The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
STUDENTS AS NAT ARTISTS
Increased Interest in the Sport at
the Large Colleges.
Faculties Favor the Art of Crap
PIinE, as IL Has the stamp of
Approval of Antiquity.

In at least half a dozen large Eastern
colleges wrestling is going TO be one Of
the most popular of the minor sports
during the next few months.
The wave of increased interest in the
art Of graphing that has swept over
the country in the last year or so has
rolled into the college and university
gymnasiums and. as il is known that
many Of the professionals indulge In dis
honest practices IN the interests OF their
pockets, it is more than likely that the
dyed-in-the-wooI graphing enthusiasts
viii have 10 look very largely 10 the coli
leges for many OF the simon-pure wrss-
Ting bouts Of the winter Most Of the
colleges. large and small, are encouraging
wrestling now as one Of the E-1sr whole
some of sports. its nature leading Itself
easily 90 the desideratum Of appealing
directly to a students personal interest.
and making it possible FOR him 10 engage
In &c with a minimum Of trouble Also
the wrestling art is in favor with college
faculties and student bodies. because Of
the fact that TT has the stamp Of the ap-
proval Of antiquity. Like the discus throw
and the Marathon race. the art Of tile
grappler comes down from the times OF
ancient Greece, and it is one OF the few
forms Of sport now in evidence that has
the entire and hearty approval Of college
and university powers that be
Princeton. Pennsylvania, Cornell, Co
lumbia. and Yale are the institutions
which SO far have devoted most attention
TO wrestling. These nve universities are
members Of the intercollegiate Wrestling
League. which is nOw In its third winter
The annual championship meet will be
held In April. but in the meantime the
several members of the league will hold
dual meets. and there viii also be college
meets on the mat 10 keep up the inter
est and pave the way for the outside con-
tests. Columbia's team IS already hand
at work, and the mat artists at the other
big institutions are also active with prep
arations for the later events. Columbia
still has the services OF J. N HoweIs.
who for three years has won the inter
collegiate lightweight championship: g.
s. Simmon, lightweight who got second
I'm the intercollegiate meet last winter
and Wise, special lightweight who also
got second in his class in the last annual
meet Eschverria, the former football
player for the Blue and White, is -Celum-
bias heavyweight representative. In al
dition the New York university has re-
ceived a strong recruit 10 its graphing
forces in +. Marganes. a crack New York
Athletic Club wrestler. who is expected
10 take care Of the light heavyweight
class for the Blue and White.
Yale. which has had a victorious wres-
Ting team FOR three years. is hopeful for
a repetition Of its hOnOrs at this years
meet OF the intercollegiate grapplers. The
Eli squad is training under the direction
Of Edward O'C0nnell. Yale, 1905 law. who
has had charge Of the team for the last
three seasons. and who has just arranged
a match 10 take place soon with George
Bothner, the professional and former
wrestling coach Of the Princeton team.