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RACES ron THE NAVY.
The Navy crew has got Richard Gleudor
back again to coach, and races will be pu
on with both Syracuse and Columbia. II
10 almost certain that the Navy will not
como TO the Hudson this ye ar, which ID
much to be regretted. Aside from the
Nsyy,,syraouse and Navy Columbia races
and the Electromagnetic race already
mentioned, there will be contests betw eer
Harvard and Cornell and Harvard and
Columbia.
Georgetown may put forth some sort
OF q vanity eight to row against New
York University, but outside Of these races
there In not likely 10 be much Of impor-
tanoe. although there was some talk that
Wisconsin might go TO the coast to row
against the coast crews. However, there
wac talk that Harvard, Yale and Cornell
had been invited to this regatta, 80 II Ia
chiefly talk. In fact, a denial already has
been made at Wisconsin that there was
any intention OF going out TO the coast 10
row.
In a recent number Of the Michigon
Afurnnus Is discussed the advisability OF
having Michigan return to the conference.
igan's athletic Affairs there are two facts
which are Of almost equal prominence.
One In Michigan's recent withdrawal from
the conference and also It's recent general
failure in athletics Because these things
are about equal In importance and are put
side by side, many persons assume that
one Ia the result Of the other.
The Michigan paper takes the view that
this is. not necessarily so, because Mich
inan NAV tnaralv ha In a ahlmT atiph n
occasionally hits colleges In athletics.
Some Of the biggest have had a long series
Of OF years. From the very first the Mioh-
igan alumni publication has been opposed
to the breaking Oh OF relations with the
conference, and now the desire TO return
IL expressed even more strongly by the
publication. The reasons for the return
success, but merely because IL In believed
that Michigan belongs In the conference
geographically and In other ways.
The Ahrnus In opposed to blamin 9
snything on Coach Yost because although
the feeling In against professional coach
ing the publication is very much In favor
Of him II there must be professional
coach A little rap is taken at the 30
called graduate coaching system. we
be inaugurated successfully under present
As followed at several East
ern schools the graduate coach is more
a name than a reality. The professional
coach happens TO be q graduate Of the
or is the associate Of crowd
Of philanthropic alumni assistants similar
10 the alumni who helped Mr. Yost last
fall. In other words. we are inclined to
believe that at present the distinction is
without a difference"
1STERRsT Is LESS.
L. ra.na rlad In Anpol,aio,, tlat ka
separation from athletics in the West
has had an indirect effect. causing a de-
crease in interest on the part Of the
students as well es Of the alumni. which
In cited more or lfss as a Jreasea for
to the conference. The Hichi-
gun Dniig recently put forth a long article
on the subject What ls Wrong With Our
ball TO be quite natural thing, seeing
that for Ave years Michigan has had
more than her share Of the good material
and then the pendulum swung in the
other direction and the annual crop OF
athletes has been deplorably smnll.
As to track athletics and baseball the
Dolly says The conference argument
nav be Of more moment. although the
ma terial for a successful track team.
nearly as mediocre as has that for foot
hall Il is argued that withdraw
from the conference has resulted In a
great decrease in interest in track and
and that argument Is unanswer-
sble. The baseball schedule Ia sadly
Incomplete without the annual series with
illinois, while even the Eastern inter-
.yes Of the students the old dual meets
Nth Chicago and the conference meet at
Field
Elsewhere in the Alumnus a long answer
9 set forth to some questions put bv y.
Wells Utley. a 1901 man at Michigan. This
conference matter In just at present one
" the biggest things that Michigan has
o consider. even being almost IA i'm
Michigan was retained as
. member Of the conference long after
'he should. according to the strict inter
,retation Of the rules. have been dropped
IN act Of friendship for her and q decided
concession on the part Of the other con-
erence colleges. And further on: The
feature which caused the
ronble ie no longer important, an the
" % the end Of the year. The principal
Inference now lies only In the mainte-
lance Of the training table. a question
which Il 10 safe to say could be settled
'ery easily.
"A training table OF some sort seems
o be a necessity, and whether it il to be
maintained by the athletic association
" private expense is largely matter
or adjustment Another. question upon
vhich Michigan disagreed with the con-
erenoe was the provision for only Ave
Iames. Michigan asking for seven games,
me game every Saturday before the
lose OF the season. As q matter OF fact
n OF the conference colleges have now
engthened their schedules so as to ap-
,roXimate Michigan's. and most OF them
,lay seven games,
LAST season Chicago played siI. Wis
'onsin alone playing Ave. Michigan
,layed eight games. although this oom-
ng year she plays seven ,h as 9Th there r, are
eason. Thus the question Of the number
= games has settled itself automatic
lily. The final difference lay in the ques-
ion Of prelim mary training. the confer
noe providing that the season open
N September 20. while Michigan asked
hat the season open two weeks before
he opening Of college.
Last year Michigan began her training
'efore the conference colleges. This
Ss SSm,ns S as % opsnqs tqs OF
ne September 2i. day after the con-
erence colleges, 80 there Is no issue
,etween Michigan and the Conference
olleges on this question
MAKING IT EASY 10 RETURN.
The third question ask ed by Mr.. Utley
ras as regards the PRINCIPLES which
1ould have 10 be sacrificed II Michigan
eturned 20 the conference, to which |
nswer is made: 1As far as rules go Il has |
cen shown that there are practically |
70 principles TO be sacrificed-sinoe the |
natter Of a. training table 10 rather a