Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-24
CORNELL OARSMEN
EAGER FOR TIGERS
IthaCans Jubilant at PrincetOn's
Ready Acceptance of Possible
Three.C0rnered Race.
COLLEGIATE SPORT GOSSIP

Cornell University is jubilant over
Princeton's acceptance of the invita-
ton to compete In race to be staged
on Navy Day. May 29, on Lake
Cayuga. Yale has been extended the
same courtesy, and the Ithacans are
eagerly awaiting ELS reply. This is
the first time In two years that the
Cornell crew has raced the Princeton
oarsmen.
The last occasion was triangular
affair, with Harvard as the third con-
testant, on the Charles River. It Is
believed that Yale will hasten to take
advantage Of Cornell's invitation, as
the New Haven oarsmen will profit as
much in experience as the Harvard
rowers have in previous years. Har-
ward has conceded that the race with
Cornell was of great value in prepara-
ton for the Yale event. The date with
Harvard is still Undecided.
The race will be rowed over the
| Charles river course. May has been
offered to the Cornell management
but 1t was not acceptable, as "Old
Man" Courtney Is of the opinion that
| he cannot train q crew to its best
form for such an important race SO
early in the season. The springs at
Cayuga are usually very late, 1t being
April before the oarsmen can get out
on the water for the trial spins.
English college and sporting papers
are filed with correspondence pro and
con relative to the right of the oxford
University Athletic Club to bar or
limit the athletic activity of Rhodes
scholars. AS Is the case In this coun-
try, opinion appears to be about
evenly divided upon that point, and
there is no reason for believing that
the recent rulings will be altered or
rescinded.
AS the result of q recent ruling by
the National Rife Association, the
Princeton University rifle team has
been awarded the Eastern non-mili-
tary college rife shooting champion.
ship for the season of 1912-1913 The
readjustments of awards was made
when the score of the Harvard team
made against Massachusetts, Agricul-
tural College was protested by the
latter on the ground that the Harvard
team used long rifle cartridges in
stead of short, as called for under the
conditions of the match.
The University of Chicago SWIM
mers under Coach White have been
trying out the new aquatic game
known as water basketball, In order
to determine whether the game will
prove a practicable substitute for
water polo. Polo was officially abol-
ished by conference ruling two years
ago, and since that time efforts have
been made to secure a water contest
which will prove an equal attraction.
Princeton by defeating Harvard in
the second round of the twenfy-second
al nual intercollegiate chess tourna-
nfent at the Murray Hill Hotel, New
York, yesterday, wrested the lead
from the Cambridge players. Har-
ward was beaten by the score of 21s
to ia and Princeton's total was in
creased to 5, whereas that of Har-
ward is AZ. The success of OLD Mas
sau's representatives was due in a
large measure to a win by Carter at
a moment when his supporters had
given up his game as lost
Several members Of the Columbia
swimming team journeyed over to
the c. c. N. Y tank yesterday and
practised for an hour. An invitation
was extended by c. G. n. Y. in view
of the fact that the intercollegiate
championship will be held there on
March g.