The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-21
Campus Talk and Events
in College Athletic Circles
Oars of To-day Give % More Square Inches of Contact
Than Those Used by Cooks Famous Yale Crew in
'8Os-LOw of Dartmouth Wont Join Braves.


| To tho ordinary follower Of intercol-
Tlegiate rowing there would not appear
to he any great difference between the
sweeps In Use at the present time and
those that were in vogue back in the
sos. Yet there is considerable diner
ence and q difference with n distinc-
ton. For instance. the oars used by
the Yale crew in the Harvard-Yale
race last year give twenty-five square
inches more of contact with the water
on the direct drive than did the oars
used by Bob Cooks famous crew In the
sos.
The increased surface made available
for the drive OF the stroke is to he
found at both ends Of the blade. In
stead of tapering to a point as the
oars Of the sos did the oars used now
are blunt ended and are wider at the
upper part OF the blade. The sweep Of
the present day is several inches longer
than that used in the sos. The oars
that the Yale crew used last year were
made near Putney, England.
Fred Mitchell. scout for tho Boston
Braves, took a trip to Hanover recently
and was seen frequently on the Dart
mouth campus in the company Of Low.
shortstop of the Dartmouth team last
year. This gave rise to the rumor
that Low. who recently was declared In
eligible by the faculty. vas to become
a professional in fact as well as by
faculty imputation and that the short
stop was TO sign with the Braves. Low.
contrary TO the rumors. however. says
that he has not signed with the Braves
nor any other professional team nor will
he contemplate doing SO until his status
in college baseball circles has been de-
cided. He has written to the athletic
council stating his case in detail and
asking that II he reconsidered. lie will
be graduated from Dartmouth in juno.
Syracuse has made a remarkable rec
ord at the basketball court. For four
consecutive years the varsity team has
not lost a game on the home court.
during which time it has won more than
thirty games. Until the team was de-
feated at West Point recently IL had
not lost a game either at home or
abroad for two years. the last defeat
prior to the beating by the Cadets hav-
ing been administered by st. Johns COL
lege Of brooklyn AZ the court OF the lat
ter On February ~. 1918.
Bowling has been one OF the mos,
popular OF the minor sports at Dart
mouth this year. Most Of the interest
has been aroused by the forming Of "A
league among the Iaternities. Eighteen
Of these organizations are represented
in the league. which is led by Chi Phi.
Theta Delta Oh is second and Delta
Kappa Epsilon third. with the season
almost finished.
Dartmouth is going To make a strong
bid for college tennis honors this year
and toward that end the varsity and
freshmen candidates for the teams have
been practising steadily since early this
semester. The teams have an indoor
court which was built in the west wing
Of the alumni gymnasium and It has
been well occupied all season.
\ rifle club has been formed at SYRIA
cuse University forestry college recently
and practice will begin as soon as the
weather permits, Efforts are being
made 10 obtain a n and the organi-
cation plans to compete with other in
stitutious.
There will he a series of four indoor
track meets at Dartmouth starting late
in this month or early in March which
Will be open to all students. Coach
Hillman has hopes of turning out a
strong track team this year and thinks.
the indoor meets will help. He has
decided not to allow any ms 10 compete
In the meets who has not practised
regularly and successfully passed a
physical test.
PENNSYLVANIA athletes are working
hard FOR the indoor ntercollpgiate
championships. which will lee held at
Nadi,on Square Garden on March s.
Coach orion has sent ou' a call for the
football men. whom he had advised 20
stick at their studies until after the
nlifear' but now that these are over
h. wants them to get out and try their
hands at the weights. Moore has not
been out for the pole vault yet, hut has
been urged because he Is badly needed
lie rs a promising candidate for AN in
field position on the baseball team. hut
the Penn men hope hat he will side
track the diamond for the pole vaulting
until after the indoor Invertebrates.
Yale men turned out almost two hun
dred strong 10 the call for candidates
for the freshman and varsity crews
spring practice issued recently, This il
one of the best shoVings made in wears.
The VARSITY boat has lost five of the
men who rowed 20 victory against Har-
ward last year. by graduation. Those
sim available to form a nucleus are =.
Low, bow j. sheldon. No. 4; A. n.
Sturtevant, No. 3, and \. McT.ane,
CONSwain.
Princeton baseball coaches are maxi
ing = great effort 10 dig up hitter. for
the 1913 team, FOR from present ndica
tons the team viii be strong on defence
hut weak on attack. capt. Rhoads, Of
last years team. will he the only man
seriously missed this year az ten letter
men are eligible.
In order IN stimulate interest in foot
ball among the undergraduates at SYRIA
rusc two cup have been offer red for the