The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20
c0LUMBEA ATHLETICS.
Many candiaates fsr DAsebam Team
Good rraek Material

mg0D ME9IA u8nN1o3as
BY the end Of the coming week practi-
caliy all the spring spOrts WIN DO under
way at Columbl and several Of the teams
VIII have played the FIRST Ramee OF the
season. The baseball ands lacrosse men
have all been on South Field for more tina
week now and are working into shaI''
for their first EAmes. while the soccer eleven
has already played two Of lts regular spring
championship contests. The track men
will get out on the south Field track by
next Friday or Saturday and the tennis
players will follow them in the next two or
three days. The crew has been rowing on
the Hudson for the last week. although
practice has not been up TO standard. ana
the attendance has not been a. large as u
should have been.
The way Dave Fultz has gone ahead with
the BASEBALL squad gives encouSa cement
70 those who have favored the professional
system OF coaching. fultz vac favored AZ
the very beginning with the largest squad
that ever reported for the varsity team on
MOrnin Eside Heights. From sixty men az
the beginning Of the practice season he has
gradually reduced the squad TO thirty. and
he intends to cut on another dozen In the
next few days. BY this elm ina ton he ha .
been ena hled TO retain some Of the hest
material that has been tried out In some
years
Al Of the veterans from last years nine
have been kept on the squad. hut IL h doubt
ful n they will got their old positions when
the the hS,' lineup e made out NuTT siD. iss
nell VII probably, catch again. .slde
positions seem ssitied and Il would no.
he surprising II none Of the veterans should
6s IN ne anal Ss,.HS LED sys
call for first base This u hia firrt attempt
a. Ssssbsii IN college and he has made good
,. wsrdlsw played second las, season.
but Porter and Schnepp. the former a sec
ond year man and the other q senior. both
ders played -hort-top for the greater part
OF last season and seems reasonably sure
q the same place again thIs spring, f9r
hemus are both making q strong, light.
ON experience. however. o'Connsll may
hou, !. the only veteran and there j. whole
raft Of candidates whom Fuitz will have a
lot Of trouble sitting out
an end Bernis WefeTs viii let the track
men have their first outdoor work iusi
az soon az the south Field track y rolled
two some Of the distance men have been
running on Riverside Drive aud tho coach
as. s a. soo sS g. 1ss sSe ali SSs sn
Who are out at the present time maintain
their eligibility there H. not much doubt
fairly succe-sful year on the rinder path
Harry DAbcock, "a u heinR trained for
the quarter and the broad Jump and u -
likely that he will also go into the pole vault
Hans bTrnA viii probably he eligible for
the tWo miles and Wefers may start him IN
the mile. although his time ia the Ion gcrd Is
tAnce u much hotter than AZ the mile
Maurice. " Anderson and y = NerPlanck.
all Of whom ran last year. are looked 10
MI m the distance runs With Rerna In
the middle 'DssaDre events there IL not 80
much material. for Kennedy. sanders and
link who were half miler~ last year. have
all been graduated. ard there 10 not one really
good man At the distance left. although
Counselman has made fair time BoornlAn
Babcock and Benson Will probably he tbs.
quarter Fni.~r~. while Benson. Jacobs and
Bender are the oNea who viii have 80 look
after the spints Jacobs has done some
very fest time tndo0rS and Wefer~ - full of
hop. ~ ~ his ability when he gets on the
track
". v Roo~. a freshman. viii have to do
most az she weight throwing, for there are
vsrv few candidates out for that end Of the
team Roos has established some rev
Columbia marks 10 the shot put ana has a
chance TO stand out we'll in the intercol-
legiatea The Babcocks viii do the pole
vaultink. while in The high jump IN addition
20 the Habcocks Roos " III also try 20 com
pete Harry BabcOck and Benson wall
look after the broad jump