New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-31
WEFERS TAKES ISSUE
WITH COLUMBIA BOARD
Sees No Benefit in Barring COL
Iege Men from Open Attn
Ietic Meets.
UP TO CAPTAIN FISHER
Three Dual Meets and Inter
collegiate Contest for the
Gross : Country
Runners.

RUNNERS.
Bernie Wefers, who coaches the Column
bia University track team in addition to
the team of the New York Athletic Club,
made a statement yesterday, in which he
took violent issue against the rule
adopted by the Columbia University Ath-
letic Association barring Columbia ath-
letes from non-collegiate contests during
the academic year.
81 am heartily opposed to the ruling
and think that nothing OF benefit can
come of it," said Wefers. Many Of the
most consistent men on the track team
to-day Whalen. for instance, who won
the half and the mile on Tuesday. were
developed in a good measure by the COM
petition afforded to the track men in the
various A. A. L. handicap and novice
contests.
MANY men get their start by winning
one OF these novice races. The compe-
tition is good and the runner learns track
generalship as he would never learn ii
by merely doing his daily work here In
South Field. II is good experience
Harry A. Fisher, graduate manager OF
athletics. who. although not a member
OF the committee on athletics. Is on the
board of directors of the athletic asso-
citation, said that the object OF the rulins
was to give the final decision as to who
should take part in contests 10 the cap
tain OF the team and not to the coach.
II n Columbia runner wants to compete
in a non-collegiate contest according II
Fisher. he will have to get the consent
Of Captain r. l.. Beatty, who will then
pass the question on TO the governing
board OF the athletic association.
Three dual meets and the intercole-
giate championship contest comprise the
schedule OF tho Columbia 'cross-country
team. which was announced yesterday
by Harry A. Fisher, graduate manager
Of athletics. The team will have its first
tryout in race over the regular six-mile
course at Van Cortlandt Park on Satur-
day. when 1t faces the University OF
Pennsylvania barriers. Princeton and the
College Of the City OF New York are the
other teams that the Blue and White will
meet
On November 10 the annual interscho-
lastic run will be held over the Riverside
Drive course. Invitations have been sent
out to practically all the schools in New
England. New York. Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. and it is expected that the
run will be the most successful in the
series that has been managed by CO.
lumbia.
The schedule is as follows:
November I. Pennsylvania. ut Van
Cortlaudt Park; November I, Princeton,
IT Van Cortlandt Park; November IL
College OF the city Of New York. at Van
Corilandt Park. November 10. inter
scholastic 'cross-country championship
at Riverside Drive. and November %, in
terschoastic championship At Van Cort-
landt Park.
II Columbia shows this year that II car
turn out fair sized squad for It's varsity
and freshmen crews there is little doubt
that a new boathouse will be constructed
near the Edgewater ferries for the use OF
the crew I'm future years.
The question was brought up at a meet
ing OF the university rowing club. and tho
]
terday that the athletic association wa'
ready TO so ahead with plans for a boat
house II the students can prove that Their,
are enough Interested in rowing to war.
! rant the expense Of such an undertaking
70 buy the land necessary, together
with the riparian rights, and build 6
| boathouse on the most approved moderr
-. lot nd tsp upttId IA.
required.
Morton G.. Bogue. who resigned a!
| chairman OF the university committee OF
| athletics last week, also gave up his posi-
! ton as graduate treasurer of rowing, bu
| retained n vote as graduate director. \
| O. lockwood, 10. was elected TO tn,
| graduate treasurership.
| The board of directors decided that, in
asmuch as the university athletic assocla
ton had practically taken over the worl
| previously carried on by the rowing club
| II was no longer necessary to con
| tinue having regular offices of that out
side OF the advisory board OF directors
and consequently no president, yice-presi
| dent. secretary or treasurer was elected.
The rowing club. however. will remain
as a separate entity so far as the actua
management of the crews are concerned
but most of the executive work connectet
with the club will be handled by Harr.
a. Fisher. graduate manager OF athletics
Jim Rice, coach of the crew, announce,
that he had reduced his squad OF fresh
men candidates to twenty-sx, and vii
continue to row at Edgewater until tn
annual regatta Is held.
The men retained are r. X. Munroe.
b. Donaho. j. Cochran. S. Van De Water
! II. NJ Tuhborne, X. w. Todd. ID. II
Ferris r. A. Wormser. Ii. A. Schultz, +
A. Wnrzbach. c. Tonges. 8. Scofeld. W
| T. Hooven. II. C.. Gushing, r. V. Lit
taner, G. Luck. II. NJ. Park. A. Barth.
| u. Burghard. ID. A. Dobie. II. Ii. Lorenz
! n. Mccarthy. S. G. Williams. l. Abrecht
| X. DAILY and A. Van Bermuth.