The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06
COLUMBIA'S OLD AND
NEW STARS TO JOIN
Alumni Day Festivities Next
saturday Include Great
Range Of Activity.
ROWING ABOUT TO BEGIN

Columhi,'s stars " the sport hrna-
mon, IN the past and those who are at
tracing attention now Will meet Satur-
day Al the annual alumni day carnival
According to announcement % the pro-
rramme made YESTERDAY II Will be the
biggest party ever. Because oil the NUM-
Der OF applications to tn" committee
which Ia headed by GustaNus 7 hlroN'
former president Of the ~ ~ - onis
those with tickets VIII he above 10
y,ew the proceedings. Contrary To ior-
,rer Gar. women will rot he allowed.
because the crowd has grown to such
n-opo-,ions that they cannot be accom-
modated properly.
The DAYS festiv..y will begin at nu"n
with n luncheon NJ the Commons, 'he
university dining hall. and end with the
basketball gane between the Blu and
White VARSITY and pennsylvania. An
exhibition o. the various athletic teams
IN s%iadiatorial regalia gill he gwen
Their records will be reviewed by robert
W. Watt, captain OF the baseball team
and chairman OF the student board.
The varsity crew that beat Yale. the
football team that Seat every team II
met. the swimming team which gives w
dication OF repeating the performance
N the gr.diron eleven and other teams
Will enow their proves. .
Charles Ha.sted Mapes. chairman or
the committee on athletics. has been as
sisned 10 award gold footballs To the
football men that %astounded the sport
Ing world BY wading through their hrst
season since 1905 with victories over 81.
Lawrence, Stevens Tech. Massachusetts
AsEies, New York University and Wes-
ley0n. Since only teams which nave
won a championship are honorcd IN TINS
mann sr, Il Is plain that Columbia ism l
condder1ng rs football team among
those who also ran. Francis NJ.
Simonds. Jr,. captain Of last seasons
team his uncle. Alexander II. Siinonds'
who c~apta,ned the Columbia team which
Introduced football to Yale in the early
'7oe JEFF Healy. the 1916 captain. ana
Coach Metcalf are scheduled to talk.
The annual becfs;eak dinner and
meeting will be held at : O'Clock IN the
Commons. II was at this dinner last
wear that the late Dean Van Ainringe'
Oid Van Am. the most beloved man III
Cohrmb.a's history. made his plea for
the restoration OF football amid the
cheers Of amorous graduates. When
Van Am asked for a vote the delegates,
representing 1900 alumni. voted TO a
man TO help the Undergraduates get back
the best sport in the American college
world. Van Am will he among his
friends In spirit Saturday. and that. IL
N believed, will make the event happier.
Topping the list OF Columbia sports
that will come TO life after having been
felled temporarily 10y the semi-'tnnuai
hank movement Of the faculty ! It's
exa minations IL rowing. Coach fice Is
awaiting the outcome Of the cNamiua-
lions to learn just how mans sections
~ his shell that beat Yale remain with
him. lie feared a wholesale los. but
hoped because ~ q warning sent uut by
me executive department Of the rowing
cluh that many would keep eligible.
Th's Is believed TO have brought to the
attention Of some tho Importance Of eN-
limitations. hut Rice said yesterday
,hai ho WASH certain mat all Of them
u-G -eadod the warning.
Whatever is left Of his squad ana
the others shat are urged to come on;
will he entertained Wednesday. when
the first call j. made, and put 10 work
Thurs lay. when the real work begins. \
big Ntr;r OF former rowing men and
present varsity oarSn,u VII have a get
together session in Earl Hall. Moving
l. c,lr's .; various crew races IA which
Columbia crews nave participated, a
crew romsrco which was photographed
lt I'ouG 1Accpsc last ear. football and
track competitions ar. on the pro-
rntum BNt MORRISON. a former Co
lumb!s oFr.mau. is the leading mar in
"Fo- me Honor Of the Crew"
Amoug other things Bin does : beat
out mis- roommate for n seat n the
va rsity. receive cheers wherever he goes
In rouchkeepsic and later snow fast
headwork At the poughkeeps!e bridge
his car breaks. 1t had been sawed
almost to the breaking point 10y a bunch
~ gamblers who want to make money
nv tho dAfaAv ~ he aF.ur NtFffl, In