The sun., 1909-02-21
ATHLETICS AT N. Y. U.
Track. Gymnastics, Baseball and Crew
Work HeKin Now.

With the close OF the basketball seasoi
this week track. gymnastics, baseball an
crew will become the centre OF interes
at New York University. The gymnasti'
team gave its first exhibition last nigh
/ the Bedford Y. NJ. c. A., Brooklyn. 4
| trip and exhibition at Peekskill Ia TO b'
scheduled. The other dates are: March ~
dual meet with Yale at University Heights
March 10. the dual meet with Columbia q
University Heights, and the intercollegiate
at Columbia. Although the team will
lose several good men. as Thompson, Ack
erman. Hicks and Ahrens, steady hare
practice under the coach. John +. BlssingeI
OF the New York Turn Verein, will max
1t possible to continue the victories.
The track prospects for the spring are
! poor. Ineligibility OF many good men
has severely handicapped G. Van Cllef,
'Oe the captain. in developing a speedy
team. Preparatory school day has been
changed to April II from April 20 TO pre-
vent conflict with the Philadelphia relay
races.
Capt. A. II. Van IIouten, 1909. Of the base.
ball team will start work with the oandi.
dates in the cage tomorrow. A big squad
is expected. Six of last year's varsity meI
have been graduated and the coach, Jack
O'Neil, has to build practically new nine
The intield has suffered more than the
out field.
The results Of the first three events of the
been declared Void by by the physical Director
because OF the small number OF men who
entered. The freshmen. who according
to blanks filed have .hirty-eight track men,
other classes had fewer entries, In 1897
the records show that. although there were
l7Q men ia college at that time there were
thirty Inc in the 100 yard dash and thirty
two In the quarter mile. The object OF the
games to encourage early training for the
varsity has thus been defeated. a new
series Is TO be arranged and better results
The chess team has received a .chsllen ge
from G. c; \. Y. which will probably be ao-
being arranged to decide the city cham
ponship.
:. In the stevens Institute Rut gers College.
Isaac l.. Rice trophy the New Workers. now
lead by four clear points and will probably
In less than . month Edward s. Connell,
the coach Of the varsity crew, expects TO
get the men on the water. The Union iioat
Club house has been offered as training
headquarters for the candidates for the
campus at University Heights across the
207th street bridge, over the Harlem River
to their quarters az the foot Of the Speedway
The daily runs VII s be continued dII, until ,ne
ruption In the oross-country training. The
men then will be taken across the river
in boats.
The handicap previously has been the
need OF a suitable coaching boat. Rowing
the coach in a barge Is hard on the men
and too slow to give satisfactory results.
second method OF the coach using a single
has also been wanting The MANAGEMENT
is trying to land a good coaching launch.
The work on the machines progressed
rapidly the last week, The coach was much
pleased with the showing made Indica-
tlons OF a good varsity are bright The
candidates are:
Varsity. Aunant, II. G. Biddle. 7. Slngscn.
E. Woln. \. Young. ]. Brodsky. a. More, c. Rey.
nods, '0o: u. Anderson. ". Rey nolds, captain. A.
HeiSed. A. Hamilton. 10; T.. Cooney. Mallon, II,
Miller. Z. y. Miller. McHugh, McMahon 4. Mario
4. Roman. Taylor Ten Eyck, N. Tier.
ney. II. Van Borncl. Wheeler, +. Russell, IL A.
Ahrens. pathmhn, rtnnan. Bookman J.
Garnjost, !. Holm, Leon. Mccormack.
Rothmell, Tauslg. Nolght ID. Young, Ackerman,
Murphy IL