The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30

Spectator. the university y per.
and Jester, the monthly humorous pub
lication. will settle the literary baseball
championship OF Morningsldc Heights
~ Tuesday while tire Naisiiy H. battling
with Pennsylvania. The publications
got into n feud last year. and falling to
settle the issue with their pens. decided
To fight 1t out on the diamond. The
game got into the third inning when
HWl Hanneman. a me of both pub
locations. " was acting a. umpire.
made n decision. for which he was
chased hatless down Broadway by the
whole Jester team. The game never
was finished.
The game. being more than an ordi.
nary baseball game. had to ave spe-
cial rules. Preston W. Slosson. one 81
the literary lights. compiled this list
% exceptions to the recognized rules
OF the game
There should he nine men on each
side. or six on one and twelve Oh the
other.
The umpire shall not dispute The
decision Of any player.
As the occasion will he informal.
full evening dress will not be required
unless the am goes into the night.
II a man AT bat is shortsighted he
may be allowed TO stand three yards
nearer the pitcher than the pitcher
does 20 him.
Any player making a home run will
be barred for professionalism.
Spectators are requested to applaud
with the tips OF their fingers, as any
noise jistracts the players.
\ player reaching hrst base will
get one pre,zel reaching second one
photograph OF East Hall reaching
third. a free tickle, TO Plat;sburg
The last rule was made up before IL
was decided to plant n keg Of cider AZ
third base. ANY player reaching the bag
will get one glass. In the light OF tins
Involvement II IL hard 10 see how any
| player will lose his amateur standing.
as all the heavy hitters will be forced 10
| pull up at third base and take their re-
freshmen. Thus home u n Will be
eliminated. II was learned yesterday
that the pre.tiest girl in Barnard will
act as barmaid.
Bobby Watt. captain OF the varsity
team, was chosen ms umpire. but the
Penn game will prevent him from Off
eating. The honor probably will fall 10
Norm Bratton. captain OF the crew.
Brat,on is . feet Ira inches tall and
weighs $50 pounds. Jen Nealy. rap
tain OF the football team. who makes
Bratton look like a pirmy, will throw
! out the frs, ball az well as any persons
n no may try to break uD the IN
With only two weeks remaining be-
, fore Its big race for the Childs Cup.
Columbia rowing assumes a more rigid
system of training, The Blue and White
varsity boating is settled. in Coach Ricc's
opinion. except for Illness or other un-
foreseen incident that may necessitate a
! .hanpa \Ahlla tha varsity is nrlrticlllv
the same as that which defeated Yale
last fall, II needs n lot OF brushing up
to be a winning crew.
The fac, that Pennsylvania. Princeton
aud Annapolis. the other colleges which
will compete for the historic cup on
May 10 at Philadelphia, have enjoyed
one or more races this spring. makes
Columbia seem At a disadvantage,
To everybody including Rice the true
true strength OF the Columbia eight il
unknown. II has not had n time trial
and has lone less rowing 50 FAR than al
any time in years up to May !. If the
Hudson appears fne enough any time
this week Rice will have q time trial.
The bow position. which has caused
Rice more worry than the remainder Of
the shell. seems settled until after the
'hild's cup race, Se~ngstacken. who has
supplanted Trowbridge. is a. heavier man
than his immediate predecessor. lie
rowed bow at Poughkeepsie last year In
the Junior boat. As an Oarman he Is
not so good as Trowbridge, but in IA
short race strength IL preferable to style.
especially when the increase OF il does
not throw out the rest of the shell.
Sengstacken in the few days he has been
rowing has shown himself adaptable
enough not to interfere with the smooth
work which has characterized the var.
sity craft since the squad took to the
river.