New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12
Harvard Sports
Policy in Hands
Ut Committee
Dean Briggs and One Other
Faculty Member Will Be
Missing This Year

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Jan. 11.-Har.
wards athletic problems will be taken
care of by a committee, the names of
the members of which President Lowell
Will submit to the fellows of the uni
versity on Monday ror approval On
this body will devolve a great part Of
the theoretical work in restoring ath-
letics at Harvard, and it must decide
the universities athletic policy for the
next six months.
The undergraduate members of last
years committee are still in college,
and the alumni representation also is
expected to be available, but at least
two OF the three faculty members will
be missing this year The committee
is composed of nine members. Fred
W. Moore, graduate manager of the
athletic association, serves as scores
tary.
Dean Briggs, for a number of years
chairman of the athletic committee, ia
temporarily out of the body this year
as he is soon leaving for France TO
mans, also a member of the board, will
replace his associate as chairman.
Professor Durham Jackson, the third
faculty member, is still in Washington
and thus two existing vacancies must
be filled.
Three Undergrads Back
The undergraduate members of 1919
were Robert E. Gross, captain of the
baseball team; Andrew f. Tribble.
manager of the hockey team. and Nor4
man S. Walker. of the hockey team.
This trio is back in college.
Robert f. Herrick, chairman of tho
advisory rowing committee. is gen.
orally member of the athletic cons
mittee also. His associate members
last spring were Charles Pennypacker,
a high school master. and Benjamin
Young, barrister President Lowell
will probably return all three to Office.
The status of the out of course
student is one of the questions that
the athletic committee must decide.
There are number Of fine performers
back in college who have lost STANDING
with their regular classes on account
OF quitting college for service, and
have, therefore, been classed as drop.
ped sophomores, or dropped from what.
ever their class may be-and are not
allowed to represent the university in
athletics.
This body is small, but larger than
the athletic enthusiasts of the college
want to see. 1t is argued that only a
simple act of justice will be done the
men If they are allowed to compete.
Tor a noted educator has just declared
that SIX days in the Argonne is worth
a half hear in college.
Status of All Athletics
The committee also must decide III
status of all forms of athletics for the
winter and spring. Baseball, track ana
rowing Will be conducted as usual, and
the t" awarded, as it was last wear.
and before the war. Tennis will bS
played, and the insignia given. Hockey
at present doesn't stand very high with
the athletic solons here, and may not
be recognized as a university sport.
An informal or independent team ia
hheiy, however. if the decision foe
official backing is lacking.
Varsity and freshman crews ara
practising voluntarily on the rowing
machines in the Newell Boat Houss
under Coach Haines. With national
prohibition soon to go into effect, theirs
was rather homogeneous situation an
the first meeting of the candidates.
when it was explained that after Apri1
10 no liquor stronger than ale or beer
would be allowed the men, and then
only at supper.
Coach Donovan has sixty-fve candi-
dates for varsity and freshman track
teams at work. and will start within
few days holding time trials in order
TO select long and short distance relay
teams. Harvard will enter men in the
b. A. A, Meadowbrook Club and Penn
relay games.