The University Courier.
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ATHLETICS.
THE CADETS AT West Point and Annapolis have framed an appeal to the War and Naval Departments asking that the order recently issued by these departments concerning foot-ball be modified It is hoped that they will be successful in their petition.
MANAGER HARDING HAS written to the following teams for games: U. of N., U. of M., U. of I., Grennel College, Luther College, K. C. Blues, K. C. Stars, K. C. Reds, St. Joseph, Topeka, Emporia College, Midland College, Leavenworth, Atchison, and McCooks.
THE UNIVERSITIES OF Harvard and Yale have decided upon the following plan for securing umpires for the games between the two colleges: To President N. E. Young of the National League is to be entrusted the duty of appointing, for the Harvard-Yale contests, umpires from his own staff, who shall be approved by one graduate from each college. The identity of the men chosen will then remain a secret until he shall appear in uniform upon the field.
THE POSSIBILITY OF securing a game with the Kansas City Blues has put the lovers of good base-ball in a white heat. Manager Harding, in trying to secure this team, has received every encouragement from the students. If this game is secured, the management may be sure of the largest crowd of the season. The fact that the "Blues" are one of the strongest teams in the West, and that we want to know just what our team can do when they have to work, will bring every student to McCook field on that day.
THE BASE-BALL COMMITTEE selected the provisional team last Thursday. The following men received suits: Kelsey, Matteson, Williamson, Steinberger, Chamberlain, Mitchell, Lewers, Smith, Hogaboom and Alden. The fact that these men have been chosen should not discourage the other candidate. This is simply a sifting process, and no one on the team is at all certain of holding his position. If you play better ball than some man on this team, come out and show it, and you will get his place.
PRESIDENT ELIOT OF Harvard's annual report is in. It goes very exhaustively into the subject of college athletics. It commends athletic sports, but decrys excessive intercollegiate rivalry. "Football as played during the past five years is the least useful of the games," it says. "No sport which requires of the players more than two hours' time is fit for college uses." The University of Pennsylvania has followed in the steps of Harvard and declared emphatically against the professional tendency of college athletics. President Raymond of Wesleyan University has also in effect endorsed President Eliot's position.
THE COMMITTEE ON foot-ball reform met at the University Athletic club at 7:30 o'clock last Saturday night. Messrs. Moffatt, Camp and Bell were present, but neither Mr. Brooks nor Mr. Dashiel appeared. The following topics were discussed, but no final action was taken on any:
First—Piling up on a man after he has called down.
Second—More security to a man making a fair catch.
Third—Flying momentum play.
Fourth—Encouragement of drop kicks.
Fifth—Increasing number of officials.
Sixth—Instance on kicks when called for by rules.
Seventh—Changing value of points in scoring.
Eighth—Making each rule more exact.
Ninth—Delays of game and time for injured players to leave the field. Cardinal.
THE FOLLOWING DATES for games have been announced: Kansas City, Western League, at Lawrence, Friday, April 13; St. Joseph, Western Association, at St. Joseph, Friday and Saturday, April 27 and 28; at Lawrence, May 2. Two games have also been arranged with Emporia, but the dates have not been decided upon. The State University of Iowa has signified its willingness to meet K.U. The schedule is fast assuming a completed appearance and we hope to announce in the next issue that our dates have all been filled.
Where is that Tennis committee? Haven't we one?
Foot-ball practice has been begun at the U. of W.
Spielman says that he will make a better scorer than Wynn.
Princeton defeated Georgetown University, Saturday, 7 to 2.
The crew of the Naval Academy will row with U. of P. early in June.
Mr. Moody says that Chamberlain could not find a bat to suit him Saturday(?).
Prentiss claims that he was not given a fair show when he was trying for the ball team.
Too many men are allowed in the diamond when the candidates are at work.
The Harvard cricket eleven has arranged for two matches to be played this spring.
It is said to be false that Mr. Cowan is coaching Taylor, privately, for the foot-ball team.
Kansas City Blues, Friday, April 13. Turn out and encourage the team. Admission 25 cents.
Archie Hogg was out last Thursday showing the boys how he used to "do it" when he played ball.
No more ball practice until after the vacation. But come back prepared to work, and work hard.
Amherst, Williams and Dartmouth have decided to play under the old pitching distance rule this season.
Yale is the only one of the four big colleges to retain her twerler. Among ameteurs Carter has few equals.
Mitchell has resigned as captain of the Law School team. Edgar Bennett will probably be elected captain.
It is said that the members of the L. H. S. team were out in their overcoats Saturday looking for the Pharmics.
Jim Kelsey says that he will give them a chance to slaughter the fatted calf. He has come back into the fold.
A mill between Troxel and Joslin is reported to have taken place last week. Only a few are numbered with the fortunate.
The game between the Pharmacy team and the L. H. S., which was to have been played Saturday morning, was postponed.
Owing to cold weather the game of base-ball scheduled for last Saturday between Haskell Institute and K. U. was not played.
U. of P., on account of her under-graduate rule, has laid off four of her best men. She certainly means business, in her purifying process.
Every one who is able to do anything at all in field Athletics should come out and train. Don't be lazy. Come out and work. It will be a good thing for you.
Truly the great has fallen. The mighty athlete "Champ" has addedling in politics. And in the words of the four Gods of
NOTES.
Where is that Tennis committe? Haven't we one?
Foot-ball practice has been begun at the U. of W.
Spielman says that he will make a better scorer than Wynn.
Princeton defeated Georgetown University, Saturday, 7 to 2.
The crew of the Naval Academy will row with U. of P. early in June.
Mr. Moody says that Chamberlain could not find a bat to suit him Saturday(?).
Prentiss claims that he was not given a fair show when he was trying for the ball team.
Too many men are allowed in the diamond when the candidates are at work.
The Harvard cricket eleven has arranged for two matches to be played this spring.
It is said to be false that Mr. Cowan is coaching Taylor, privately, for the foot-ball team.
Kansas City Blues, Friday, April 13. Turn out and encourage the team. Admission 25 cents.
Archie Hogg was out last Thursday showing the boys how he used to "do it" when he played ball.
No more ball practice until after the vacation. But come back prepared to work, and work hard.
Amherst, Williams and Dartmouth have decided to play under the old pitching distance rule this season.
Yale is the only one of the four big colleges to retain her twerler. Among ameteurs Carter has few equals.
Mitchell has resigned as captain of the Law School team. Edgar Bennett will probably be elected captain.
It is said that the members of the L. H. S. team were out in their overcoats Saturday looking for the Pharmics.
Jim Kelsey says that he will give them a chance to slaughter the fatted calf. He has come back into the fold.
A mill between Troxel and Joslin is reported to have taken place last week. Only a few are numbered with the fortunate.
The game between the Pharmacy team and the L. H. S., which was to have been played Saturday morning, was postponed.
Owing to cold weather the game of base-ball scheduled for last Saturday between Haskell Institute and K. U. was not played.
U. of P., on account of her under-graduate rule, has laid off four of her best men. She certainly means business, in her purifying process.
Every one who is able to do anything at all in field Athletics should come out and train. Don't be lazy. Come out and work. It will be a good thing for you.
Truly the great has fallen. The mighty athlete "Champ"has gone to dabbling in politics. And in the words of the four Gods of Italy, "He has got his feet wet."