The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-15

stroke and z OF the crew last apring. foil
far behind the perpendicular ON the pull
through Of the stroke. 20 much 10 that there
was a noticeable difference in finish OF the
stroke observable throughout tho boat.
Leighton. at bow. wan sitting up straiwhter
than the men at the other end.
The difference In rigging may account
for much OF this, because the two stern
men were rugged 80 that they had to finish
I .sro6 BACK OK 1t IL was a IS ability 70 row &c
able circumstances that more than any
thing else called attention 20 the great work
OF Ingram. With everything apparently
against him, he was by all odds tho most
powerful man in his boat. IL 10 no exaR-
g~eratiOn TO say that he was the best man
on the river. That makes it all the harder
for Glendon to lose him.
As matters stand GlendOn has Leighton,
bow; Bagg, 2; Davis, .; Rockwell, .; and
Richardson, Farrell, Friedell and Makruder
OF his second crew left. MaRruder and
kiDkaid will make places in the first boat,
IL is believed. What new material may be
developed IL is hard to say. Rowing il
entered into with u zeal at the ava
Academy that new men are sprinRing up
all the time. Ordinarily there are at least
ive good crews on the water tOward the
end OF the season, so that after all Glendon
IL likely to be able to I'LL places In his first
boat with men already in the academy who
will come to the front with this seasons
preliminary work.
What races the Navy will have before the
intercollegiate regatta is not known now.
IL ia believed that Columbia will row again
with the Navy, although at this time that is
not sure. Possibly Pennsylvania and HAr-
ward will be the only ones to try conclusions
with the midshtpmen on the Severn. George
town and Yale are not likely to race there
again, as far as can be learned. II the Navy
crew is going to a part in the Pough-
keepsie regatta. which seems likely in spite
Of unfavOrable report, IL would be Just as
well not to undertake too many engage
ments in advance of that race because the
strain might be too great. Harvard rows
Cornell and Columbia, and a third race
with the Navy wOuld make the Harvard
schedule as severe as it need be. Cornell
undertakes only the race with Harvard
before the regatta ordinarily. Yale and
Columbia are TO meet this year, according
to report. 80 hat IL would be just as well
for Columbia to keep away from the Severn
II Harvard and Yale are to he met. IL is
considered the part Of wisdom not to rave
too many short races. .
A recent number OR the Cornell Alumni
NeTs contains a discussion OF the Workings
Of the freshman rule, that is 10 say the
rule barring freshmen from certain varsity
sports. At Cornell The first year men are
not permitted to take part in rowing, foot
ball, baseball, track athletics and cross
country running on varsity teams. This
rule obtains at some other colleges. La
crosse and basketball are open to them, and
in addition there are the freshman teams
in the prohibited varsity sports. A con-
tention is made by the Cornell publication.
that it is unwise to permit the formation
Of freshman teams TO go outside the In
stitutiOn to compete with other colleges.
IL is mentioned hat when this was brought
up the athletic council made a ruling b q
freshman teams might make one trip out
OF town in each season TO c~onnpete with
some other college freshman team or school
team. Cornells freshman track athletes,
baseball and football players competed last
season in meets with Pennsylvauia's first
year teams.
The Comedian says that there ought not
TO he freshman teams any more h junior,
senior or sophomore teams permitted to
go out to compete with other college class
teams. IL is suggested that freshmen are
not really in the spirit Of the institution
when they are so recently within it's walls,
and that therefore they should not have
the privilege OF going outside to represent
IT,. The dea is that the freshman year is
one Of probation that the freshmen should
pass in that way. and II they need athletic
diversion they should find IL in compot-
ing with other teams in the same college.
A better class spirit IL thus built up.
There is no stated objection, however.
to the freshman class crew rowing at PouGh-
at the end Of the year Of probation and at
the time the race is rOwed the freshmen
are freshmen no longer but are really
sophOmores. The idea Of the freshman
rule being to prevent first year men from
losing time from their studies and to get
them settled in their college work. the
alumni paper Ia opposed to letting the
freshmen become member Of intercOl-
legiate freshman teams. However, in spite
Of thai The suggestion is made that it
would he better for the football playing
freshman. instead Of trying for "a class
to go ont and play on the scrub. He
would do the university team more
good and would receive better coaching
This is based on the fact that there
generally is only n man coaching the
freshmen a. a class team. who CannOt give
attention to all. whereas there
several coaches for the scrub.
IL seems to I've The matter Of fact that IL il
is uuwise for a freshman to take part in
athletics il would be exactly as
unwise for him to act as a member of
the scrub. One objection hat has been
to having he freshman in varsity
observation-disclosures in some cases il Ia super
fiuous is that he rum the risk Of injury in
competing with older and stronger men.
In the case of some freshmen VINO enter
this is unnecessary worry. but
there are some men who are weaker and
who il they competed as members OF the
scrub would I've in danger OF injury. For
reason it seems that the Cornell sug-