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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Coach of Columbia Declares
Himself Against Plan
for Shortening
Contest.

Four miles is none too long for var
sity crew race in the opinion OF James c..
Rice. the coach OF the Columbia Univer-
sity crews. and in fact Rice would not
mind seeing the race heightened instead
Of cut down, az proposed by Charles r.
Courtney In expressing this opinion yes
terday Rice conceded with the Views of
Vivian Nickalls. the new coach at the
University OF Pennsylvania
Any one who has seen the races NJ
Poughkeepsie in the last few years. said
Rice. knows that four miles is just a
long easy swing for the crews. and that
after the sprint OF the first mile or two
is over there is noticeable letting down
bv the men. You couldn't ask for bet
ter example than that offered by both
Cornell and Columbia last June when.
after the first couple OF miles, they let
down In their stroke and padded 10 the
finish as well as they could. The easy
swing didn't win the race for them, how
ever
" would be in favor Of having the
stewards put time limit on the first
three miles. and then. after all the crews
reached the bridge. let them race II out
To the finish in one big sprint. In fact.
think I'll order my crew 10 row twenty
four for the first three miles and then
hit ii UP as high as they can. That's
one way OF trying TO win that neither
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Many Promising Players
in Sight, and Lively Sea-
son Is Expected.
STUYVESANT SQUAD
ALREADY AT WORK
Disqualification of Road After
Recent p. S. A. l.. Games
Causes Comment.

With the departure Of the big league
teams for the Southern training camps
the call for candidates for the teams has
been made in several OF the local high
schools, and the boys have responded in
goodly numbers. The coaches already re-
port wealth OF material. and some have
already gone so far as to predict the
championship for their school
Stuyvesant, always active in athletics,
had It's boys out a couple Of days a week
for some time, and looks forward to a
good season. At Commercial. Eastern
District, Manual Training Commercial.
Commerce and several other schools the
squads are out working hard for places
Several coaches look forward with feel
ings Of apprehension to the stirring times
which are almost sure to develop when
the final games Of the season draw near.
They expect that the usual charges OF
professionalism will he made. and that
the usual disqualifications will follow
more or less perfunctory investigation.
This programme has been followed
through in each succeeding year. with
few exceptions. Because Of this method OF
procedure an inferior team has usually
been declared champion.
Several coaches have declared that II is
high time the members of the high
schools games committee decided 10 allow
any boy who is bona fide member Of
school, and who maintains the scholastic
standing to play on his school team.
The coaches assert that it is al
most impossible to prevent good ball
PLAYER from playing on the so-called semi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Committee Appointed to
Confer with Head of
Bronx Parks.
COURSES contested
AND GROWING WORSE
Negligence May Result in Keeping
Many Good Amateurs On
Handicap List.

Further steps were taken Yesterday
toward better conditions for the golfers
al Van Cortlandt Park and Pelham Bay
links when a committee was appointed
10 present the matter to Commissioners
Whittle of The Bronx. newly appointed
by Mayor Mitchell
Colonel T. ". NJ. Draper. one Of the
unattached players at Van Cortlandt who
has been chosen chairman Of the general
committee. was empowered at meeting
OF that body YESTERDAY at the residence
Of the Rev Or. Livingston r. Schuyler,
10 appoint a subcommittee TO bring 20
the attention Of the new Commissioner
the needs of thousands who use the pub
lie links.
Thus far Colonel Draper has named
four men. There may he more as he
deems advisable. His selections are as
follows: DIT Schuyler, unattached; Ar
thur c. Johnson. jr. New York Golf Cluo;
W. D. White Manhattan Golf Club, and
Colonel Draper
Briefly stated. the general committee
has been formed with representation from
nearly all clubs which play at Van Cort-
! landt and Pelham parks. as well as the
/ hundreds who belong TO no clubs at all.
/ for the purpose OF urging the necessity
/ Of relieving the congested conditions at
Van Cortlandt and piping the greens at
Pelham.
There are thousands who play golf.
and the congestion is almost intolerable, -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
CRICKETERS PLAN StA~
Crescent A. G. Goes bacA y
Fold=Oficers Electe0.

cr,cke, club. OF the vicinity Ne ,
REPRESENTED at the annual mesuns 40
New York and New Jersey O n.~
citation held az the Hermitage ~
when officers for the ensuing
The Crescent Athletic club VA
admitted 10 membership, ou' ,,os \
York Veteran Cricketers Ass' a, n
cid.d to plac. two teams only % s' ~
This season These will be the ~ r
County and the Manor Field ''s .as.,,s1
senior eleven will engage J"
matches only. -. ssacsr
teams: Staten Island. Bensohn.,r -
cent A c. Richmond county "s y
s,d paterson. In future a psn.,< =
be awarded TO the team 80 -
championship. The .oner .,.r
the Australian crlcke,ers to play -
here next summer under
81 900 was not accepted sr
The new officers elected We" -
lows: Harry Manley. staten 'si ~
dent: Graham Macpherson '' - ~
and Frank &. Kaye manor sa y
presidents: r. F. Kelly w .,.r,.
IIs,b street Manhattan. Set ~
Arthur II. waidron, Bens'"
urey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
-Four Miles Not Too Long
for Crew Race, Says Rice

nor any one else up al Poughkeepsie has
experimental with yet, and II ought 20
be worth trial
I'm dead earnest. though, the four mile
race at Poughkeepsie as the crews are
rowing 1t these days. is a battle and a
sprint from the start. The crews that
waits is lost. On the other hand. would
not say that crew had 10 go out and
make the pace, but II IL happens 10 be
fast enough 10 do 50 why not let it,
There isn't much OF an easy swing from
Crum Elbow 10 the finish. and every crew
that is worth its salt is hammering away
from the crack OF the gun. And you
can't make crew obey orders when II
It being challenged from the start The
boys force themselves into a sprint, and
II they don't crack before the finish they
win. II they do. they come back for an
other trial the following year"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Will Urge Bettern1ent
of Public Golf Links

said Colonel Draper last night. 1T IL OF
such great interest to the vast army or
golfers on the public links that the need
IL urgent and We wish to emphasize that
our committee will act along the broad
est possible lines and that the views or
all those who play are desired.
I'VE hope TO convince Commissioner
white Of the crying need of these I'M
provements. 1t often has been demon
strated how popular golf is. and II is
shown by the fact that in dozens OF far
smaller cities in the United States the
demand for public goling facilities has
become widespread
lanes A Tyng. chairman OF the Metro
politan Golf Association handicap COM
mittee. has sent out last word OF warn
inc 10 the remaining clubs that nave
failed 10 mi out and return the handicap
blanks. In his letter Tying called atten-
ton TO the fact that in the latter part Of
January the original forms were sent
around to all of the sixty-eight clups
holding membership in the association,
requesting that the blanks be returned
by February ..
Tying SAYS that the committee rs now
practically through its work, handicaps
having been adjusted and everything
made ready for the printer. Ii is a fact.
however. that at the present moment
twelve clubs including some of the most
prominent IN the district. have failed to
respond, and these delinquents have been
urged to make their returns before March
.. when the matter VIII positively go 10
the printer II they do not respond it will
mean that many Of the foremost anna
teurs in the district will be left on the
list TYING adds that even in the event Of
cluos not having PLAYERS rated at or bet
ter it would be well for them to I'LL out
certain parts OF the blank form which
treats OF the par Of the course and so
forth.
The delinquent clubs are as follows:
Apawamis club, Country club of Glen
Ridge Hollywood Golf club. Haworth
Country club Mahopac Golf Club, Mid
land Golf Club. National Golf Links Of
America, Ocean Country Club Piping
Rock Club. Powelton Club, Saegklll Golf
Club and Westfeld Golf Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Veteran Coach of Cornell
Says Four Mile Test Re-
quires Too Much
Preparation.

Charles r. Courtney. the veteran rowing
coach Of Cornell. is working for a shorter
race at Poughkeepsie Mr.. Courtney is Of
the opinion that preparations for four
mile race require crew candidates 10
neglect their studies
Not only in crew but in all intercol-
lcgiate athletics he feels that the strain
OF competition IS too great. His con
structive suggestions are that the Cornell
University crew shall not be called upon
TO row more than one race a year. and
that freshmen shall not be allowed 10
take part in any games or races during
the college year.
I'm former years. according TO Mr.
Courtney the standing OF the crew men
in their studies was Invariably high. but
under the stress Of additional work 1t has
been coming steadily down.
At recent alumni dinner the coach
spoke as follows:
Il want 10 tell you a few things that l
don't believe in.
Il don't believe in a four-mile race.
never did. and ] am unalterably opposed
average boy can't give the necessary time
from his university work 10 make proper
preparation for a four-mile race. The
way / feel. II We are to be forced 10 row
four-mile races. / would rather bust every
crew man out OF the university than TO
feel for a minute that l had allowed him
TO 20 into heartbreakng four-mile race
unprepared
Il don't believe the varsity crew should
be called on TO row more than one race
in a season. and ! think that race should
be after college closes in the summer.
II don't believe that our freshmen
should be allowed to take part in any in
tercollcgiate games or races during the
college year / am not prepared to say
that il is good thing to allow freshmen
TO row in the races at Poughkeepsie even
after college closes in June.
Il don't believe in intercollegiate sports
when they are carried to the extent 10
which they are carried to-day.
II don't believe in raking the country
over with inc-toothed comb 10 find
lot Of star prep. school athletes and per
suadc them 10 come 10 the university.
Il believe that If an effort were made
10 bring lot OF young fellows TO Cornell
who want 20 get an education and who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Courtney Urges Shorter Race
for Crews at Poughkeepsie

mean 10 use their time at the university
for that purpose. our athletics would be
better taken care OF than they are now
and the university would turn out better
men.
Last fall the faculty was severely
criticised by certain individuals who
thought the faculty was not giving the
football men square deal Are these
people quite fair To the faculty. The
faculty is between two fires. On the one
hand are the undergraduates and a large
number OF the alumni, clamorng for more
time for the athletes to prepare for
games On the other hand our great
manufacturing concerns are demanding
better men.
Il ask YOU here tonight il. in justice
TO the faculty. it is not time to call a
halt
we have arranged at Cornell for this
year eighty-siX games and races. Have
YOU ever stopped To think Of the amount
Of time it takes 10 prepare the teams and
crew for those games and races and to
play the games and row the races, many
OF them out OF town?
sit down some day and figure IT up
and see II the faculty Is not justified in
saying that il the bows gave more time
to their proper work and less time TO
their athletics. the university could turn
out better men.
Il have seen a professor Of Sibley COL
ege leaving town with party of students
for week 10 make an important test
somewhere. They were going TO do work
which would reflect credit on the uni
versity and would be OF some permanent
good TO the human race. bat didn't see
any cheer leaders or brass band at the
station TO give them a send-of.
when | first went to Cornell University
We had one crew. Later on we had two.
Sometimes We would row two races in a
season. but almost invariably the races
came after college closed I'm June. The
crew men stood very high in their uni
versty work.
In fact. / have heard President Schur-
man say that the crew men stood as high
as. IL not higher than. any other class of
students. To-day We have seven races
and the standing OF the crew men is
gradually going down.
1T makes me hot. because / was AL
ways very proud Of the standing OF my
boys. / don't believe in piling on so
many races. l guess II those men who sill
with their feet on their desks and ar
range those races had 10 row the races
themselves they would not believe ia IL.
either
Columbia Harvard, HaVerford, Cornell,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
FIX GRAVESEND BAY DATES
Committee Arranges Schedule
of Twelve Yacht Races.

Tentative dates for the Gravesend
BAY yacht racing season have just been
presented by a committee 10 the various
clubs Of the organization. The season
will open on Memorial Day and Will close
on September y
The schedule calls for twelve champion
ship races. These will start on June .
and last throughout the summer. There
will be only two races on Gravesend
Bay during July. as the lower bay CORN
thians intend 20 take part In Larch-
mont week Fifteen races IN all nave
been arranged.
May gO-Atlantc y q.
June g. Atlantic Y. C.. 10. New York Canoe
club. 20 Crescent 4 c.. q. Atlantic y. c.
Jaly : Bensonhurst y c.: s5 Atlantic Y c.
championship. ..
August l. Brooklyn v g.: s. Bensonnurst
4 a. 10 Marine and Field club. %. Crescent
A. e.: - BensonhurSt y. q. 'All champion
ship racesl. .,,..
septenber g. Atlantic Y. g. championship;
=. Atlantic Y C.: ~. Atlantic Y. c. champion
ship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
INDIANS DESERT NEW YORK
Carlisle Will Play No Football
Game Here.

Carlisle. Feb 1.-The Carlisle Indians
viii not play football in New York next
fall. This was learned when the sched-
ule OF the team was announced by Glenn
Warner Yesterday. Eleven games Will be
played. and with the exception of the
first two or three, none but strong teams
will be met.
The schedule follows:
Sept 49, Albright College VS. Carlisle
Indians. at Carlisle. Sept %. Lebanon
Valley vs.. Carlisle Indians. at Carlisle
Sept 26 West Virginia Wesleyan VS.. car
Isle Indians. at ClarksbuTg. W. Va
oct. 8, Lehigh vs.. Carlisle Indians at
South Bethlehem. oct 10, Cornell VS..
Carlisle Indians. at Ithaca. y. y: oct.
Il. University of Pittsburgh vs.. Carlisle
Indians. at Pittsburgh; oct. a University
OF Pennsylvania VS.. Carlisle Indians at
Philadelphia; oct 81, Syracuse University
VS.. Carlisle Indians. at Buffalo.
Nov. :. Holy Cross VS.. Carlisle Indians,
at Manchester y. H.: Nov. A.. Notre
Dame VS.. Carlisle Indians, at Chicago;
Nov. %. Brown University VS.. Carlisle
Indians, at Providence. X. |.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
ADOPT RIGID AMATEUR CODE
New Baseball Association Gives
Professionals No Loophole.

Chicago. Feb. 21.-Besides barring en-
tirely any player considered a profess
sional, the National Amateur Baseball
Association Al its session to-day adopted
rules prohibiting the players in Its con-
tests from receiving any compensation
for their participation. Rigid regula-
tons regarding profes sionalism were in
corporated in the associations eligibility
code.
The delegates from the fourteen cities
who attended yesterday afternoon
meeting. at which the association was
organized. Will form the nrst director
ate. il was decided to-day Officers were
TO be elected before adjournment this
evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Baseball Squad at Princeton
Shows Dearth of Talent
in the Pitching De-
partment.

PENNSYLVANIA and Yale will start their
annual series for the intercollegiate Soc
Ger championship on March H. a full
schedule. extending until April ., having
been arranged by the intercollegiate Soc
Ger League.
Yale will open against Pennsylvania at
New Haven and Columbia against iav-
erford at Haverford. The championship
and Mines Trophy are held by Harvard,
whose team won last year with 10 points.
Princeton has accepted the invitation to
join the league, and Will probably enter
a team in the championship series. In
that case special dates will be set for ihis
team.
The league schedule follows:
March ia--Colurnbla IS. Haverford ar llayer-
ford. Yale ". Pennsylvania. at New Haven.
March 2l-Pennsylvania vs.. Columbia. AZ
Philadelphia; Yale ~. Hayerford, at Ne"
Haven.
March 2s-Yale vs.. Columbia. at New Haven;
Cornell -. Hayerford. a, ithaca.
April Harvard w. Cornell al Cambridge
April columbia rs. Cornell. at south Field.
April tliarNard ". Yale. At Cambridge
Hsverford VS.. Pennsylvania. ~ Haverford.
April n-Pennsylyania ~. Harvard. at Phil
adelphia
April IS-Hsyerford vs.. Harvard. at Haver-
ford.
April is-Columbia vs. Harvard. at South
Field. Cornell vs. Pennsylvania. at Ithaca.
April e5-Cornell vs. Yale. az Ithaca.
With scarcely more than five weeks in
which to prepare for the opening OF the
1914 baseball schedule. Princeton battery
candidates were called out four days ago
by Bill Clark. the coach. and h X.
Rhoads the captain Fifteen men have
reported for the varsity up 10 the pres
cnt time. and IL is expected that several
others will begin work next week
The pitching staff gives very little
promise of anything like consistent
strength and presents the most serious
problem OF the season. Eleven men I'm ali
have reported as pitchers. but OF this
number only two are letter men-G. II.
Copeland. 10 and " y. Wood. "A. Cope
land started in practically all the big
games last year. but rarely lasted FOR
more than five or six innings
His chief strength was a level head.
which pulled him out of many hole. but
ii seemed almost a physical impossibility
for him TO control mis- delivery for more
Than five innings at the best. He mas de-
veioped his tw'rling almost entirely since
his freshman year In college when he
was a substitute on his class nine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22

Columbia. Harvard. Haverford. Cornell,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
High Schools Call for
Baseball Team Material

professional teams. They also point out
that no coach would knowingly play a
professional, in the strict sense OF the
word. and that Furthermore, no boy
would attend school just to play ball
if he was forced to do his work.
The disqualification Of II. J. Rood. OF
De witt Clinton. by the nigh schools
games committee and the subsequent
awarding of the track and field cham
pionships of the Public Schools Athletic
League were not unexpected
Several coaches declared before the
running Of the final heat in the hurdle
race in the championships that if they
had a man entered who was at all likely
10 be placed they would protest the Gin
ton lad, because he. with many Others.
had competed in the games Of the New
York Athletic Club last summer. Since
none had any men in the final they pre-
served a dignifed silence-untiI after
the meet was over. Then they spread
the report.
The news flew about until the protest
was entered and the subsequent decision
by the solons OF scholastic sport was
handed down. There is a general feel
ing that the men who knew that Rood
was Ineligible 10 represent the school
should have protested when the entries
we're announced. or else have kept silent
on the matter for all time. Although
disqualified and stripped OF his title, the
fact remains that Rood was by all means
the best man in the race and won on
merit.
The high schools games committee has
practically decided not 10 hold the cham
pionship meet in the afternoon hereafter.
II is said that more than $3.50 was lost
on the recent venture Inn ossible
weather conditions kept the crowd away,
not more than fifteen hundred spectators
being on hand to witness the sports.
The scholastic swimmers are training
hard for the final swimming champion
ships which will be neld az the College
OF the city OF New York on March 49,
Although the High School OF Commerce
won the round robin tournament, either
De Witt Clinton or Townsend Harris
Hall is expected to win the city title.
Stuyvesant is also well rated by the
critics
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
School Custodians Enjoy
Outing.

The School Custodians and Janitors'
Union. No. 1885, "a. F. of L, gave its
first annual excursion to Marshall Hall
August 20. While there was some disap-
poinement in not having more of the
school people present on the occasion,
there was a large and happy crowd, de-
spite the heat of the day. and the AFFAIR
was a great success throughout. Super
intendent OF Jauitors II. +. McQueeny.
with Mrs. McQueeny, entertained about
fifteen children, whom they brought with
them for the day. Everything was done
both for the comfort and pleasure of the
guests, and great credit is due those who
had the affair in charge for the excellent
manner in which 1t was conducted. The
entertainment committee provided a num-
Der of events which created fun and
pleasure for all The children especially
enjoyed the pie-eating match. Other
events were a 5O-yard dash for boys, Won
by W. Beall; w. Genkins, second. Fifty
yard dash for girls, won by w. Hunger
ford; z. Taylor, second. Broad jump for
boys, won by w. Pierson: H. Anderson,
second. Broad jump for girls, won by L.
Gladding; G. Wright. second. Broad jump
for men, won by A. Peak; c. Bowman,
second. Potato race for boys, won by
A. carteri GeoEEe Hardy, second Potato
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
Modern Woodmen.

At the meeting OF Washington Camp
Modern WoOdmen of America, on Friday
evening, It was decided by a large ma
jority vote to move into No Hall, Old
Masonic Temple, on September l. As
this hall is much larger than No. 2 the
one now being occupied by the camp. II
is thought that it will be better adapted
to the wants Of the membership. especial
ly on account Of its large seating capa-
city, in case of the large special meet
ings that are held from time to time,
One candidate was initiated and two ap-
plications for membership were received.
a letter was read by the clerk inviting
the uniformed team to participate in the
parade at Baltimore on September on
account OF the celebration in honor of the
writer of the Star Spangled Banner"
A spirited discussion was entered into
by several of the members on matters
pertaining to the welfare of the order,
which is expected to result in much good
generally.
Harry B. PETERS, advisor. presided in
the absence Of Consul r. A. NarkIe, who
is out OF the city on his vacation.