Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
WITH COLLEGE ATHLETES
DOinss in the Field Of Sport in 10th
East end West.
TIGERS EXPECT 10 TAKE TO THE WATER
Princeton sitting at rect of Cornell
20 Learn Crew wisdom-Ex-
penses of the Ithncnn
Establishment.

., cess been settled apparently that
Princeton now contemplates rowing as an
active possibility. with the idea Of putting
before the alumni Of Princeton and such Of
the undergraduates who read the maya
zine something Of the demands rowing
makes Of a university, the Princeton
Alumni Weekly publishes a short article
on uauaucs at Princeton, including some
thing about Cornelrs experience in the
same sport. 1t is perhaps significant that
in quoting the experience OF college with
a complete and successful rowing estab-
lishment the Princeton paper does not cite
Yale or Harvard, but the leader OF the
Poughkeepsie contingent. Mr.. Woodford
Patterson, editor Of the Cornell Alumni
News, who wrote the article on Cornell S
experience, seems to assume that in the
event OF Princeton having an eight, the
crew will go on the Hudson to race.
Rowing at Princeton Is not as yet a
practical problem, a problem demanding
immediate solution" says the Tiger alumni
publication Nevertheless It Is not merely
an academic question. Lake Carnegie is
finished 1t laps the border Of our campus,
and the undergraduates, especially those
who have handled an oar in prep school.
look upon II as more than an improvement
In the scenery or as a place for casual d.
version Though we know Of no movement
as yet looking up to definite organization,
we constantly hear the expression Of senti-
ment favorable to organized rowing of
some sort
This sentiment existed before c. s.
Titus, the amateur champion sculler, de-
cided to make Princeton his home, with a
view to stimulating here the enthusiasm
which he himself feels for aquatic sports
And Mr. Titus coming has undoubtedly
quickened interest in the subject OF rowing
interest which will very likely result In
action.
Must Go as other sports.
Il don't believe that this new sport can
BE- artincially fostered,' writes a graduate
who was a member Of the Princeton crew
In the 70s and a mighty good oar; It must
go the way OF other sports he continues
Foot ball from time immemorial, which
includes my time, has been a feature OF
our campus, and that is why we are foot
ballers by nature. Put lake at the end
Of our campus and see whether the aquatic
spirit does likewise. II so, Princeton will
be as naturally second Cornell, and with
our spirit the end is clear.
To this is added the letter from Mr.. Pat.
terson, which reads: 1.-THE annual expense
Of maintaining the Cornell crews is about
$4,000. There is practically no income, as
there is from gate receipts in othei
branches Of sport. The principal items Of
expense are coaching, training table, equip
ment and transportation. The salary oil
the coach, of course, is an item which
would vary in different universities. Prob
ably 5000 would be a minimum estimate
The expense of the navy training table al
Cornell runs close TO 5000 per year. ant
there is usually charged for board for mem
5ers OF the crew about $500 leaving a ne
expense of $500 per year for training
table.
Under the head of equipment are in
cluded boats and oars lighthouses anC
coaching launches The Cornell Athleti,
association maintains steam launch anC
a gasoline launch for the use of the coach
The annual expense OF maintaining thes,
is considerable when you count repairs t
engines, wages OF engineer and insuranc,
on boats and launch house. The Cornell
navy's shells are built by John Hoyle, whC
has been for some time past employed BY
the athletic association under a salary
Two or three new shells are required ever,
year and the income derived from the sal,
of old shells does not meet this expense
'yrhe cost of the Poughkeepsie trip I,
the management each year is about 5000
and when, as has been the case for twt
years past, the crew is also sent to Cam
bridge, this item Of expense becomes CORE
spondingly larger"
Michigan stiH Looms Up.
Added to the record breaking work don
by Ramey and Garrels, the Michigan ath
Cd q
Coe the lank distance runner Of the VOL
verines. lie recently turned or a mill
IN the Michigan gymnasium in minute
24h seconds That not unnaturally was
new record for the track. II he keep
this gait and Ramey holds his form in tn
half mile it ought not to be hard TO plcl
the winners in the half mile and mile Il
the eastern collegiate games Looking a
performances like this closely and remem
bering that Michigan has few secon
string men of some ability, II would be
wise thing TO watch out for the Wolverine
IN the Championships.
Speaking OF Michigan, 1T appears tina
the athletic situation In what is called tn
middle west is In a very muddled state
AtVlatest accounts Michigan sent repre-
sentative TO the conference meeting, bu
as he was uninstructed he took no par
in the discussions and did not vote There
fore to all intents and purposes Michiga
was not represented at the meeting.
was announced that ths intercollegiate
meeting would be open only to those in
stitutions which subscribed to the rule
OF the conference. AS Michigan Is yer
palpably not a subscriber. II looks as II tn
wolverines were barred from the meetln
by that fact.
Furthermore, Il is suggested that Chieag
has given up all hope OF meeting Mich
gan at foot bali the coming season TIL
attitude OF Michigan against the spirit q
the conference rules and the continued s.
lenoe OF Chicago are taken to indicate tina
there viii be no foot ball games betwee