The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-19
ATHLETIC CHATTER

As was expected, the Pomona high
school which won the championship
football title of the state, has been
challenged by Porterville high team.
1t is to be regretted that the Porter
Vile team did not put in it's claim
for title match during the season
instead of waiting until the season Is
completed and the champions dis
banded for the season Should Po-
mona refuse to play the match they
will be perfectly within their rights
Any one could have announced the
next Harvard captain right after the
game with Yale However, we have
allowed Harvard TO make the official
announcement that Charlie Brickley
will be next years figurehead.
=
The handicaps for the New Cen
tury wheelmen five mile handicap bi-
cycle race at the stadium SUNDAY
have been announced. as follows:
scratch-Hans ohrt. J. Tracy, Leslie Drsry
and George Drury; 15o yards-H. Spence and
W. Rhodes; 200 yards-'Bud'' Lyman: w;
Burger and Otto Killiet; 800 yards-M. Conte
and F. E. Mclaughlin; $50 yards-A- Mooney
and e. Emerson; 400 yards-John Rehberg;
500 yards-Fred Brandt and Jean Starker-
England has requested that the polo
games for the international cup be
played In June. This Is somewhat of
surprise, as the games are usually
played in the early fall. Perhaps
Johnny Bull has been preparing for
the early date. Never mind, John. all
the American boys will be ready for
you. They have been in training since
the last time you met them.
Should the San Diego Rowing club
eventually decide to row the coast
championship four cared barge race
In southern waters, ii is pretty sure
that at least three of the local row.
ing clubs will participate in the race.
No definite date has been mentioned
up to the present, but 1t Is thought
that the southerners will ask for
July 4.
An eastern paper asks: Have the
New York policemen who received
their back pay from the city. which
they lost while representing Uncle
Sam at various Olympiads, profess
sionalized themselves" Looks as
though the questioner has a grudge
against amateurism. The city in this
instance is the employer of the cops.
and II an employer wishes TO pay an
employe while absent from his work
that is no ones business but the en-
ployer's. The same thing Is done by
every European country. However.
had the management OF the various
Olympiads paid the athletes for their
time lost there would be ground Tor
a legitimate kick.
Eastern universities have their little
troubles just as California and Stan
ford do. The latest is a squabble be-
tween Yale and Columbia, In which
the students are worked up to fever
heat over the fact that Yale has tried
to take Columbia's hockey coach up
to New Haven. 1t is easy to Imagine
that a very complicated situation
could be made out of the transfer of
the coach, and such has evidently
been the case. Careful guidance by
the controlling authorities probably
will be necessary to prevent an ath-
letic tangue between Yale and Colum-
bia." says an eastern report
X X
The central association of the Anna
teur Athletic union has applied to the
championship committee for sane
ton to hold the National basket ball
championships in Chicago. George
Hepbron of the National committee
has communicated with the local as
ISOLATION requesting that the Pacific
association mail its vote Immediately.
The mail vote closes December %;
and as the local association has no
desire to hold this years title games,
IL will vote in favor of Chicago.
X X
Yale evidently intends to stick to
the graduate coach system. The ap-
pointment yesterday OF Dick Arm
strong, Yale '95, as head rowing coach
confirms this belief. The English
coaching last year was not to the
liking Of the student body. though at
that Guy Nickalls will be one OF the
coaching staff with Armstrong. Nick
alls Is an oarsman and scuiler of
ability. having been winner of the
world famous diamond sculls' in
1898. 1889, 1890. 1893 and 1894. He is
an oxford university man.
X X
Local cricketers have shown con-
siderable lack of interest in the Eng
nsh pastime this season, and If they
expect TO see the game put on the
exposition program for 1915 1t is up
to them to be making move. The
big drawback to the game hereabouts
has been the lack Of suitable grounds.