New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Princeton Sure
To Have Crew
Coming Season
Plans Being Made for Races
With Big Colleges of
the East

PRINCETON. N. J., Jan. 26.-An I'M
Official announcement by the manage
ment Of the Tiger rowing association
has been given out to the effect that
Princeton will be represented by =
varsity crew this year. 1t has been
definitely decided to hold the annual
inter-class regatta and plans are being
made for outside varsity races with
those larger universities Of the East
which will support rowing, provided
the association can secure the init
mated sanction Of the Board of Athletic
Control.
The decision Of the Board Of Con-
troll which allows intercollegiate COM
petition on a reduced plane, has re-
suited in a marked revival Of interest
in crew work, and about sixty men arc
now working daily on the machines in
the gymnasium under the supervision
of Head Coach Spaeth and Assistant
Coach John Fitzpatrick.
The Tigers have q wealth Of material
available in the event of competing
varsity crew. The number Of men
working in the gymnasium promises that
at least four varsity and four fresh
practice when the ice breaks on Lake
Carnegie.
The Poo Memorial Committee has
made report of the plans for q
Princeton memorial to the late Johnny
duty with the Black Watch Regiment
In France. The report shows what the
committee has already done and what
it intends to do in the future. Ex-
cerpts from the report are given below:
The Poe Memorial Committee wishes
to make to the Princeton friends Of
the late John P. Poe. jr, q statement
or what has been done since it was
decided in March, 1915. to establish =
suitable memorial upon the campus ct
Princeton.
.'The sum of $5,617 has been re-
celved from 284 subscribers, and this
has been expended on grading and de-
veloping an athletic field, now Official
ly designated by the university trus-
tees as Poe Field.
The committee, after many talks
the approval of the university trus-
tees. has voted to build memorial
flagstaff from which the American flag
may always fly. and upon the base Of
which will appear the following in
scrlptlon: In memory of John Prem
tiss Poe, jr., of the class of 1895.
soldier of the Black Watch, killed in
action in Northern France, September
20, 1915, this athletic field for the
was given by college friends who knew
and loved him in his joyous youth, rs
comrade and athlete, and honor him in
his death as soldier fighting for
democracy"
Sammy" White, christened Sanford
B., one of the most famous athletes
the Tigers have ever produced, and
chief contributor to the big Tiger
~ v,cl,s g -
tered the aeroplane service, and has
been ordered to Texas for final train
ing for his commission. White is in
the hon-fying department.
Despite the fact that Sam White was
captain of one and member of three
championship Tiger baseball teams, he
Will always be remembered for his
double defeat Of Harvard and Yale Oil
the gridiron. In the fall of his big
would always find White hard at work
learning to scoop up a dribbiing foot
ball on the run.
Playing in his junior year, White
had followed out the safe precepts
known to most college players and re-
covered loose ball in the Yale game
by falling on the oval. Despite the
contrary opinions of his teammates.
from that time on he could not get
away from the theory that constant
practice would enable man with per-
feet safety to scoop up this same kind
Of a loose ball on the run, instead Of
falling on it.
Favored the next fall by two golden
opportunities, White, who had fol-
lowed out his theory all season, took
the two daring chances which have
now become history.
Jack VIM, captain Of the informal
varsity eleven this fall and captain
of the wrestling team. has been in
duced to report for the varsity water
polo six by Coach Sullivan. Sullivan
has been working on the perfection Of
defence trio. and with the addition
Of VIM as left back has now secured
the strongest defence the Tigers have
had all year. Morgan, who was used a.
back in the Penn game, has been trans
ferred to goal. and Cook, also Q new
man, has been called upon to fill in at
right back.
The new defence is heavier than the
one used against Penn, and only two
scores have been registered by its op-
ponents in the last week of practice.