Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-11
YALE IS STILL
IN DOUBT ABOUT
ATHLETIC PLANS
Football is the One Subject Of
Dispute; Michigan is Out;
Stagg on Conference
a. rHETHER Yale will make any at.

" tempt 10 play football THIS tall
W is still undecided, according 20
latest reports A meeting Of the ath.
lectic committee was held recently
hut no conclusion was reached. II has
been decided to put the whole ques-
ton up to the undergraduates.
There has been a strong pressure
from the alumni to keep up sports In
spite OF the fact that the athletic com.
mittee Cancelled all schedules last
spring
IL the students go In for military
training, as they did last spring, il Is
generally conceded they will not have
much if any time for football. 1t has
therefore been proposed to have foot.
ball three times a week and military
| training three days a week IL seems
likely that same such plan will DE
adopted.
In spite or the war and that the
classes have been cut in two, in point
OF numbers, the opening of Yale was
ushered in by the time honored rush
between the sophomores and freshmen.
Promptly at s, the, customary parade
around the campus took PLACID after
which the wrestling bouts between
the sophomores and freshmen were
held.
The sophOmOres won all three of the
matches, e. Ferris, 1920, won from r.
MaIloni, 1921. in the lightweight class.
1t required an extra bout to decide
this contest. In the middleweight
class. w. A. Gray, 1920, threw W.
Bnrnham, 1921. In the heavyweight, T..
l.. Stafford, 1920, defeated Ii. WEIGH,
1921. -
/ The presence OF varsity athletes
who usually manage the rush was
missing, as all of the varsity men arc
now in the army or the navy.
TOUR veterans form the nucleus OF
the Michigan 1917 team, three OF
these, E. +. Weske. 10, w. z.
Nieman, 10, and A. w. Boyd, Is, are
linemen, and assure strong defensive
combination. The backfield situation
is not so favorable. G.. NJ. Sparks, 10,
last years quarter back, Is the only
experienced candidate. ~~,-.
The most promising of the new men
is b. +. Vanheerden, go, South AZ
rican, who starred in the English
game of Rugby. Yanheerden's kicking
is said to surpass any seen on the VOL.
VERNE field in some years II his tu-
tors are able to teach him enough OF
the American game in the next faW
weeks, Vanheerden will be given a
place on the varsity.
Michigan's playing will be watched
with great interest by the Western
Conference colleges. Northwestern
University is the only conference
eleven to oppose the Maize and Blue
this year, but large part of the Mich
igan schedule will be occupied by con-
ference colleges in 1918.
~ 1ESTERN Conference football
" this year." said A. A. Stage,
will be real good, and notA
much different from that OF ,pthersl
years. The state schools, witR<theif
large numbers of men to draw on, will
be strong. Illinois will have a fine
team and Wisconsin will have a good
one. Minnesota also will have a strong
eleven.
Purdue will be good and stronger
this year than last. Indiana will have
smaller squad, but some very good
men and a better team than 1t had
last season. Ohio State will have al
most veteran eleven, with their star,
C. w. Harley, back, and so they, too,
should be strong"
And Michigan"
Il don't know thing about Michi-
gan" --...s-
The Maize and Blue will not figure
in Western Conference championship
calculations this fall, it is probable,
because they have scheduled but one
game in their return to their old asso-
ciates, that with Northwestern wind
ing up the season on November "a at
Evanston. Nevertheless, the addition
of the ancient rivals adds a distinct
touch Of importance to this 1917 -
son.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Sept. %
William B. Snow of Stoncham yester.
day was appointed captain of the
Harvard varsity eleven. Snow was
member of last years team.
Columbia's second day Of football
practise was frightened by the ap.
pearance of AZ men for the varsity
team and IS for the freshman team.
In addition to Howard Miller, star
quarter back of the 1915 season, Cap
tain Cochran and McCabe, quarter OF
last years varsity; who have been
helping Coach MetcaR round the new
material into form, it was reported
that |. Rosen. last years hall, would
he on hand this year. ~
OF the candidates these fodr are
the only men who have had expert
ence in intercollegiate football and
about them Coach MetcaH and Thorn
as Thorne. his assistant, will have to
build up the new team: There will be
no individual freshman coach this
year. 1t is rumored that Kennedy,
last years half back. may return
with leave of absence from the naval