The sun., 1906-02-25

There have been no questions of profess
sionasm to mar the athletic record at
Hamilton The competitions with other
colleges are not many, but what is done
il done on a sensible basis.
Football, baseball. track sports, basket
ball and tennis are the mediums of inter-
collegiate competition. Tennis is limited
to annual contests with Colgate. As "A
matter Of fact, practically no intercollegiate
sports, save those with Colgate, are regarded
as important.
There is a geographical difference of
about twenty miles between the two COL
eges, and the rivalry is intense. IL is u
HarvardYale situation in miniature.
The Hamilton teams, much in the same
way as in the case Of Harvard against
Yale, improve vsibly in a game with Col
gate. This was shown in the annual foot
ball game last fall which closed the sea =
son of both colleges and in which the cha M
pionship of the New York State Inter
collegiate Association was decided.
Hamilton had no reason to expect to
make much of a showing against Colgate,
because the men from further up the State
had had a splendid team all year. But
it was only after'the hardest kind OF work
that Colgate managed to win by narrow
margin.
The wisdom Of the plan at Hamilton is
| apparent in another line. The great in
terest and the real proficiency shown in
gymnastic work make it evident that Hamil-
ton would do we'll in competition with other
| colleges in gymnastics. In fact, it is safe
to say that Hamilton would be strong
contender for first honors at the meetings
OF the Intercollegiate Gymnastic Associa-
ton.
1t has been found. however, that under
present conditions Hamilton has just about
| as many athletic teams as can safely be
| supported with the amount of money in the
| hands Of the athletic association. There
| fore the gymnasts have sacrificed their
| personal glory to the best interests OF the
institution at large, and the profits from
! their annual show are turned over to the
general athletic association for the sup
port Of football, baseball, track sports and
| basketball
By this means a condition is arrived at
that many colleges would like to have,
| There are no bankrupt teams and there Is
| furt hermore no reaching out for contests
beyond the ability of the teams, with one
| eve on big gate money and the other on the
! game itself. There is sport for sport s
sake.
1t is probably for this reason that Hamil-
ton has not shone mu ch in the big inter.
collegiate at hletic competitions, and for that
reason has not had men who won places
| in the big track and field meetings of the
Eastern colleges. There is no attempt to
20 out Of its class in the athletic field at
| Ham ilton.
There have been some athletes in times
past at Hamilton who would have made
places on athletic teams at the big colleges
but who have passed through their collie.
giate career as athletes with merely local
reputa alton. Such men as Bramley and Ton
Sherman would have been heard from ir
many lines.
Sherman is most remarkable man ir
certain specalties. He is one of the Clever
est gymnasts that ever college possessed
ard as such is a product Of the Crossley
system He is an expert basketball player
and now is captain of the team for th