Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-22
ATHLETICS HAVE
CALL At HARVARD

One out Of every three students az
Harvard. is taking part IN one Of tie
tour MAJOR sports There are si5
undergraduates drilling daily under
the careful eyes OF the Crimson
coaches At Yale coo candidates are
out fer the different teams. while
Princeton ranks third with an even
eoo
Athletic trainers believe that the
added interest in outdoor exercise
is due 10 the Establishment OF aril-
le,ics al the army cantonTnents anu
the naval camps On sGcl 4 large
scale. The college men realize as
never before the advantages Of a
strong PHYSIQUE and good health.
Now they are goin- n strong for the
development game
Harvard rowing leads The lis, wAt,l
i total of - candidate oars:nen
sweeping up and down the Charles
daily. AZ Princeton likewise crew
leads with 10 men III the boats. Crew
takes the first place because re
students may enjoy The game II sin
gle scUli shells while base as! anu
football call for combination playing
However, the diamond game excels
al New Haven. where 80 prospective
bail players are practising With tie
nine. Crew ranks last with me Blue
as there are only = husk!es lighting
for places IN the first boats
Baseball Is second at Canbr. DE.
for Coach Hugh Duff has : aspi!-
py,- -,
Donovan IS drilling g. fiiers for the
.ntercolleg.a1es. which VIII be held IN
the Stadium NAY :" and y. whila
Herd Coacn Wink Rollins Of tie
football Team has - -rit.ir1n war
rIoTs reporting for spring practice y
The Stadium. Yale and Priuceto ::
have omitted football practice ms
spring
Princeton IS low IL baseball ana
ing are experienced ana DotA The
Orange aad BLACK nlnc and tracis
team VIII nave 70 ue watched ihls
season. The baseball team Is comm.
along fast and VIII make Z good BID
fer The college cham pic ns1lu, while
The track team can beast Il NAM
record performers The totals IL
Princeton are - track candidates and
/ So baseball aspirants.
AT Harvard there are - VI men
! available fer the different teams
Princeton has - letter men back III
college. while there are IL w. atf-
leies rom last Years teams now n
, New Haven. TIE Crimson has nine
Il, baseball. five n track and three N
crew. Yale has he same number OF
baseball veterans as Harvard, but
only four track and three expert
eaced crew men are back. Princeton
has seven letter men our fer rack.
SIX Tor baseball and SIX tor crew.
il the Harvard Freshmen .i-ures
are considered n he total II boosts
! the Crimson average lip a r-v more
points. Of the s33 -1c-.pers Of the
class Of 1879 al Cambridge -6S are
/ taking part n one Of the ma or
sports. Crew CLAIMS -. rack SO.
baseball S5. and spriug football g.
This makes The Crimson total # The
athle,ically inclined SIS. and when il
is considered that The enrolment at
Harvard this year IS low IL a0l6 be-
cause many students are still IN the
service. the efetc OF the war on attn
! let.cs IS obvious. The total enrolment
! includes 2ss unclassided students who
+, are ineligible for the teams. another
fact that brings mere glory 10 the
present percentage. Then there are
over a hundred more students on
the golf team and on the tennis team
and on The lacrosse team and a dozen
other minor sports that are bloom
ing on Soldiers field