The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25

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The college event Of the Christmas seasoE
will b.. tho meeting 40 tho Hotel AstOr vi
the T. a 4 \ I \. which probably there
after Will bs known a. the National Col
legiate Athletic Association The University
4 OF wisrossIn ID one OF the latest TO Join
the organization. and although Princeton
| Cornell and Yale srill hold OF. the assoc Ia
y lion keeps gu growing II may get 10 a
si2. soon whore these others will be willing
to cone in
George " Ehler. the new physical
director Of Wisconsin. viii represent the
institution at the meeting lie probably
viii have sonnet hing TO saw about the project
of playing rugby AT Wisconsin ~ an mira
! collegiate game
The mos; Important function OF the asso-
ball rules committee. a BODY which has
: been very much In the public eve since 1895
The meeting will bs held December -
| Some on" the other day cam" To the front
with suggestion that baseball PLAYERS
/ would he better base runners II they lea rned
how TO run with the style OF regular track
men THIS person cited AN example Of
a man who would h" faster u he were not
80 awkward Eddie Collins second bas-man
/ OF the Athletics Few hay. thought Collins
could show much more speed hut 10 criti-
else him on the ground that he wasn't able
10 run like a track man sounds funny TO
| columbia men who knew Eddie when he
was breaking into fame a. shOrt,top on the
varsity nine.
Eddie came out one day for the interciass
games and proved such a performer ON the
track that the trainer did hr- hest To keep
Eddie working IA q sprinter instead of
going back to baseball IL tol,ins'- liking
for baseball had not been 40 strong he
migh have taken the advice and WOULDN'T
have "a. NS a season ahead OF him Tor three
seasons Collins was natural 10 20 sec
onds man for lOO yards. which means IA lot
IN "a
What he might have been with training
II il hard to say. hut he didn'i lack styi"
BaCaus., he swings his arms when he IL
standing away from base and app"arA 10
he algavs loose and sasv some people con
n dsr nm .sr,nt.s ho~sr ~. 1r1 Hans wns
ner had been cited the case OF the baseball
critic would have been easier. Whatever
Wagner may De for speed. he y not marvel
OF grace
Wisconsin - waiting eagerly for the ap-
pearance OF =. u. Sweerland. the eS-Cor-
nellan. who is tn have charge Of the crew
az Madison this season Swcetland is due
IN appear at Madison On January !. but
there has been no word frpm him since he
was engaged some time ago and 50 they are
worried at Wisconsin for fear he has been
lost. Capt kraHtz has heen working with
the men since the THANKSGIVING recess. but
u has been great deal too much for an
amateur to handle.
mate the SQUAD the chances are for "A good
freshman crew at Wisconsin. There are
seventy ave men ont now and at least
twenty Of them are first rate material.
g.ss,z. vnyer, Mackmill.r and Hare. II
will he necessary to develop several men
for thi- boat. Including stroke.
There Is No apparent encouragement
at Wisconsin over the record OF the Last
few seasons. Despite reports to the CON
iisely viii GO to foishsa-pst" again There
- hope that under Sweet land more effective
crews will be formed than Ned Ten Eyck
lar with his men. but seemed to he unable
to hit upon the com bination oi oarSnen
a winntnx crew That IS. ave i'm i,-,;' When
his freshmen won their race.
Syracuse man who IL n missionary in
Japan writes TO the Syracuse Orange com
mpnding most highly the conduct OF the
University OF Chicago baseball players
in their recent series with the Japanese
lniv erslty students. He saws they show ed
their complete superiority on the ba seball
field over the students Of wsssda and keio.
md then adds But the chief victory Of
the American college men has been in an
entirely different direction. They refused
TO play ball on SUNDAY More than this
they demonstrated "A manlness and gem
tlsmanlineS- OF character which has won the
regard OF the Japanese, and the papers of
the country are full OF praise for the AnS-ri-
cans
They have done more good in their effect
upon The diplomats relation. OF the conn-
trisS than a bushel OF notes exchanged be-
tween he State Department and the Foreign
ONCE 80 strong has their impression been
com.- ouI with words OF almost unm ga -ur.,i
comm rendition. which l. rare thing IN som.
Japane-e papers when speaking of Ameri
can affairs
II - needless TO saw that the mission
aries and the other American residents in
the far East are delighted with The record
Of the men. On oytng the victories to their
full mea sure and roofing valiantiy from the
side lines We are pleased with the Collsg"
men Of America A. represented and hav.
iakeR this chance to VOICE TO NV own college
mates III. feeling Of the older missionaries
out here
From tht. n may be seen that there -
still another side 30 the n1v erti-inR valu. IN
college sports that has not been considered
by the friends or the enemies Of athletics.
Philip a BarreImc athletic director a. :
the University Of Michigan. recently made |
a "trip East He visited Ithaca and Prince |
on and returned. without saving what were
h.. objects or results of hts journey since .
hen a report has started that Michigan was
IN have a most elahOrat. football schedule. :
meeting among Others Princeton. Penn
state. Psnn-ylvania. Cornell aud syracuse
ThI- will give the Wolverines "A great deal /
n work TO do II tn. report il true.
I;eorge,own which would Ike to I've one
NJ tn. colleges "a meet Princeton IN rowing
next spring. will begin work on the machines
after IN. holidays There are many good
men At hand. Capt Cunnlh. DALEY. S'ohl- |
man. Iangan, Carr. 'oultry. Power. Joitat. !
irahan. MED ormaCA and tOrcornn having !
,e-a in either the first or second varsity ,
lxhts last season. Brady and Hawkins ,
Il the prep department and ash, New |
Ork \. &. osr-man. are Others who haN.
lad rowing experience. several of the 1
football men. .Etuus hem Kraft, Bryant /
|sonz. Haiskrll and O'Ionnor. viii try for !
h.. crew This viii b. good rna'rrIal for /
zach Dempsey 10 work with and perhaps
rom these men an eight good enough 10 Z
nv it, chances At PuUghk-ep-le will b- b
developed Georgetown hasn't rowed there .
'incs 1901.
A. 70 crews -h" report about Minnesota ,
zones M again crew At 'E'. University
II Minnesota now --.Tu- probable. said
Dick Grant. tho track coach. r"Centl-
Our prospects hay. greatly Improved within
he last lew days. aud Minnesota will 500,
~ In a position To secure one OF the be-
owing courses IN the world All til" lUg
n this par Of tho Mississippi. River v,.i,
purchased recently by certain lumber con!
,anis.s aisa t~rvaitof ~" logs from mort bern
Minnesota will y. saved at Minneapolis
" IN miIis north OF here. tEua leaving our
proposed cours- IRE" from logs by tn. time
hs Governments dam at Fort smelling II
orlpl-r"d T.