New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-26
ATHLETICS AT COLUMBIA
CALL FOR CANDIDATES.
Cree, Soccer and Football Men
Begin Work This Week.

The athletic year at Columbia Will begin during
the coming week, when crew, track, soccer and
football candidates report for work Only inter
class football is permitted and for this reason the
game is overshadowed by rowing and association
football. as well as by track. It Is believed, how
ever, that another season Of successful interclass
football games will pave the way for the re-estab-
lisLment Of the intercollegiate game md for that
reason much enthusiasm has been aroused in the
student body.
A call for candidates for the fall crews has al
ready been issued by the rowing management and
jim Rice the coach, has begun TO get MS boats
and shells ready for use. The work will be done
this year from the Columbia houseboat on the
west shore Of the Hudson, at Edgewater Practice
there last spring demonstrated beyond doubt that
not only was the water more likely to be smoother
than on the Harlem any other course, but also
that longer stretches could be obtained for practice
races without interference Of swells from passing
river steamers.
The freshman class presents any number OF pos
sible oarsmen The first year students are, as a
rule better developed than any Rice has had TO
deal with since he took charge Of the Columbia
crew in 1906 He expects TO boat three or four
crews and get them accustomed to pulling sweeps
in barges on immovabe seats After month $
work Of this sort he viii transfer them 10 shells
and give the two best Fights chance TO race in
the fall regatta. which he plans to hold ABOUT the
middle of November,
No definite plans have been made for varsity
rowing so far as races are concerned. but as many
candidates for the varsity crew report at the
houseboat will be put work From last years
varsity eight Rice has Renshaw, bow; Hannah
No 2: Miller No. 8; Saunders. No 4; Phillips, No
;, and Murphy stroke This a powerful nucleus
around which a winning crew may be built Ell
forts are being made 10 arrange races with both
Harvard and Yale in addition TO the annual race
with the navy.
In track Bernie Wefers has been re-engaged as
coach. 'Cross-country practice will start this week.
Practically all OF last years team was lost by
graduation so wefers Will have to develop a team
from entirely new men. Anderson and Verplanck.
of last years freshman team. the most prom
Using of the candidates for the varsity squad The
annual sophomore freshman meet will be held on
South Field on October % From the performances
in this meet wefers will get his first line on the
track men IN the freshman class.
For the track team next spring Wefers Is not so
badly off for he has the Babcock brothers, pole
vaulters and broad jumpers; Bender, Colson and
Newton in the sprinte, and Verpanck Swezey and
Kistler in the distance events. The team will prob
ably be weak in the weight events
With two exceptions last years championship SOC
Ger team is intact. The first practice Will be held
next week series of games will be arranged
with local during the fall, while the regular
intercollegiate series will be played in the spring
before.
At beated meeting of the Columbia Untver-
sty baseball team ]. J. O'Connell, 10 was elected
captain for the coming year. O'Connell played
third base on the team last year and short
stop on the team in the spring of 1907.