Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

the country. the meeting with the rowing
students of other universities. are almost
necessary to stimulate interest.
In connection with Yale's plan to SEIZED :
ule more rowing events for her crews
there is much interest in the future Of
the sport at Princeton. The Tiger stu
dents have wanted to embark in inter-
collegiate rowing for several years either
at New London or Poughkeepsie, but
their faculty has prevented them on the
ground that the sport was not sufficient
~ developed and that Princeton could
not afford the decisive defeats she would
terms with the other big universities.
Last year the Tigers had their nearest
approach to intercollegiate rowing. when
their freshman eight was allowed to
row against the Central High School of
Philadelphia. The Tigers won, and this
fact has given the Orange and Black an
appetite for more such races. 1t is be-
lieved that Princeton's first intercol-
legiate rowing will at the American re-
gatta. This belief is strengthened by
the fact that w. w. Roper. the new
director of athletics. has been made a
member of the board of stewards of the
American Rowing Association. Several
other Princetonians. prominent In the
control of the Tigers rowing policy, have
announced that Princeton will do her
first intercollegiate rowing at this re-
gatta. In consequence it is expected that
Princeton will have one or two crews in
the 1911 regatta.
Great Boom in Track Sports.
Without doubt the coming year in track
and field athletics will be the greatest
that the college world ever saw. This is
accounted for in general way by the
gradually growing interest in this form
Of athletics, but more specifically by
the plans now under way for the collec-
ton of the American team to the Olympic
games in Stockholm. Sweden. in 1912. In a
measure the Americans have been pre-
pairing for these games ever since the
1908 meet, but from now on they will
make the most careful preparations to
the end that the American team this time
may score an even more impressive vic
tory that they did in 1908.
II is. of course, impossible to fore
cast what proportion of the American
college men and what by the athletic
clubs In 1908 the college men scored
slightly more points than did the strictly
club representatives. Whether the pro-
portion will be the same in 1912 cannot
be stated in advance. but the chances
are that the fight for honors will be
about as even as heretofore.
one IUinS tildt mas virtually Deen ue-
termined upon by the men who will have
most to do with the management of the
American team is that it will be a
larger aggregation than was that of 1908
Then the American team had to be kept
down on account of the scarcity of funds
This year the management will hardly
be embarrassed for lack of money. This
has now become an International affair
and American moneyed men are sure t.
give literally for anything that will VIII
additional honOrs for this country.
Above all. the Americans do not wisl
to suffer as they did in 1903, when they
We're compelled to leave several prom
Using men home on account Of lack OF
funds. There are several instances ir
which private individuals and clubs SEN
certain athletes abroad on account o.
this same shortness of money at the dis
pOsal of the American committee. Two
OF these men-HOrr of Syracuse Univer
! sity and Giffen of the Joliet 1ll) High
School-were double point winners, ye
both would have been left at home bu
| for outside assistance.
| There is sure to be keener competition
| than ever before for places on the Amer
/ lean team. Practically every member o.
! the 1905 team has kept in training sine,
that year III the hope OF winning "a plac,
on the 1912 team. Then. too. there ha.
! been d great collection of high-class mer
developed within the last two or three
years. y good many of these new one.
are sure To be on the team and 19l
.Will surely be a busy year