The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-01
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American VarsitieS OBJ
ject to Discrimination.
Rowing RumorS.
Bv MANHATTAN.

By MANHATTAN.
NEW YORK. Feb. 29-UnIess there
| is good deal less Of the element OF
| self-respect in the makeup OF the
American college athlete than is gener-
| ally supposed, It viii be a long time be-
| fore another effort is made to bring
about an international athletic contest
| between the Intercollegiate Association
Of Amateur Athletes Of America and
| the British college athletes.
The reply TO the last challenge Is -
nearly an insult that it would take
| Philadelphia lawyer 70 point out the
difference. one paragraph. for instance.
reads. 1T does not necessarily follow.
| because certain candidates have been
or may be allowed TO compete in various
parts OF the British empire or the
| United States, that such candidates
necessarily conform 70 the high standard
| Of amateufigna which Is considefea ab-
soiutely essential in any meeting undsr
| the direction Of the Oxford or Cam
bridge Athletic Clubs"
OF course. the claim that there is
any purer amsteurism IN the English
universities than In the American col
! leges is absurd. IT is simply an exhi-
| bition OF the natural HOlier-than-
thou attitude of the Britishers, not
alone IN athletics, but practically along
every other line
An added insult in the declination OF
the British college men was in the
statement that the coming summer may
witness the previously suggested re-
currence Of an oId-established meeting
Of oxford and Cambridge VS. Harvard
and Yale at the Queens Club" This
is taken TO mean that these two univer-
stiles are acceptable 10 the English
Blues, whereas the other large univer-
stiles are 70 say the least, under ath-
letic suspicion. This in itself is already
causing much comment in athletic cir
cles IN the East
The placing OF Harvard and Yale on
a plane Of amateur athletic purity su-
periOr to that OF Princeton. Cornell,
Pennsylvania, Syracuse. Dartmouth,
Lafayette Michigan. Columbia, and the
other colleges OF the intercollegiate
Athletic Association viii. IL is expected,
rebound in an unpleasant manner TO
Harvard. especially when the scene Of
the intercollegiate games for this year
comes 10 De voted upon.
This is generally true since che rum0r
has been more or less prevalent for the
past few months 10 the effect that he
1908 meeting of the /. A. A A. A. might
possibly be the last in which Harvard,
Yale and one or two other large Eastern
universities would appear as COmpeu-
tors. This report was based upon what
u Se4Q 10 De a EhC5L agreement lot elmer
triangular OF QuadFangular associd-
ton, embracing Yale Harvard, and
Princeton, with the possibility OF a
fourth college, all OF which viii agree
70 meet in the various branches Of in
tercollegiate sport both indoor and out
door, without regard TO any outside con-
tests other than such as might be neces-
sary for preliminary practice.
The idea that the University Of Penn
sylvania had more than a good chance
for first honors in the intercollegiate
regatta az POughkeepsie next June be-
cause OF the fact that the entire eight
men VINO rowed in the varsity boat last
year are still available. has received a
severe Jolt by no less an authority than
coach Ellis Ward. OF the Quaker col
lege, who Is responsible for the state
3nent that he is labOTing under a heavier
handicap this year than for several
seasons past IN support OF this. Ward
srgues, and with more reason than anv
OF the prophets Of success have shown
that the Pennsylvania eight 6nfshe5
nth OF the seven crews In the race 81
1907, and that is poor indication OF their
winning this year
Outside of some little discussion ah.,,,.
she Olympic crew, one of the most i'm
portant bits OF rowing talk OF the vveeI,
IS the growing r1lnlor that Harvard ana
princeton may be expected soon 10 he
seen In a rowing race probably for
freshmen crews only. one informant
SAYS tnar some me- at Princeton ar so
sure this J ace is coming OF that they
are beginning to lay bets on the 0fgf-
come, and are boosting she Tigers to
win. That IS going soue with the
Princeton shells not yet finished in
MED that in the nature Of things a row
ing union between Harvard and Prince
ton is likely.
The bout between Hackenschmidf the
Russian lion, and Frank Gotch. the
American champion. for the wrestling
championship OF the world is TO he
held in Chicago early in April This
much IS practically settled. While the
chances seem strongly in favor OF the
phenomena Russian wrestler. it is no
sure thing that Gotch may not win The
victory.
I understand that Zbvsko. the fam.
Gus Austrian wrestler. is 70 come over
70 this side this summer and will prob
ably challenge the winner OF the Hack
enschmidt-iotch match.
Cornell athletes have received a0oth-
er setback with the announcement chat
Robert McCailie. last years halfback
and an all-around athlete. and a prom
ising candidate for the varsity base
ball team. win quit the university to
return TO his home at CHATTANOOGA
Tenn. TO engage in business. This IS
TIE lNird football man to leave the
university this year. the others being
Thompson and May, from last years
line.
The University OF Washington has
given up all idea of securing Bob
Forbes. last years football coach ar
Wes- Point. for Forbes asked Tor a two
years contract at $1,000 per year when
approached by the football manage
ment The University of Oregon was
also after Forbes, and the WASHINGTON
ians were naturally anxious to get him
FIRST, but the price demanded by the
coach was considered too high in view
of the small financial profit derived from
football at Washington at present.
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