Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-23
QUEER TEAMREWARD
Princeton Eleven Gets First
Money Prize Among Colleges.
AWAIT COLLEGIATE Meet
Cornell, Pennsylvania and Michigan
Have Best Chance to
Win Games.
By EDWARD r. BUSHNELL.

college men gave q gasp Of amazemen,
wnen they read In the newspapers that
Cyrus II. Mccormick OF Chicago had
made gift Of $4,000 to Princeton s
championship 1911 foot ball team. II was
a most extraordinary way to reward the
Tiger champions. There is no doubt that
the Princeton team will put this money
to such use that Il viii not make its
members professionals. but Princeton men
are likely to regret that Mr. Mccormick
did not take some other way to show his
appreciation Of the team, OF which his son
was q member. than by making it direct
gift Of money.
versity authorities to recognize their
teams by presenting each member with
gold foot ball or some other ornament.
But heretofore no institution or enthu-
siastic alumnus ever rewarded the victo-
rious team with a gift Of money. which in
this case amounted to practically $1,000
man. According to the newspaper &C
counts. Mr.. Mccormick left the entire dis
position Of the fund to the players them
selves.
There can be no criticism OF Mr.. Nc
Cormtck's motives, nor II there any Nkeli-
hood that the Princeton team will fall to
make good use Of the money. At the same
time 1t was hardly a good precedent to
reward a team as individuals with q gift
of money. 1t would seem that q fund of
this kind could be applied in q much bet
ter way to the aid OF Princeton, and still
be known as q memorial to the excellent
work Of the 1911 team. Just now Prince
ton is sadly in need Of q permanent
stadium, and to outsiders, at least, 1t
would seem that IL this sum were given
IN ha M q
nucleus OF fund for the erection of such
a stadium 1t would have served q very
good purpose. and would have relieved
Princeton Of all possible criticism for the
acceptance OF such a gift.
The American Regatta.
From present indications there will be
at Least five colleges In the annual Amer1-
can regatta, which is to be held on the
schuyIkin river. Philadelphia. next Sat
urday afternoon. Entries have been re-
ceived from Harvard, Yale. Pennsylvania,
Columbia and Cornell. All OF these col
leges will compete in the race for the
junior crews. which, next to the Pough-
keepste and New London regattas, Is re-
garded as the banner college rice OF the
year.
Because Of the ruling Of the stewards
that no oarsman who has occupied a
seat In a varsity shell at Poughkeepsie
or New London Is eligible for this race, 1t
is impossible to make any comparison be-
tween the various crews. Judging from
past performances. Cornell should be the
favorfte. The Ithacans seem to have
such a wealth OF rowing material that
they can turn out victorious crews on
short notice and with monotonous regu-
larity. Considerable fear is entertained
Of the Harvard Junior crew because of
the neck and neck race which 1t rowed
with Annapolis several weeks ago. When
it is considered that the Middies defeated
first eight by five lengths
In q two-mile race 1t Is evident that Cor
nell must be at its very best to finish
ahead Of the Crimson.
Efforts have been made for several
years to secure the entry OF Princeton
crew, and the Tigers have let It be
known that whenever they compete in
any outside regatta 1t will be that con-
Quoted by the American Rowing Associa-
the board of stewards Of this organixa-
ton since its foundation. and while the
Tiger authorities have not had an oppor-
tunity to participate in such regattas as
they might have wished, they have given
their fullest support to this organization.
There Is much regret In rowing circles
that the Navy crew was unable to follow
up the precedent which it started last
year, when, for the first time In its his
tory, Annapolis was represented by two
they would be ON hand this year. but
they had made q mistake OF one week
In the date of the regatta ana had to
recall their entry because OF q conflict
with final examinations.
College Track Men Anxious.
with the approach Of the thirty-sixth
annual track and field championships
Of the I. C. A. A. A. A. q great deal
Of anxiety 10 being shown at Cornell.
and Michigan. which
three universities by general consent
are considered to have the best chance
for victory There were four i'm
portant track meets q week ago. which
had considerable bearing upon the
coming meet They were the dual
games between Harvard and Dart
Princeton and Yale and the
triangular meet between Cornell. Co
umbia and the Navy and Pennsyl-
vania, the Indians and Carnegie.
The University Of Pennsylvania has
is opponents guessing as to the real
strength of the Quaker team. 1t Is an
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