The sun., 1909-06-06

was tied with Syracuse with points
away back behind the others. according
to the original count In those games.
will be remembered that that was the yea
Schick of Harvard ran under protes
and made six points. Later on he was dis
Of Georgetown, who finished first in tn
100 yard race In worlds record time ais
was dropped from the rolls. This mater
tally changed the standing Of the colleges
at least the barring Of Schick did Har
yard. instead OF winning the meet by
four points from Yale. lost to Yale wheI
the Schiok points were dropped.
In the final heat Of the 100 yard rur
Cadogan Of California was a starter. Hs
finished fifth. 1t was curious examp!!t
OF chance. Westney Of Pennsylvania
having been third in the faster semi-fna
heat was included in the finals, as a pre-
caution because OF the protest on Schiok
In the final heat he ran third, beating
Moulton Of Yale and Cadogan.. Within
few years the disqualification Of the two
men ahead Of him made him intercolle,,
giate champion. the place the record
books accord to him. Moulton now
is ranked second In that race and Cadogan
third. There Ia no fourth.
Cheek Of California was third and
Powell, his college mate, fourth in the
low hurdles. Powell tied for. second
f'eS -, WY ii5t o''
second in the hammer throw. With the
changes that have come about since
California is to be credited with 10 points
instead Of 8.
The double disqualification in the 100
yard run and the ruling out OF Schick in
the furong made several alterations In
the points. As at first arranged Harvard
had "a; Yale, 30; Princeton, 27: George
town. 10; Amherst. II; Pennsylvania. o.;
California and Syracuse, s each, and Cor
nell and Columbia, each. After line
changes Yale had 81 points. because
Hargrave Of Yale was fifth in the 220
yard run; Harvard had 20: Princeton. 27
Pennsylvania. IL; Amherst. II; California
lo Syracuse. 3: Georgetown, s. and Column
bia and Cornell 3 each.
SO at least even IL California never
scored very heavily in the Eastern inter.
collegiate games the Coast men have had
the satisfaction OF being on hand at two
important meets. that OF 1900 and the
other Of 1902. Al present Stanford has
the edge on the Berkeley men, and
it is unlikely that they will be making
any trips as far east as this for some time
70 come. There was some talk this year
that California would take a try at the
conference games. but after Stanford
won the dual meet there was disposition
TO let the Stanford men go it alone. As a
matter Of fact it would be hard
for both colleges to make expenses. on
the way to the meet. as Stanford is doing
by meeting colleges in Utah. Colorado
and so on. because the guarantees stan
ford gets aren't 80 large as to make il
appear that two such meets could be
close together
The Navy crews have had fairly sue
cessfnl year. having beaten the New York
University and Columbia crews. Syracuse
repeated last years trick and won from
the midshipmen. The Navy. men. It ie
reported were overw rought for the final
race, as there was too great eaGerness
to get away from the Orangemcn. Two
or three days of enforced idleness because
Of W ca ther conditions made the Navy GA rs-
men i'll at ease and when the race came
along they weren't as calm about 1t as
he Syracuse men were.
NO CoLLE0E MEN AT SEATTLE.
1t is understood that the plan of hold
ing a sort of national intercollegiate track
meet at the Alaska Yukon-P Pacific exposi-
ment sent invitations to the leading
Eastern colleges. but it became apparent
very soon that Brown was about the only
college that could make il conv enient TO
take the trip. The Brown track men were
chiefly because the baseball team
was going and the two could make their
iaunt together.
O many DtISpDs hiICIl Nllp "oult
appear to be nothing hut a jnnket. and
Of producing any results that
would amount to anything, The, Prown
Herald. however says; The failure Of
40 many of the colleges TO accept the
invitation seems to prove rather con-
c clusively that the colleges as a whole are
not ready for such an advanced step in
athletic activity. Despite
the fact that the meet was scheduled
for a time when all college work is sus-
pended and that the transcontinenta
trip would furnish an ideal summer vaca-
ton for any college man, the lack OF in
terest shown in the proposal has COM
PEELED an abandonment OF the project.
We hope. however. that our track man.
cement will be able to have Brown repre-
sentei in the games OF the A. A. T., which
will draw many Of the country's best
athletes TO the exposition. Our alumni
in the far West would undoubtedly
" welcome such an event with eagerness.
Brown. moreover, would lose nothing
and gain much by leading the Eastern
colleges in an extension Of their athletic
The reported decision Of the Oxford
rowing authorities not to meet the Har-
sard crew probably ia regarded at Cam
bridge, T.. 3. A.. as a most unfortunate
hing. The Harvard men would he glad
II a chance to get even for the beating
cambridge gave them IN 1905; and this
year, they think at Harvard, they have the
sort OF crew they need for hard race of
he Putney TO Mortlake sort. IL Harvard
we're only as eager TO settle the Ameri-
,an championship by meeting the winner
1n the Hudson In case Harvard beats
fale there would be no less interest in
he contest probably.
The Harvard management had taken
many steps toward the trip abroad, !
laying arranged the financial details,
The time that Harvard went over to row
cambridge the members of the crew were
Ible to pay their own expenses. This |!
me the case was not exactly the same, |
,ut financial matters all had been seen to !
before the news came that Oxford didn't |
SAINT to row the race. Some folks up in |
Boston seemed TO think that Oxford was |
unwilling to race because Of the strength !
u Harvard's crew, but as six Of the eight |
oxford men voted that they would stay |
a ms there doesn't seem to be much to |
his The Harvard crew Is good. but it !
loesn't appear TO be as good as all that.
THE Freshman RULE.
There are very few OF the large col |
he freshman rule. Dartmouth. having |
,assed it, leads the so-called smaller
few England colleges in that way. The
h ief oh lection to it in the smaller places is
hat it diminishes the squads for teams
90 much, and furthermore it is unfair
@ the college which has the freshman
ule. which meets opponents who do not
old to 1t. Dartmouth has grown large
now TO be able to stand having
UGH a rule.
Columbia, although it is about the