The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
COLUMBIA HOPING
FOR WINNING CREW
Extension Of Facilities for
Rowing Is Expected to
Bring Victories.
OTHER CAMPUS NEWS

,,. .yslcm at Columbia do not fad
...,. within a few years followers OF
n. Blue and White navy believe COR
ali gill he eclipsed on the water. with
.,,ads about, one-nfth as strong in mum
ava az the other big colleges Colum-
Nj. has managed to make an enviab,e
.scord in rowing. Under The new sys-
,,u where the art of Craftsmanship viii
=. taught to all who want TO learn 1t
a,,.aa Of a select group OF thirty or
al, developed athletes, the under
s,.dua,ss and alumni feel that Coach
i.mes c, Rice will make a record a
ali surpass that of Charles T.. Court
~.y cornelrs grand old man OF the
rowing game. -
SO win Columbia on "A revival cam
,.irn the chances for results In the
,o,m OF victories o brilliant. capt.
yorman Bratton called a meeting OF
10 Crewsters. an organization OF men
rho have rowed at Poughkeepsie on
.,,Iu,,hia crews. yesterday and asked
hem to change their rules 30 that any
NAN who came II regularly Tor crew
~ his freshman year and again In his
.o,homore year. wen though he failed to
80 a crew. would be eligible to cleo
ton. -
can't. Rratton also urged the torma-
,,o, ~ a Columbia University Boat cum
A. alumni who have rowed on Narsi'!
.revs TO make 1t possible for them TO
continue active competition aNer theE
have been graduated.
IN order to max everything ABOUT
me crewsters look more active Bratton
suggested that the membership pins he
hanged. Al present they are made with
a champagne bottle Oh "A BACKGROUND Oh
crossed oars. Bratton advised that the
champagne bottle he eupplanted oy a
Columbia lion or u kings crown.
Thu newly formed Intercollegiate
Handball League announced its schedule
Yesterday. Columbia. Princeton. Yale
and Rutgcrs form the circuit for TINS
vssr The opening match will he on
FEBRUARY is, when the Ellis play on the
columbla Courts. The season ems
March IS. with Princeton at Rutgers
Zach team has Ave meets Under the
,,les which have been formulated there
will be three singles and one doubles
match IL, each match, as in tennis.
More thar forty candidates have re-
ported for the columbia tean.
The game has been 80 popular mere
said pr. Meylan. head of the department
OF physical education. that the surprls'
ne feature OF 1t is that a league wai
not started long ago. Most OF tne
PLAYERS are veterans in other forms OF
snort. crew. baseball and tennis con
,ribu,ing the majority OF the candidates
.or the team. The schedule:
February Is. Yale at Columbia !?
Rutgers a, Princeton 25, Princeton a
y,la Ringers sat tOlunlhil.
March 3, Columbia Al Princeton =
Columbia AT Rutgers 10, Yale at Prince
ton II. Vale Al Rutgers; II. Columbia
al Yale Is. Princeton ut Rutgers.
Princeton at Columbia. and Rutgers
At Yale, unsettled.
The construction work on tho Column
ba hockey rink on East Field was com
ple-ed Yesterday and a horde of AS
.is,ant managers were drafted |" nell
food 4, so that the varsity puck chasefi
could gct In some practice. II Mas to'
late. however. when they finished tn
,oh Tor Coach Trimbie to put the can
d!ds,e, 10 work, SO practice was aban
doned. n the temperature continue
low. a. the weather man predicted
Coach Trimble expects to line up hi
men for their first scrim'naee on skate
tomorrow or Tuesday.
Because Of the short time the basket
bal squad has been in action Coacl
Fisher u1cs not expect an Easy thi
4 Il IN me opening game with BrookiA
Polytechnic Institute on FRIDAY night
All his veterans HAY not reported, s.
q varsity i've has not been able 10 &c
vurklng AS yet IIealy and calder. tw
stars OF the gridiron who needed a rest
are expected to appear on he IniVerslt.
Hal court tomorrow. Following IN
Brooklyn Poly game there is no contes
Tor columbia until January ., "he
Dartmouth plays its first lntercollegidt
BASKETBALL League contest with the Blu
and White live at New YORK. coacI
Fisher expects TO work the team u
o a formidable quintet in tine time IN
lervening between the first and seCon'
samcs on the schedule.
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