The Calumet news., 1913-09-26
new DEPARTURE
AT UNIVERSITY
Athletes for All Students and Fa.
Guilty Aim of Latest Move

Ann Arbor, Mich, Sept. 26-Inter-
class athletic managers at the Uni
ycrsity Of Michigan are now To be "a
thing Of the past. In the future their
work of managing all interclass con-
tests in baseball, football. basketball
ana track will he handled almost en-
tircly by Floyd A. Rowe. '0S engineer.
enc of the greatest distance runners
that Michigan ever turned out Rowe
has recently heen appointed by the
Athletic association to fill the position
cr intra- mural or interclass coach.
formerly held by Prentis Douglas, who
will coach the ALI Fresh eleven this
fan.
In the past competition has always
been keen for the interclass manager
ships and the abolishing of these Of
fees will put an end to the vigorous
campaigns that were formerly waged
by the interclass candidates. For the
next two months, Rowe VIII devote
his time to class football teams and
the class relays which were introduced
for the first time last year at the
South Dakota football game.
New Field House.
y new field house. a temporary frame
structure. 50 by 20 feet. is being com-
llctcd gust west of the baseball grand
stand. This will be used as the Fer
~ field headquarters for all sports not
included in the varsity list The build
iy.s ,ss 1nnbla 11pl
ers. providing accommodations for 400
men. Ample showers and rubbing
rooms are also included in the field
house The erection of the new build
ing is enc of the first steps taken by
the Athletic association in providing
athletic training for the entire student
body. This will be the second year in
which every student is required to
pay IN athletic tax of 49, which fee
includes admission To all events on
Ferry Field, and the use of the uni
ycrsity tents courts and diamonds dur
ing the college year. a number Of
new courts have been laid out during
the summer.
Rowe will endeavor To develop the
scores of students who do not care To
20 into athletics heavily enough for
the varsity work. 1t is the bookworm
who lives behind pair of big specta-
rlcs that the new coach will get after.
He will also have charge of all cross
country work.
Rowe's Career.
II
Howe is particularly well fitted for his
new jon. He started as a track ana
baseball man in the Battle Creek high
school, and for two years he played
ON the high school team, which held
the state championship. In 1904 he
broke the two-milc interscholastic
record i'm the prep school meet at Ann
Arhor.
In 1904 he entered the university
winning his IN" during the first year
lie broke the two-mile western rec
ord at Chicago in 1905. Then he was
the fourth man in Michigans FAMOUS
team, consisting of Ramey, Coe ana
stone, " hich broke the worlds record
IN the fcur-mile relay at Philadelphia
The following year he ran with th'
championship team at Evanston ahu
Philadelphia.
NJ the 1907 eastern intercollegiate
held ut Cambridge. he lowered the Am
crican two mile record from 9;4O tt
9:3i ard he also ran ut the Penn re-
lays. In 1908 the Michigan team wof
the four mile event At Philadelphla
by forfeit and they smashed th'
worlds two-mile record. their tim'
beng sos.
After graduating from the engineer
ing department. Rowe went to Butte
Mont. where he took charge OF IN
high school manual training depart
ment and coached the school teams
Under his two years of training IN
Butte basketball and track teams wo'
the state championship for the mrs
timc. Later he spent two years VIII
the high schools at Deer Lodge an
Helena, Mont. His Helena footba
eleven became champions of the north
west and the baseball team landed th
state honors For several season
Rowe played professional base
BAH during the summer. Last stiinme
he was engaged in chautauqua wor