The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-16
FRAGMENTS OF SPORT
FROM THE COLLEGES.

Harvard and Vale were under no obli-
cation IL meet Michigan and Notfe Dam"
respectively on the gridiron again next
year. but to tho football public at large
these intersectional games add interest,
and retrenchment rather than expansion
in that line is apt to be a disappointment.
particularly the dropping of the Harvard
Michigan battle. This was a slashing
good scrap this fail and the Michiganders
made decidedly good impression by their
sportsmanship.
The stand of the Harvard coaches
that because of green material mid
season game with n team 90 puwertu
physically as Michisans would be un-
wise" does not strike a responsive chord
at Michigan. considering tina. the latter
went 20 Cambridge this year with
green team. Furthermore. Harvard is
said to be considering the taking on of
Cornell or the Army, and tho question as
to how that would prove less OF tax
FOR .he green material naturally presents
Itself.
College golfers TO win the national
amateur championship have been scarce
Three to attain the honor were H. Chan
der Egau OF Harvard. and Robert Gard
nor ami T. NJ Bycrs OF Yale.
According to Earle Pickering, who
coached in that section this fall. tho
Southwestern Conference. taking In the
University OF Texas. Texas Agricultural
and Mechanics. Bricc, Baylor. Southwest
tern University. tn" University Of Okla
homa. oklahoma \. and VI. and the
University of Arkansas. will allow sum
mer baseball. This distinction is made :
Playing With semi-pro and independent
teams during the summer for cash will
ha t.n htit Nxift uiz1d an
outlaw baseball
The swimming material AZ Amherst Is
unusually strong and is expected 70 de-
velop into the hes. team that college has
had. The swimmers have been practising
for a month and on the 10Th will hold an
interclass competition A ten man relax
wil' ne tho chief contest ot The meet. and
there Will be two now events. tho 30 yards
back stroke and til" 80 yards breast
stroke. There are couple Of soph ignores
Oh hand. Norman x. LemcSe and Thomas
Michigan. VINO are moving close 20 inter
collegiate record tim" Tor their favor.te
distances The first inte:coliego meet
viii be with g. .. y. Y. IN New York Oh
December -. The triangular meet viii
in February and dual contests may be AR.
ranged with Harvard Brown. Cornell AMI
Penn.
Cornslls first hockey game Will be with
Princeton in New York on December %.
by which time the Tigers will have had
the benefit ~ w. games, ono with VA"
on December % and one with tho lrish
American seven tn. mex dag. The Cpr-
ucil!ans nave been practising indoors. but
tho present sort OF weather ough; t. per
init them to get out on Beebe Lake, where
they will clash with Columbia on February
{ ~ the tNeuty-cigh; men now on the
Cornell squad twelve were on last years
varsity squad.
Frederic Bufnham wilmington Of Homo
lulu Is ON. OF the fifteen Harvard men 20
whom soccer football insignia has been
awarded Wilmington got his varsity II IN
cllicEc football by :ahing par; IN tn"
Princeton game. and although not as
prominent a'hctica.y at Cambridge as
were his NO brothers ne is one Of the few
and far between athletes 20 win insignia
IN both soccer and the native form OF
foo:ba..
Springfield College has been coming up
fast in football and although off the Ha--
ward schedule next year is on tn" Yale
schedule. which is described "a "'out Of
the sugar and into the cream" Spring
uold Will play Val" on October l6 v'ek
before the Ya!o-W. and J. game An
other h.g game for Springfield will be
with he Army.