The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12
COLUMBIA PROTEST
NOT TO Be PRESSED
Blue and White Swimming
Team Still Has Chance
to Beat Tigers.
SOPHS IN SNOW FIGHT

little likelihood of it's indorSing an OIL
cial protest against Princeton from the
swimming team TO he sent to the Inter
collegiate Swimming League. James w
Allison, Jr,, president Of the league and
Columbia undergraduate manager. said
yesterday that the cnmity against
Princeton had died down. especially as
the blue and White amphibians may
have another chance at the Tiger team
AZ "A result Of the ~lattcr's victory over
Yale. II Columbia beats the Ellis at
New Haven this week 1t will havc closed
the season tied with Princeton.
Columbus grounds for protesting
were twofold. II was believed by the
Columbia contingent that J. Zinnoch ~
the New York 4. c. had touched of
burchenal OF Princeton. the anchor man
OF the relay team. at least "a second
before his tcammatc had completed his
course. As Burchcnal won by about
SIX inches this advantage was Thought
by many to have beaten Columbia.
President Allison said that there could
be little appeal from an officials act
where his judgment alone was all that
could be questioned.
The other ground for protest was in
the fancy diving contest, where the Co
lumbia coaches thought they had been
deprived Of a point when Ray Mills
failed TO place. 1t was learned that one
Of the Judges was "A former Princeton
man. and according to the rulings OF
the league no member of either college.
graduate or undergraduates. shall be per
United 20 oiliciate without the consent
OF the other competing college. In view
of the possible clash in the water again
this year the Columbia authorities now
are inclined to let the merits of the case
he fought out in the tank instead Of IN
the meeting chamber, with briefs rs the
weapon instead Of strokes.
Allison said that the Yale meet. which
will conclude the Columbia dual sched-
ulc. will be held Friday night. March II.
This was the original date OF the meet,
which has been shifted three times. Vale
already has defeated Columbia. hut more
through "a tactical hlundcr on tn" part
Of the Hue and white board Of strategy
than through any superior team work
by Yale. A victory over Yale viii leave
Columbia and PRINCETON tied for frst
place. Herbert Nnllncr "a expected 20
see to IL that columbia brings about this
tie.
Entry blanks for the annual individual
swimming championships which Will ~"
held At Columbia March ., have been
sent out 10 the colleges in tn" league
and others which have swimming teams
that have applied for them. l.emkc, a
former ,,ou,,n,r,, star and now at Am
h.rst. has sent in his entry. This - the
first time colleges ou'S!d" the circuit
have been urged 10 compete.
-
"If I must have sophomorcs on my
crews I hon. ,hcv viii learn to do one
thing AT a lime" exclaimed Coach re"
Yesterday. "Iicrr have these fellow
d.y.,o,.t ,l,,,, r,,,.y vrl. vbtu what
a, ,h.v do IAN, k.an ,rpIuu the fresh
men on to get into a snow fight. Fridar
,h.y ,auSh, the ye,rlirrs coming nu, II
class and melted them. The freshmen
seeing their arch enemies really wanted
>, 90 T., Tor .~powh,ll!ug ,lrnel on the
suar, sophs ~. kids stopped ~ moth
,nv. ,ce bricks everything went. oven
u'rdous
VIVA, .hov dian. do 90 those sopNs
ub, h,y, h,.u sun,,,ng FOR a ,irh, was
a caution. There's on..of them lie
,,rst,y who T.. i feet , inches and
vaivbs ~ mounds. "W'ha "A fine black
cyc be has I.,h.y. No. & in tho first var
s,,y 10 an tho hosuitol liz with twisted
- 80 unuyhlin j. bruised All over.
for my freshman candidates, they
-, , ,,,rk np them These sophS
, ,aoLt,', ror ,r,,ll. Tt.y got IL"
pi,c aid "a, hopcd I.th.y'S injury f.
,o,niny s,rin,,s. ,S he Is a pow.rrul
,,,u In ,,, hn,, and ono who would b.
n,rd :, ropln... H. 1T absence Bill
-, a, IN. tuuin~ varsity filled ",
a., ~, -. ~rr,vhr,drc tho regular, goiuE
- 10 .bex's sat Ncnro. has re-
'r,ad ca nou IN tho frs, varsity. dis
i,n,,, I'r,rk : uonds. tho 1913 football
- NH, has h.,u moved down o.
No a i, ,b,, Junior boat.
T,. snr,uy rae, win Vale will not