New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
attention have been given to preparation and re
view to the several events.


attention have been given to preparation and re-
view to the several events
Apparently from the faculty standpoint at
Williams one intercollegiate contest for each
week of the college year is too much. and it is
said that the undergraduates are not in SYM
pathy with this position. The experiment will
be watched with interest, however the prob
lem must be worked out at other colleges and
universities in the future
The suggestion from Princeton that the inter
collegiate championships try-out games
for college far picking for the
Olympic team Is concerned has met with general
favor among college men. The Cornell Daily
Sum- says editorially on the subject
The movement which has been started TO have
the intercollegiate track meet considered by the
American Olympic committee as a try-out meet
for those college who may wish to compete
for the American team which will go to London
this is which should be supported not
only by the colleges concerned, but also embraced
fortunate opportunity by the American Olym
pic committee. The picking of the college men
while they in actual competition would be
much more satisfactory than waiting for a week
or two after the Intercollegiate, and then re-
curing them 10 a trial 1t is possible that
some of The best college athletes might not be
week after the Intercollegiate. or II they
did il is more than likely that OF them
would go stale after these trials and not be so
valuable the American team men whom
they had beaten. On the other hand. If the in
tercoIiegiates used try-out meet. every
college athlete would be in for that, and the
successful ones, II given rest for the month
OF June. would most likely be in better condition
for running in England than If they were COM
ptlled 10 train hard for trials in the hot month
l ole he tnryT n
pick men from an actual competition where some
idea be obtained to how they might be
expected 10 behave in the Olympic races. Selec-
tion a perfunctory trial would not be nearly SO
satisfactory this.
Rules and conditions for the Marathon run
to bc held in connection with the Olympic
games in England next summer have been ar
ranged, the date having been fixed for July -
Although the race is scheduled being forty
kilometres. or about "A A miles. il is now Ger
tain that the contestants will have TO cover
more than tventy-sx miles before reaching
! the tape inside the great Stadium now nearing
completion. Several changes already have been
made in the route originally mapped out, and
there Is still some doubt to where the long
race will start. II the start takes place at the
Victoria statue Immediately outside the gates
leading to Windsor Castle, the distance Will ne
tnentv-siy miles TO the edge of the Stadium
however. the start be from the terrace OF ffe
historic castle for which it is hoped the king
will give permission. it is figured that this would
mean an additional seven hundred yards to be
covered exclusive Of the lap of one-thrd OF a
mile on the Stadium track at the finish This
would make the one Of nearer twenty
seven miles than twenty-siX.
lake Scraefer who has held the title o{ cham
pion off and on for thirty-ffve years, has played
his last championship battle at billiards, accord
ing to his own announcement. In successfully
defending his title at 1S1 from Willie Hoppe last
week he retires as the undiSputed master OF
this particular style, which was first adopted
aho,J. six years ago Schaefer won the first
tournament at ISL for the present trophy in
1901 He forfeited to Sutton, the first chaI-
Ieneer after a disagreement, and in 1908 Mau-
rice Nicnauy. the French expert, beat sutton
and held the title and emblem until 1905. when
Willie Hoppe surprised the billiard world by
defeating the veteran. In March Of the same
wear Hoppe de>nded his title against Slosson
and Schaefer but going to Holland was
forced 10 forfeit TO Sutton Schaefer then beat
Sutton and has since defended the title against
Sutton, Cutler and Hoppe. Schaefer will ne
missed from competition, he has been ready
and willing TO meet all coners and always
a worthy foe, a good winner and q good loser
HERBERT