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and Georgetown by the Middies in the pre- 

 liminary races. Before we leave the press 

 the races that the Cadets will row with Yale 

 and Columbia will have been decided. It 

 will be interesting to see what they do 

 against these two. 



Their defeat of Georgetown was not sur- 

 prising, since the date was early and the 

 Washington eight a bit unsettled because of 

 uncertainties about its personnel.- Dempsey, 

 when he gets these tangles straightened out, 

 will have a better crew than last year. The 

 Pennsylvania defeat was a surprise for Ellis 

 Ward was supposed to have made unusual 

 progress just before the race and to have his 

 men going in fine form. He will make capi- 

 tal of the defeat with the men beyond all 

 doubt and it will probably be of benefit. It is 

 still too early to speculate on possibilities. 



ROWING FIXTURES INTERESTING. 



The failure of Yale and Columbia to enter 

 the Henley race for junior crews has been 

 a big disappointment. Yale's position has al- 

 ways been antagonistic to the scheme, but 

 it was felt that Harvard's entry 'would 

 swerve the New Haven men from their posi- 

 tion. The race deserves the greatest con- 

 sideration from all those who wish to for- 

 ward amateur rowing, and in view of this it 

 is to be regretted that a narrow partisan 

 spirit, that she should be above, should 

 continue to actuate Yale's policy. Columbia's 

 absence is explained by lack of funds and 

 the possibility of getting the same practice 



in the Decoration Day races on the Harlem. 

 These reasons are valid, but the scheme de- 

 serves some sacrifices if Columbia could see 

 her way clear to making them. The race will 

 be rowed by Harvard, Cornell and Pennsyl- 

 vania and will furnish an interesting contest. 



The only other topic of general interest 

 that is holding the collegiate attention- is the 

 discussion of the foot ball rules that has 

 been rife since a speculative story announced 

 a determination to permit forward passing. 

 The scare that this produced that the game 

 would be completely revolutionized thereby 

 called forth a qualified denial. It was ad- 

 mitted that there was a chance, even a proba- 

 bility, that forward passing would be per- 

 mitted, but only that the ball might be 

 passed forward as far as the scrimmage line 

 and no further. This would greatly encour- 

 age open play and would weaken the defense 

 by compelling the secondary line to remain 

 behind the point of scrimmage to meet double 

 passes. The result would develop a wide 

 range of double-passing, open-running plays 

 that would be most entertaining and the 

 change will be regarded with general favor 

 if it is finally adopted when the committee 

 meets in the last week of May. 



The most remarkable ball game of the 

 present season occurred at Princeton, May 

 ioth, when Princeton defeated Amherst in 

 the .eighteenth inning, score I to o. It was, 

 of course, a pitchers' battle, only one man 

 getting to first on balls during the entire game. 



MAY SUTTON OF CALIFORNIA, CHAMPION. 



By Wm. E. Annis 



