New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-06
Idle Days for
.CollegeCrews
IF War Comes
Cancellation of Big Rowing
Events Certain When
Hostilities Open
BY FRANK O'NEILL

Rowing as sport will be lost "a IA.
intercollegiate world for this year. ,.1
perhaps during the remainder Of "A.
war This decision. held in abey,,.,
pending the vote OF Congress, win 4.
promulgated within the next twe,,,
four hours by representatives OF a.
various colleges supporting rowjr,
Charles Halsted Mapes, chairman Of -.
beard of stewards Of the Intercolleoi.,.
Rowing Association, said last night th,.
the announcement of the cancellstio,
Of the Poughkeepsie regatta might /.
expected Immediately.
Word has come from Yale that Al
athletic activities except the crew RAE
with Penn at Philadelphia would ees,.
twenty-four hours after the declaratio,
Of hostlities. The announcement wa,
made on Wednesday that Princs,o,
would disbsnd its crew. Similar an.
nouncements have been made at H,r.
ward and Columbia. Cornell and Psm
will follow the general trend.
Many Still Hoping
Many cling to the hope that rovir,
may be saved, and that the decisio,,
disbanding the various teams be n.
considered. The action OF the Unit,s
States Military Academy in contingirs
athletic activities is cited by those vks
urge against hasty action. IL has bts
urged that the colleges retain az l,s,
tentative schedule Of intervarig
sports from week 10 week. at least
until such time as the undergraduss
athletes are required for other az
more serious work in the great emsn.
cncy.
Captain Bobby 0Toughlin Of the Co.
lumbis crew said yesterday that a.
though he had little hope of competing
this year. he would welcome the chane,
20 row in at least one more regatta
! his sentiment was expressed by h,
ether members of the squad. However
hoping for peace. the Blue and Whit,
carsmen are preparing for sterne
work. Almost all are in the Columbi
battalion and are drilling every day 4
the srmory of the 22d Regiment.
There is little chance Of our getting
on the water this year." said 0Loush.
lin. The call Of preparedness has
been answered by our men, and We ar,
ready for any duty the United States
may select for US. The other colleges
are quite as active as We have been
Princeton has already disbanded il,
crew. Penn will follow. This auto
matically declares of the race for III,
Child's cup at Princeton. The Hsr
ward oarsmen are affiliated with sons
military organization or other. There
fore, il will be impossible for us to rov
against the Crimson. These were oul
only dual regattas.
Poughkeepsie Regatta on
"The board OF stewards will declare
off the Poughkeepsie regatta, and Sc
our crew, even if all the members wer'
pacifsts, would have no opponents. ]
would be a case of being all dolled "
on a Sunday night and no place TO 20.
Nothing has been seen Of Red Tisch
borne around the rowing headquarteT
at Columbia for n couple of DAYS. An
the report spread yesterday that III
knight Of the crimson thatch had ioine
the regulars. Haines, another cre'
man, has signiiied his intention OF lon
ing the aero squadron.
The baseball game with City Colles
will be played on South Field to-mOr
row afternoon. but Harry A. Fisher
graduate manager of athletics, sal
that he was not prepared to state ho'
many other games would be played
1t is almost an assured fact that III
games with Yale and Harvard will no
be played, and there is little probsbI
ity of Leland Stanford making IL
Eastern trip.