New-York tribune., 1910-12-10
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Last Echo of Football Heard on
Morningslde Heights.
FUND REVERTS TO COLUMBIA
Huszagh, Once Of Amherst, Sets
New Swimming Record in
Chicago Pool.

The last echo perhaps of Coiumoia's
football davs was heard on the campus
al Morningsde Heights yesterday when II
was announced that the trust fund OF
$4,000 which was put by when football
was abolished five years ago. had re-
verted to the University trustees The
actual ahoiishYnent of football at Column
bia took place on January !. 1905. and on
that date $4,000 was placed in the hands
of Harold H Weeks. the all-American
halfback. Albert ". Putnam and t. Lld-
low Chrystie. who were 10 keep the
amount invested and apply the income an
nualIy to Columbia athletic sports, one
fourth to the track team and three-fourths
to the crew.
The trust was not TO continue longer
than the first day of January, 1911. In case
football was not restored. and the ~ustees
were directed by the association 10 pay
the fund over to the II Lstees of the COL
lege who are bound TO devote the income
to athletics. The deed of trust was signed
by John p Fisher. who was captain OF
the 1905 Columbia eleven. and Gerald B.
Curtis. the manager
Pursuant to the terms Of the agreement
the trustees have paid the income arising
from, the fund annually to the crew and
sum of 81 SO 40 had been distributed. OF
which S1G16 was given to the crew and
sg73 rs TO the track team. AT the present
time Albert W Putnam has s1S2N on
hand and will receive s1s1- 70 as income
n-ior m January l. when the college trus-
tees take actual title. This amount. 1895
will. of course be subdivided according TO
the terms of the agreement
Football not having been resumed the
university will receive the principal OF the
fund 1t is directed that the money shall
be applied to the athletic teams. as has
previously been the case, and II is also
stated IN the trust that if at any time
during the continuance of the trust either
the said track team or the university
crew should cease to take part in inter
collegiate sport, then the Whoie OF saiu
interest shall be applied annually TO the
use of the remaining sport; and In the
event that both the said track atnletic
team and university crew should cease 10
take mart in intercollegiate sport, then the
sail interest, dividends or income snail be
maid annually to the trustees Of Columbia
couaoa In the City of New York for the
general uses of Columbia University
The principal of the fund at the present
time amounts 70 s10OsT.72. and is so IN
vested as to Weld an annual income OF
s4s8 49
Kenneth Huszash, representing Lewis IN
s+i+,,+a established g new interscholastc
swimming record in Chicago on Thursday
avening by sIashing his way through the
fer in the Toward swim IN IS 20 seconds
q NJ Daniels holds the amateur record lor
the distance at 55 2-5 seconds. only three
seconds faster than the mark set by the
speedy schoOlboy.
Huszash matrfcuiated at Amherst two
wears ago and made the swimming tean'
but did not return after his freshman year
Tho story comes from Cincinnati that
August Hermann. chairman OF the na-
tional commission and owner OF the I'm
cinnati club. will hold the proxy OF John L
1,-usb owner Of the New York Giants. at
me annual meeting of the National League
of Baseball Clubs in this city on Wednes-
day.
NJ Rr,1sh has gone TO Texas for the
winter without announcing who would rep
resent him at the meeting. which lends
some color to the report
This indicates that four votes and prob
af7Iv five can be counted on to re-elect
Thomas J. Lynch president Of the league.
LAYERS OF athletics pick and choose
tonight between two interesting sets OF IN
door games. A varied and attractive pro-
gra1nrne has been arranged for the fifty
eighth games of the 7th Regiment at the
arnorv. Park avenue and eSth street. Wall
scaling. tent-raising, relay racing and
hand concert will be features out of the
ordinary.
The games of the list Regiment will be
Do -Ir nd
s4th street Two hundred and fifty entries
have been received and the meet should
he productive of some fine sport The feat
IRE race will be the two-mile bicycle handi-
can. for which twenty-eight riders are
named W Van den Dries, Of the New |
York Athletic Club. will ride from scratch. |
The entry for the track events is the heav- |
lest IN the history Of the regiment. Among |
the good ones entered are Dorland. Goggin. |
Egan. Gels, Malone. Lowell. Sweeney. |
Wright Flood. McCahill and Nerent.
James Casey, scout Of the Detroit club. OF |
the American League, will manage the |
Fort Wayne club, OF the Central League. |
next season
The Yale basketball team Will make its
first appearance OF the season here tonight
against the Polytechnic Institute five on the
stter's court IN Brooklyn Both teams
have been strengthened and an interesting
game can be expected.
The first hockey game of the season Will
be played tonight at the St Nicholas Rink
between Yale and the team OF the Crescent
Athletic Club. Both sevens have shown
plenty of dash in practice and may be de-
pended upon to play a strong, aggressive
Tame The game will be called at O'Clock
RACING AT JACKSONVILLE