The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-29

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divergence OF eligibility rules are not pre-
1isaly our peers. 10 Nhaving the public
treated TO n displayOf gross bad taste upon
the banner of our foes and 90 the VI lgaTity
and the parils OF. rowdyism on the field.
Harvard has not yet chosen a coach for
the swimming and water polo teams. and 1t
IL likely that IL any one In nBmed he
will be a member OF Ina years squad In
stead OF a professional. Trials will be
held about the middle of next month and
class relay teayn4 will hen 20 chosen.
After the interclass matches the university
team will be sel8cted from the men who
do best. Harvard has been pursuing that
method more and more In choosing teams
branches oR sport -A'practiCs meet with
Brown and dual meets with members OF
the Intercollegiate Swimming Association
will be held in February and March.
Syracuse IL branching out into sports
not hitherto taken, arp nv the Students
for a hockey team. Arrangements having
been made for m ice rink ON the campus.
q is figured that u will he a short step TO
tho rurmattoD. OF a team Attempts haVe
been made before at Syracuse TO get up
hockey teams. bat the existence Of these
has been short lived. However, the oppor-
tinities never before ave been az good.
The emark about Syracuse branching
out IN caused by the fact that " the present
season cr~Osa-cOuntry running and lacrosse
have been added to the list. The biggest
institutions maintain twenty OIL more
sports. Syracuse In one of the few that
have a big rowing establishment, which
calls for many men and considerable money.
and besides IL represented In about "a dozen
other sports. This ia a direct result OF the
increase in students, as the registration
has doubled in a hrief peBiod OF years
The university basketball teams in the
larger institutions have had some bad
fortune at starting. Yale. Columbia and
Pennsylvania have been beaten by tea s
outside the intercollegiate league, Prince
ton has thus early managed 70 become
embroiled with the Amateur Athletic Union
over playing against "a team not properly
registered with the governing body OF
amateur sport. This is a case that il not
infrequent and is regarded "a unfortunate.
As long az the college teams continue TO
10 outside the class in which they should
legitinately play there ia bound 90 be
trouble. When the time arrives that
college teams enter on schedules made mp
of games with other colleges only. the
troubles of the Amateur Athletic Union in
keeping the lines straight will be cleared
mp to a great extent. Il has been decided
hat in the case OF college teams suisse
quently meeting PrincetOn's players no
faint OF disqualification will follow lf
~ were ruled that pin &ng Princeton dis
4 qualified an tFRnAs 'fgoUh entering Amateur
Athletic Union competitions it would work
a hardship to many players who are MEM
hera OF club.and college teams too.
A suggestion having been made by r.. 4.
Derby, Harvard, 'O5. that the best thing
to do IN sport is to withdraw from general
intercollegiate participation and to pay
more attention To Intercollegiate sport, the
Hdrr0ff Crimson does not And N In it's mind
To approve that plan. In view Of suggestion
too from Columbia that hat il the best and
most fitting scheme for the proper develop
ment Of athletics, there will I've some interest
IN reading what the CrfnS can has TO say:
The many advantages OF intercollegiate
athletics 40 Tar outweigh the minor Objec-
tiOns which are made 10 them that we need
hardly revive the arguments which Justify
and call for their continuance. Suffice it TO
saw that the interest which intercollegiate
contests arouse will never accompany any
intracollege sports. no matter how carefully
their status il worked ont. and, II any one
objects TO them on the ground Of too much
enthusiasm, he surely would not care to see
the Indifference which would result from
a few years OF intracohege sports.
I'm considering the objections against
ouccessful football we can see nothing which
Is Inconsistent with our ideals of sport.
True. we do not wish to establish recruiting
stations in the preparatory schools. although
there is no harm In urging upon orr friends
the advantages Of this institution. We
bell eve that Harvard can turn out winning
teams with the material which naturally
comes TO us. provided that fOOtball coaching
il 80 systematiZ,d hat we can make the
best Of our rasOuTrrg. At present our object
~ 10 bear vale ~ lOttbdN and rs long as
Undergrad Iates are united upon hat pOint
there ~ no need for digressioV UPON hypo-
thetical instances WHOSE accomplishment
W. CaunOt We, Welcome even y thew weTa
p'I"iicluy possible. Let us strive to attain
~ ell which apDaais to tn grAa. ma
inrity All le' any raSnrnA WORK OFT ora l.
4aBv II the need Of then iSrenHrallv felt.
"ThiS discussion brings Us to the middle
course advocated bv Y. A Derby. az
For the present we can dismiss that article
with the statement that il advocates 4 topic
in the opinion Of The authOr-which we
are not ready 10 enjoy and which is so
practically inconsistent with the sentiment
of graduates and undergraduates that its
theories should he of interest merely IA
conjectures.
too prominent "A place in our lives. their
number can be gradually reduced and the
dormitory teams or other similar organize
tons can be piven free rein to develop az
their possibilities permit But we are
sure that abolition Of intercollegiate con
tests viii work greater harm to the cause
81 general participation in athletics than
its advantages would COMPENSATE for.
At present. let VIZ use all legitimate means
to bring success in intercollegiate contests.
especially football where the need is
greatest and at the same time afford every
incentive to develop the more limited con-
tcsts."
basketball has not been proceeding at
VII Y NJ NHASNA una tA tkt'F vi Nlt
fact that two years Y the team won phs
intercollegiate championship and last sea
1Son was regarded as the hest team in the
eag,ie, ait hoigh necessary forSeits kept
it in third place. The squads report ing
Tor the games have been small. and on one
occasion, although n delay OF two hours
was arranged in practice in order TO let
every possible cHndilatsa get tp the door.
only ten men reported. Alt is suggested
that IL no more than ten men out Of 1000
students can find time Oh three afternoons
a week 20 play the game IL will he neces-
sary to drop the sport. The argument is
made that ~ baslcerball is the most inn
portant winter sport there should be more
men willing "a. dsvote their time to il. The
reason Of the Indifference to the game is
not understood ar Pennsylvania. =
There IL all the more ~noyan over
the conditions because in addition 20 the
gatpes that are 70 DSq played In the inter-
collegiate league the team is TO make a
Western trip. playing several Of the bigger
universities on their home floor. The
East takes particular pride In winning
these contests between sections, and the
-Pennsyivamians do not like TO feel that
they will he the ones 10 spoil the record.
Although there j. no chance OF contests
undertaken for the present season being
dropped, the basltet ball team at. PENN
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