New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
Yale Sports Organized
For the Spring Season
Crew at Work and Plans for
Baseball Team Are
Being Formed

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in week after permission has been
given for Yale to form intercollegiate
teams and carry on spring sports every
branch of athletics has been organized.
Tee crew squad has been set to work
by Captain Rufus Hyatt, with Profess
sor Mather Abbott in charge as head
coach. The squad already numbers
fifty men. and Professor Abbott be-
lieves that double that figure will be
registered as soon as the oarsmen are
able to row out of doors.
1t is part of his policy not to drop a
candidate during the entire season, but
to add to the squad gradually and to
make 1T as large as possible before
June. Only one race has yet been
fully arranged, the two-mile brush with
the University of Pennsylvania on the
Housatonic River, May II. This race
will christen Yalc's new home course.
Two Races With Harvard
Arrangements were made for a tri-
angular race between Yale, Cornell and
Princeton on this course last May, but
plans were broken off when war was
declared. 1t is regarded certain that
Yale will arrange both a freshman and
varsity race with Harvard, both be-
ing rowed on the same date over either
the Charles River course or the Housa-
tonic course.
Yale and Harvard NAV some day re
turn TO the Thames course and to four
mile rowing at New London, but no
steps will be taken IN that direction
until the reorganization of college
athletics incident to the war has been
completed. Four-mile rowing races
nave many opponents at Yale, and the
tendency at present is to arrange only
two-mlle events.
Three members OF either the first or
second varsity crews last year-Cap-
tain Hyatt, Mead and Vail-are still in
college, but the call for the Reserve
O1tcers' Training Corps to report for
national service, which is expected next
month, may cause the departure from
college OF several of the most valuable
members of the varsity squad.
Baseball was formally organized last
night when efforts were made to enroll
squad of about thirty players. Nor
man Lyman, who played shortstop for
the Yale varsity nine last Spring on
the Easter trip, which was finished be-
tore war was declared, has been ap-
pointed captain. He is the only mem
Der of last years varsity team now in
college.
No Pitcher Yet Found
No pitcher whatever has yet been
found, but number of former And
over and Exeter players are in college,
including Gage, shortstop, and Boyd,
Prann and Sawyer. of last seasons
freshman team, which was disbanded
because of the war.
schedule of about dozen games
IS being arranged. including contests
with Harvard and Princeton.
Coach John Mack is endeavoring to
collect track squad large enough for
dual meets with Harvard and Prince
ton, but candidates enough to insure
entries in every event have not vet re-
ported. Mack has formed relay team.
which last night met Harvard in the
hrst event with the Crimson, which
Yale has held since the beginning of
the war.
Yale will enter track athletics in the
relay meet at the University of Penn
sylvania and in the intercollegiates in
May, but it is by no means certain that
dual meets with Harvard and Prince
ton Will be arranged. The freshmen
VIII meet both Harvard and Princeton
as usual
All of Yale's athletics, under tho
revival which has been made possible
by the vote of the athletic board Of
control, will be begun under greatly
restricted conditions. No paid coaches
III any branch of sport will be toler
ated and no expensive training tables
will be formed. The athletic teams will
probably not be allowed to remain
away from the college over night.
Commencement Patriotic
1t is doubtful whether any athletic
events will be arranged for commence
ment week, as the attitude of the
faculty at present is one of extreme
seriousness, and the commencement is
likely to be made a purely patriotic
affair.
Yale's membership at present is only
about 1900 students-less than one
half its size when war last spring
began cutting down the undergraduate
attendance. 1t is probable that when
the War and Navy departments this
spring call for volunteers for officers
training camps the Reserve Officers
training Corps and the naval unit will
surrender between 500 and 700 more
members, and it is possible that the
uniVerslty Will close the school year
with an enrolment of less than 1000
members.
Under these conditions, The organi
zation of intercollegiate athletic teams
OF the usual Yale standard is impos
slble, but the undergraduates and
faculty are determined to attempt to
form the strongest teams which are
available and to disregard the outcome
OF any contests which will be plaved.
Yale has practically adopted the West
Point system of athletics, scheduling as
many events as can be played without
conflict with military duties and with
out expense in coaching or training.
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