New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Penn Decides
For Rowing
Next Season
Joseph S. Wright Is Re-
engaged as Coach-No
Swimming Championship

"Iaouate managers of the colleges
and universities of the East held their
annual meeting at the Hotel Imperial
last night General college athletic
problems were discussed, but no for
NAL announcements were made is to
the plan of action that will be fol-
lowed, the managers preferring to wait
until after to-day's meeting Of the Ma
tlonal Collegiate Athletic Association
before airing their views on how col
lege sports should be conducted.
One important announcement that
came from the meeting was that made
by Edward R. Bushnell, acting gradu-
ate manager at the University of Penn
sylvania, to the effect that joseph s.
Wright, who coached the Quaker crews
IN 1916, 1917 and 1918, had been re-
engaged to coach the oarsmen next
spring and would report for duty on
January l.
Coach's Personality counts
Since last June Wright has been at
has home in Toronto, save for a month
or TWO IN the summer when he was in
Cuba: Mr.. Bushnell said that without
Wright rowing would be we'll nigh
next to impossible at Pennsylvania,
but because of his personality it was
possible to get more candidates out
for rowing than for any other one
sport, barring only football.
The affairs of the intercollegiate
Swimming Association come in for
some discussion and it was the opinion
OF those managers whose colleges are
represented in the association that
IT would be inadvisable to have a
championship series this year because
OF the heavy expenses involved.
Although formal decision will have
to be made by the association itself, it
was the feeling that home and home
meets would have to be abandoned and
the schedule reduced to such an ex-
tent that there would be only a single
series of dual meets among the five
colleges comprising the league.
Delegates from colleges throughout
the country will convene at the thir-
teenth annual convention of the Ma
tlonal Collegiate Athletic Association
IN the Hotel Astor this morning to
discuss the athletic conditions during
the past year and plan for the rcstora-
ton of college sports in 1919.
1T has been intimated that big
nght Is to be expected when a recon-
mendation for mass athletics is put be-
tore the meeting. Several of the big
colleges of the East will be behind
this movement, but the Western col
ieges, 1T is said, viii make strong
effort to discourage this idea.
The entrance of this country into the
war greatly affected athletic conditions
everywhere and papers concerning this
matter Will be read by special invcsti-
gators. The effect Of the Student
Army Training Corps had on athletics
ais owlll be an important theme.
Addresses Interesting
The morning session, which starts at
10 o'clock, will be taken up with adj
dresses by the deans Of several Of the
larger colleges. These will include
WAR Camp Training Activities" by
pr. Joseph L. Raycroft and "Recon-
struction of College Athletics" by DR..
Fhyslcal Work Bureau Of the Y.
Following tho report Of tho socrc-
tary-treasurer beginning the afternoon
session, reports Will be heard from the
nlne districts forming the association.
PROBABLY the most important feat
ure Of the day viii be the reports Of
the chairman of the seven standing
committees relating to the activities in
their respective sports during tho wear.
1t is likely that many changes in the
rules, especially those referring to
freshmen, will be recommended.
ToNoWlng nc election of the officers
Tor NEXT year the delegates viii ad-
]oufn to meet in evening session, at
winch there Will be an informal dis
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