Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-05


northern sport writer. the big college
athletic championships for the past
scholastic year were very well divided.
much more SO. in fact, than usual. Har-
ward won the most desired honor-the
foot ball title-and it probably has
better claim to the base ball champion
ship than any other institution. The
Harvard nine gets its main distinction
from the fact that it won twenty-five
| out Of a total Of twenty-eight games,
, and defeated Yale and Princeton with
out much trouble. Harvard. however,
cannot be given absolute right to the
base ball title, because the Army. Tufts
and Brown had teams that WED with
the Crimson for honors outside of the
big series-the last mentioned plays
with Yale and Princeton.
Yale, for the first time in a long, long
while. gets the rowing championship.
While the system under which COLLEGE
| rowing titles are decided is not at ali
| satisfactory. there is little else to do but
give the honor TO Yale. because it won
from an the big eastern crews and de-
ieated Harvard SO decisively that many
are wondering if Harvard really had a
nrst-c eight. True, the races in
which Yale won from Cornell, Penn
syivanla and Princeton were for only
only criterion by which to Judge
Cornell proved far superior in track
sports. winning in its dual meets and
nasihs a. runaway in the intercolie-
siates. Inc margin by which Cornell
TOOK honors in the big track and field
games was so great as to leave no
room Tor doubt as to the capa bilities of
| the squad. -
Harvard also did we'll in the minor
| sports. as is Shown by the list com.
piled by the authority already referred
! rocky: Harvard: basket ball, Yale
ana Union; cross-country Cornell:
| swimming, Columbia. Pennsylyania and
Yale; water polo. Princeton; fencing.
Navy; wrestling Cornell; lawn tennis
Princeton: golf. Princeton: lacrosse
Harvard: soccer. Pennsylvania; gym
According to the above record Yale
got clear right to the title in only one
minor sport-gymnast sites. 1t also might
be stated that the rowing champion
ship was the first major sport honor
won by the Dark Blue in two years. il
memory serves without error. Prince
tons teams starred In three minor
sports, more than were won by any
other institution: the Tigers got away
with best records in golf, tennis and
water polo.
II used to be the fashion for western
institutions to come east after their
worm has turned. Princeton went out
to Cleveland. which Is in the west" as
spoken of along tho Atlantic coast
for Its grtdiron mentor for next fall
and now 1t Is reported that Columbia
University is going to do the same
thing: Columbia. It Is said. will not
consider any OF the names of the east
ern candidates for the job of tutoring
! It's eleven next fall but will try to OBJ
I tain the services of a man from one of
the middle western institutions. Co
lumbia also Is adopting the methods
being applied In many western schools
to their coaching systems-having the
coach become regular member OF the
FACULTY. In other words. instead of
obtaining the services OF a man to
teach foot ball for couple of months.
many schools are seeking men capable
OF accepting responsible positions in
the general university work and able
to coach besidea.
This has been found to be very sue
| eessful. too. inasmuch as 1t IL more
often the case that a man in such a
position will look after the general in
terests OF the school more thoroughly.
| Columbia has apparently decided to
| adopt this system, and II Is confidently
| expected that II will turn out all right
and place foot ball on a stable founda-
ton again
There is some gossip going the rounds
! among men familiar with the situation
| to the effect that Courtney may never
coach at Cornell again. The veteran
| rowing instructor 10 In such poor
health that 1t Ii considered very doubt
| full II he will ever be able to assume
active charge Of the work again. An
other brief bit Of interesting news
along this line In that when Cornell
| signed Courtney to q long contract last
year some provision was made that a
man be brought to Cornell TO work
under Courtney 70 learn the Courtney
methods, In order that the work might
50 on In the same way.