The Washington times., 1908-02-23
NO FESSIONAL
COACH PROBABLE
FOR OLYMPIC CREW
PoStpOnement of Trials
Avoids Possible Mis-
understandings West,
By MANHATTAN.

Z NC Acl4 Oh tHe same cay al marshall
FiaId.
This placed the Middle Western COL
{ lege athletes in very delicate position,
which meant that In all probability
many of the best OF them would not
so into the olympic trials. Conference
athletes and others who VIII compete
F at the Big Fights" games who stood
. by their college would lose a possible
chance Of taking a free trip 10 England
next summer, while those who jumped
( over the traces would find themselves
+ subject TO so many annoyances that
/ life would not be one long sweet dream.
/ The matter was put up 20 the Olympic
/ Committee and the date Of the trials
} VIII be changed. The new date prob
ably viii be June % though this is
/ periIoUsIy near the time the journey
u London viii have 70 begin. II is
( possible that some date late in May
VIII be chosen.
Reports have been circulated that
James c. Rice. ths Columbia coach.
/ had been named as the man who viii
! have charge Of the American Olympic
K crew which viii row in London next
} July.
These reports have been denied au-
I thoritahvely both by Rice himself and
/ ~ James Pilkington. who Is one Of
/ the American Committee Of Selection.
/ Mr.. Pilkingtou says no man has been
/ CHOSEN and no man has been seriously
/ considered for coach Of the American
eight It is much too early TO arrange
+ these matters. Mr.. PilkingJon says. be-
cause the selection Of the crew still is
ahead of the committee and that VIII
/ take much time
I As a matter OF fact, there has been
/ some talk about whether a professional
coach would be eligible to accompany
. the Americans abroad. Mr.. Pilkington
+ says any doubt on this subject arises
from a misunderstanding of the condi-
tons. The Henley royal regatta. rules
+ are such that a professional could have
nothing 70 Go with the crew for
month before the race However, there
IS nothing in the rules Of the Rowing
: Association in England which CORE
/ sDonds 10 the y. A. A. o. here 10 forbid
/ the attendance and use Of a professional
coach
The Henley stewards are not the row
ing authorities IN England, and their
rules apply only to the regatta which
they manage. The row ng rules of the
+ English association which viii be IN
charge Of the Olympic races have moth
ing in them which viii forbid Americans
or any others having a professional
coach
Apart from a quoted statement. IL
may be stated that there is small
chance for q professional coach 10 get
the task of accompanying the men 20
/ England.
Julian W. Curtiss, who is associated
with Mr.. PilkiugtOn In the selection OF
the American oarsmen, has prepared
statement that has been sent out
through the country to the various row
ing clubs. This statement contains all
Information about the races, and in
/ cludes an exhaustive exposition Of all
the rules. The conditions OF eligibility
( are carefully marked out, so that al
oarsmen may understand what standard
they must measure up 20 in order %
I qualify for the American crew. oars
men viii have ample time to study these
r,lIes so that when the time comes FOR
selections TO be made. there viii be no
possibility of mistakes
These rules include the various regu-
lations for the rowing OF the races as
uspU as for the personnel OF the crews
and ara very complete. With the VIDE
circulation they viii get the members OF
tho committee feel sure that IN course
of time. every. oarsman Will be ialaillAr
enough with them to make any POSI-
bilfty NJ mistake in choice out or the
I question.
The Princeton Rowing Association mas
I rlsced an order for the two remaining
. that have
49, brought through the alumni Tor
/ ~. eiass crevs at the Ne5c Jersey insti-
tu+ion The alumni associations in New
vorl philadelphia. Baltimore. and Chi
400 each subscribed money for she'll.
Strictly speaking, it was one New
york sI1rnnus alone who gave the
money for the New York shell, an
J example Of generosity which, II Iol-
lowed by many alumni would soon put
/ rriyceton rowing out OF the class OF
poor athletic institutions
3 circular is 70 be sent out soon 10
au .he graduates of Princeton that VIII
set forth what has 10 be done tn the
line ~ helolng out rowing at Princeton.
George sutton and Willie Hoppe havs
definitely fixed the date FOR the worlds
cbannIonship at 1872 balxIine billiards
HOPPE. being the challenger, as Friday
EVEN, . March q. at the Madison
Square Garden Concert Hall The
schaefer-Hoppe match for the Isl en-
blem has been arranged for Wednesday.
March II. at Orchestra Hall, Chicago.
BY this arrangement of dates. Hoppe
gets seventeen days for practice be-
tween the TWO contests
Yale athletic officials deny fatty that
the retirement Of Bnly Lush from the
position Of baseball coach means that
Yale viii give up professional coaching
in other branches Of sport. According
to Captain Noyes, OF the Yale basket
bal team. Lush viii be retained as
ba sketball coach not only for the re-
mainder of this season, but viii prob
ably be re-engaged for another year.
Captain Moves believes that since pro-
fessiOnal coaches We're secured Yale has
not only stood better than before, but
fha. the quality OF the game has been
4s.ech improved.