap otherwise she would have finished in
second place. The Mercedes covered the dis
lance in 81 minutes and IS seconds, while the
'23' finished % seconds away.
The Mercedes will be shipped to Boston to-
morrow. while the Alton and the Simplex start
for Miami and the local boats will scatter along
the Indian and Halifax rivers Lancia, the auto
mobile driver. who has been an interested spec
tator during the week. will sail for Cuba to-
morrow to take part in tho road races there.
The summaries:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
Four League Games Scheduled Today In
Various Places.

Members Of the Metropolitan Association Foot
ball League expect to contest another round In the
pending championship competition under favorable
conditions this afternoon. The schedule includes
four games, and all the leading teams will be en-
gagged The fixtures New-York Thstles VS..
Caledonians. at Lenox-ave and 145th-st; Bronx
Rangers Hollywood Inn. at 161st-st and South
ern Boulevard; Brooklyn Thistes Favorites at
the Parade Ground. Brooklyn; West Hudson VS.
Paterson Rangers, at Cosmopolitan Park Newark
y. ].
Hollywood Inn and West Hudson are at present
tied for the lead, with IS points each having won
seven games. lost and drawn two. The New
York Thistles also credited with Is points but
have been beaten three times. The Bronx Rangers
are fourth with y points followed ny the Brooklyn
Thistles and Paterson Rangers, each with Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
ORDERS POLICE TO STOP BOUTS

No more prfzehghts boxing exhibitions will ho
permitted in Brooklyn. far as the Eastern Dis
trict is concerned, Magistrate Higginbothom IN
the Lee-ave. police court yesterday decided that
these exhibitions are clear violation OF The law
and ordered the police 10 prevent them and stop
al bouts where found. The magistrate said tba,
he did not pass upon the question OF whether s,cb
exhibitions were derosatory to the moral welfare
OF he youth Of the borough nor Of the moral tats
~ s1ch ttlteft aihments. He declared that accorS~
ing 10 his INTERPRETATION of the law such exbjbi
TO pTevent any more bOuts 49, ''e Vo''ce
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
THE ATHLETIC BOWLING LEAGUE.
Columbia Club Loses Odd Game to the Tail
Finders in League

The Columbia Club team lost ground in the Ath-
letlc Bowling League championship last night
by losing two games TO :he North End Club on
the latters alleys in Newark. GIG total gave the
visitors the first game bur the next were lost
ny the narroWest Of margins.
In the wind-up Of the second game Buck struck
out and had Keller doubled the game would have
gone 10 Columbia. but # North End won
by seven pins, with So. The last game equally
close. North End winning by eight pins. with 92l
Duraud's rolling was OF high order He got
223 the game, and averaged 202 for the even
ing. In the series at RoseVille the other night
Durand averaged PIP, so that his mark for the
last six games is 20T. The scores are as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
LONG WALK FOR SMALL PURSE.
Two Athletes to Travel Across the Continent
and Back in Year.
TBy telegraph to Tho rribuae.I

Boston, Feb. 1.-TWO of the best all around ath-
letes in the provinces are on their way from sgd
ney, y. S, TO San Francisco on a pedestrian trip
10 the Golden Gate and back Their determine
ton is 10 make the round trip inside of a year
but 10 do this they must twenty-five miles
daily. They are J. II. GiiIis, of North Sydney and
George Cummings of New Glasgow. c. B.
If they cover the eight thousand miles in the
time limit they will be awarded purse OF $500 put
up by Don Parker well known Cape Breton
sporting man, and two other spoTtsmen. The men
started few days ago from North Sydney with
cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
TREATY NEEDED TO SAVE NIAGARA

Regarding Representative BurtOn's resoiuuOa
save Niagara Falls. which was passed by the H'lS
at Washington Thursday Clarence WnmA'
president OF the Merchants Association. SAID ysr
terday that the association. in conjunction WIZ ~
American Civic Association. has since the niaI
OF December been active the subject re 'A-
the association had received an opinion ron =,
Attorney Generals John w. Griggs W. n NeS s-s
and Philander c. Knox, who believe that $50
must take the form of a treaty between the 80 10
states and Great Britain and that sucn S'N
must originate with the President
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
THINK MURDER DUE TO JEALOUSY

solution of the problem presented by the NJ
der Of NicOlO Rapetti. whose body was found -.
Tuesday on the Sheepshead Bay dats. seems n''-
Detectives yesterday brought from Danbury eoa''
Louis Delmonte. Celia SeuOrO and Jennie AAA.
Delmonte is suspected of the murder when = - -
triouted TO jealousy. and the women are neio
Witnesses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
BIG PRICE FOR GREEN PAGER.
" Te.sgraph . Id. Trlbunn-l

To 1r'EeI"I'L 70 IDe Iribun0.l
Lexington. Ky, Feb. 2-Roland Drake Of this
city. has sold 10 James Weathertn Gait Ont Co.
sa.lo0. the sky ar-old green pacing mara T,I,
ny Great Heart Z.l2i4. dam Oracle r. lille r has
f.ioEn trial mile in 20S but has never faced The
starter. She VIII be csmpaigned durine rbe -
part or the coming season on the Crane circ,,i'y
after which she viii be entered ia shoW rings 80
kenlucky 'o'''oSt mares IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
PROFESSIONAL RACQUET mattel

Two prominent young professional racquet plavar.
~, .or purse at the Racquet and Tennis
'he Ne" York court and Fritz Glockner assIs,. =,
70 rom Pettit at the Boston Racquet and ran-ts
S Id lhey VIII play the hest four In seveD -
1nnaan5 iIlp Hatcn Is expected. They met ~
hjs 5o1Ie match last year each Within
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
FROM 81 A WEEK TO SMALL FORTUNE

GBy Telegraph 70 The Tribunal
Portland. Ne. Feb. 2.-Willa7d o. FfSke. VINO =
been working as a night operator at 81 wees .
the central office Of the New England Isispn'-s
Company. has just received 5000, bis snais
the estate OF Professor Willard O Fisks. OF ~,
nell University. The young was nep-
Of Professor Fiske. and named after him 80 80
Ffske came to Maine about six months ss0 "a.
married Brunswick girl. With his youns -
he has gone 20 California, where he VIII s's''
business for himself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
CORNELL ATHLETES TO coMpers

lnhaca \. y Feb 2-The Cornell athletes who
WIZ compete In the Irish Athletic Club go ~
New-York tomorrow left Ithaca tonic. s"ieS III
panied by Moakley. the trainer In the reiaS team
win rug Is t heneh Carpenter and Herr Simpson
ME run Cook, Furman and White viii III, IN ~ tne
~ sne shot-put and Jackson and Melssner IN fhe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
WELCOME TO ALL GOLFERS.

1t is the hope of the officials Of the METROPOLITAN
Golf Association that golfers. whether delegates
or not. will attend the annual meeting 10 be held
at the Metropolitan Club next Tuesday night Al
though only clubs belonging ;he association will
ne entitled 70 two voting delegates, all golfers in
ierested in NJ. q A. matters will be welcome
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
AUTO RUN FROM HERE TO Chicago

Charles = Tate viii leave the sslesroom OF Doug
Jas Andrews. at No 1873 Broadway to-day in a 90
horsepower Bliss car, Gu trial 10 Chicago
MI Tate viii take two drivers. a mechanic and
two representative OF the press on the iourne,
NInCh II hke-E 10 prove severe test at this time
of The year. The party expects 10 reach t'b,cat -
on wednesday or Thursday. The car viii Ia -
lloile1 ~ ne Chicago altomohtle shnpz = -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
WILLIAMS ALUMNI DINNER.

The annual dinner OF the Williams Coese A
Association or New-York was held at pe'p 'ssf..
last night. About two hundred and nrty - So. or
were present The president OF the sssociAs xss
Hamilton W. MAois. Editor OF The Ou'Oo ...,ssn.
Frost OF Berea College. kentueSy' ,,r,sv Of
Hewitt OF Williams College. President sSgsssIt
The College Of New-York; Rear Admir- : WIT
Or. Charles II Gardner. 5 blsSaesnn ,s !. secretary
man, ;. n. Jennings and =. ;. huten''''
" the association
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
JANUARY PROVED TO BE ga HOT o,r

. AccordihS TO the record OF Mr.. Emery. the Ioco,
t' 'asI month was the third warulest la,
uary since 1871. The Januarvs or Ism s, jan an
,' had mean temperature OF 10 degrees whISr
t @s 'iiree degrees higher than the mean ,rnnars
ture OF last month 'enipefa-
tar,na-a.s table shows the mean January
temperatures since and INCLUDING 1s-,. 'AHuA'S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
ICE YAcHTsMEN WELCOME COLD SNAP
Preparations Being Made to Sail Race for the
Commodores Gun.

'-'i.s f'iahch. \ j.. Feb > tSpecian-Ice Yachts
ineri are again wearing their yachtina, cIotae md
piFp@r4tons We're made To-day. should the cold
ne1'''5 ''h'iHu' 20 sail the first race on Monday
:, v" "' Tor tho commodore's Cup The south
80 ~ ply .ab VIII try their best yachts out
- - .N9 fastest VIII bc sent 10 compet, Win
lH' N.rin Shrewsbury River fisrs for the tbir5
'Ss .'il.'''i' ~ INC world. now held by the Drlib
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-03
MARTIN TO TRAIN AT coLUmg,A

Nike Martin. former trainer of the New-York
American League Baseball Team. has been en-
gagged as trainer for the Columbia basketball team
he takes the place OF Joshua Crooks who has re-
signed 10 take up his work with the track squad