New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
BOOM In SWIMMING
YALE TE4MS STRONG.
English Methods an Neao
Watrr Polo Rules.

Not since tho formation OF the Tntercol-
leEiste Swimming Association have pros
poets for an active and successful aquatic
season been bright as they are at the
beginning Of this year. The opening Of the
new Carnegie nstatorium at Yale seems to
have given sudden boom 20 collegiate
water sports. and everywhere teams are
heinG worked with unusual energy in an
tlcipstioU of the tournament that will de-
eide the swimming and water polo cham
pionshipS ~ 1910 As in the past. the team
titles viii he awarded through a series of
dual meets. ;n which swimming and water
pol" wit count separately. The individual
Championships viii be held at tho conclu-
~:ou 90 l5r tournament,
Tho season viii open on January l.. with
meet in Philadelphia l,etween Columbia
and Pennsylvania. The remainder of the
schedule is as follows
January Is. Columbia Penns sylvania at
Philadelphia. January p, Yale Princeton.
at New Haven. January -. Yale-City col
lege ri New : ork, At New York: February
.. City College % New York Pennsylvania.
At New York. February p Harvard Penn
sylvania. AZ Philadelphia February u.
airy Il. Yale-Harvard. AT New Haven:
February =. Princeton Pennsylvania. Al
Philadelphla: February p hale-Pennsyl-
vanis, st New Haven. February 26. Yale
Columbia. at New York. HarVaTd-Prince-
ton al Princeton: March ! CITY College OF
New York Princeton, at Princeton, March
,, Columbia Harvard. at Cambridge: March
s. individual championships at New Haven.
The City College Of New York meets with
Harvard and Columbia are still uncertain.
owing 10 the inability Of these colleges TO
arrange suitable dates.
Owing TO the generally unfavorahle COM
ments on the roughness of water polo as
now played. II was decided to revise the
rules and introduce scoring by the Eng
lsh method Of throwing. we'll as by
touching. Captain Richards Of Yale com
piled a new code with the aid of some Of
the country's experts. and the coming
games viii be governed by it, II is expect
ed that the new rules viii DO away with
every trace OF roughness. without taking
from the playing its best features.
While Yale rules favorite in water polo
and Pennsylvania in swimming. there is
no overlooking the fact that Princeton will
be in the running
Yale's champion water polo team of 1909
is almost intact. With Richards. Howe
and Winslow to forward and CAPTAIN
Church. Gorday and either Grant or Reid
on defence, the combination will be strong.
In swimming the Ellis are equally powerful.
Captain Richards Schmitt. Stoddart. Howe.
Winslow and Gordy can hold their own
against any league team. Stoddart has few
equals al fancy diving. and Reid and Grant
ere point winners in plunging
Pennsylvania will miss Yerkes and San
derson In water polo. and the present line
up. composed Of Captain Feustman. Roths-
crild. Borden, Lamberton. SChum and
Wright. will have to he improved upon to
win. In swimming the Red and Blue pre-
sHnts a formidable array Dalrymple is
the only member Of last years team lost
by graduation. With Shryock. Sylvester
Graham. Borden. Anthony. White. Glenn
ent. Reeves and Smith in the sprints and
distances. Hans in fancy diving and Hop
kinson in plunging Pennsylvania has
well balanced team.
The Tigers are causing a lot Of uneasi-
ness II was expected that the loss Of
hamoers would materially cripple the
squad. but Z. T. Denniston. the present
record holder, has proved himself strong
Uan With such swimmers as Denniston.
Wilson. Gosnell. Bamman. Orr. Greene
Gross Johnson and Battles for the svvirns
Woehr and McWiniams for plungfng. and
aTke and Dawson for diving Princeton
should come very near winning As to
Mater polo. Captain Bamman. Woehr and
Janeway played on last years team.
Columbia. il is understood. expects to
spring 3 surprise in water polo. Captain
f'e'I has worked the team hard and pro
Ntded good coaches in Trubenbsch. Rudy
and Spencer. Of the New York Athletic
Club. Reliance is placed on Browns abil-
lty la score. while it is believed that PeIl.
Barker and ftuthardt can provide d strong
defence In swimming, the Blue and
y hlte viii he weakened hy Captain Mac
kinley's inability 10 compete.
City College will hardly figure conspic-
nouslN. unless Mackenzie. the coach, has
something up his sleeve Tho best
plunger, Schoerfeld. can do 60 feet Mac
kenzle has developed 4 good all around
sVimmer in ". Oppenheimer, and there
are other fair mel i'm Rogers. kohu, Jew
ett and Fisher
Iiarvard's prospects are somewhat un-
certain. owing TO the possibility of Paul
wilmington and Roger cutler. the best
men in college being kept of the team
lay the rowing authorities These TWO
would come near winning championship
h- themselves Without them the Crimson
viii have 70 rely on Lynes. Hin. Rice.
fcyt. MaDnheimer. Asferbrook and Aspin-
wall. who are fairly good swimmers.
After the intercollegiate schedule has
heen completed both Vale and Pennsyl-
vsnia Will take Western trips. playing
teams in Baltimore. Pittsburg. Cleveland.
EhtrS Ef Pyffalo