Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

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varsity participated i'm such a race, the
last one being with the UniNersity of
i Pennsylvania at Springfield. Mass. Most
coaches think that Yale is. makiI d
mistake by such exclusiveness. and dar-
wards annual success over Yale Ii at
tributed pretty generally to the Grim &C n S
practice of arranging dual and other
regattas during the spring. Not only
does it stimulate interest in rowing at
Cambridge, but it gives Harvard oarrlen
racin experience, which is the one Thing
most American crews lack.
The big college ball teams WHICH went
south during the last ten days met with
q little more success than usually falls to
their lot in their preliminary Easter tr ps
Ordinarily the northern teams play tfelr
first scheduled games in. the south WITH
out having had any preliminary dial 1ond
practice, and opposed to southern Trans
which have been playing Tor two or hree
weeks they usually suffer by comparison.
This year the big university teams rom
the north on account OF the unuS illy
fine weather went south at least two
weeks further ahead in physical cor dl-
ton than had ever been the case before
That was the principal reason why they
Jared as they did against the southern
universities.
1t is utterly futile to attempt to rate
any of the college mines on the sho ng
they have made to date. good pllcler
in his best condition is about % per ant
of any teams strength prior to the MD
die of April. and some of the pitt ers
now doing such good work are certain to
fall by the wayside before the chamlnon-
ship games are played. Likewise. it will
result this year. as it has always cone,
that championship matches VIII be lie
cided by new pitchers and men now
green. who will ripen as the season p o.
crosses.
The game between PENNSYLVANIA and
Yale played in Washington and Won by
the Quakers, was decided more through
unfortunate errors than superior Hay
ing. Both teams played in-and-out ball
on their trips. So did Princeton. the IL
gers being badly beaten By Georgetown
and then reversing that decision in &c ual-
IL decisive style. Vale. too. after losing
to Pennsylvania literally sWamped Inc
Georgetown team.
Next week Harvard and Cornell Will
swing around the southern circle and
play the same teams that Princeton. Yale
and Pennsylvania have been meeting E:ut
even these games will. not be fair tests OF
the comparative strength of any of The
five universities referred TO.
Michigan Wants to Return.
The pleasure with which the undergrs. ID
yates and alumni of the TniyersitI' of
Michigan have received the announce
ment of the board of control recomm II d.
ing the return of Michigan to the " est
ern intercollegiate Conference Assoc "a
ton is sufficient proof that Michigan men
regard the experiment Of eastern IL
arces as a failure. Whether or not Mich
igan actually gets back INTO the western
fold will depend upon the sanity of the
conference authorities in accepting at
least one of the compromises Mich gan
insists upon.
If Michigan mon have come to the ON
clusion that their interests will be Sc we'd
best by a return to tho conference t Is
certainly high time that the conferer &c
authorities realized the mistake they re
making by keeping Michigan out of the
fold by their arbitrary and dictator al
manner Practically the only thing hat
keeps Michigan out OF the conference is
the latters rule that no conference col
legc shall play teams which have left he
conference or which do not observe Ill
of the conference rules. That is an APP
pIication of the boycott which is distaste-
full to American sportsmanship.
The loss of Michigan has hurt the dol-
ference far worse than Michigan has
been hurt With Michigan in the told,
there were four uniyersitiesf'hi ct go.
Minnesota. Wisconsin and Miehls III
whose games always aroused tho .'ost
intense enthusiasm. Not only did ~ GU
igan keep its athletics up 10 fish
standard Of efficiency bat IL acted -
stilnulant Upon the otne' ihree Hithtb' -
IT is moi stretching things at all TO say
that after the withdrawal of Michiiya u
there was a marked deterioration mt
only In athletic performances, nut IN the
interest taken in them by fhe coHe,'e
puhIjc The return Of Michigan VIII nii-
doubtedly double the interest IN WESTERN
collegiate athletics.
or course there is 2 possibility that tile
western conference viii stand on It's ttns-
nitv and refuse to take Michigan IN e,i-
al
der. The conference authorities have
shown :. dispoSition to treat Michigan n
this manner on previous occasions, but
Michigan has declined TO accept an
thing which would mean loss of sell
respect
Michigan is still anxious to maipt ain
her friendly rela tions with PennsyIvs MIA
and with Cornell, too, II possible. The
ouakers were a godsend to Michigan
when the Wolverines got into their trpt
HE with the conference, and Michigan
has been steadily improving her post on
among the eastern universities.
In addition to her foot bali alliances
Michigan would undoubtedly feel obIife
to retain her membership in the Int Il
collegiate Association of Amateur a h
letes of America. When Michigan re-
Joined this body IL was with the distinct
that the Wolverines woll
not again Withdraw one of the cordi-
tions of membership in the western int r.
collegiate conference is that every mem
her shall support all of the association
meetings. This means 4 a t
Michigan would have to compete in tn |
western intercollegia track meets A., |
a ruIe this meeting Is held one ". ell; |
later than tho eastern meet and unt ei' |
these circumstances Michigan could e s /
ily compete in both. But there have bftei |
times. and undoubtedly will be aga ii |
when the two meets would hc held on | n |
same day Michigan would be under ob |
ligation to compete in both. II would %
impossible to be at two places at LAO
same time. and undoubtedly each as,io'
citation would resent sending any but o.
full team.