1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 383NEW YORK DELTA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.Columbia's season of indoor athletics has been an unusually successful oneand has been supplemented by a number of enjoyable social affairs.Our basketball team captured the intercollegiate championship, goingthrough the entire schedule without losing a game. In view of this fact theteam will be sent to the St. Louis Exposition to compete against the crackteams from all sections of the country in a champion series. While there,they will also meet the team representing the University of Minnesota, todecide the intercollegiate championship of the United States.The gymnastic team captained by Bro. Ashley, '04, proved itself one ofthe best that has ever represented the university. In all the dual and triplemeets it captured first honors and only lost the inter-collegiate event throughthe misinterpretation of a rule whereby two Columbia men were disqualifiedafter securing a first and second place. Bro. Benham, '05, for two years amember of the team, and in his freshman year intercollegiate champion onthe parallel bars, was elected captain for next season to succeed Bro. Ashley,'04.The crew candidates last weelc took their first spin on the Harlem. Fromall appearances it seems that this year's varsity will be one to which we canpoint with pride. About fifty men are boated and Phi Delta Theta is representedby Bro. Maeder, '04, who is captain for this year; Bro. Miller, '06;Bro. Tonnele, '05; Bro. Updike, '04; Bro. Norris, '07; Bro. Clapp, '07, andBro. Alexander, '07. The first four are veteran oarsmen and the others arecandidates for the freshman boat. The stroke as taught by Mr. Goodwin,the new coach, is considerably different from that used last year, in fact itresembles in many respects that which Cornell has used so successfully.The baseball season has opened and Columbia played her first game withPratt Institute, winning by a score of 14 to 4. The prospects for the comingseason seem excellent. An able coach, R. H. Seigel of the Ilian stateleague team, has been secured and the fight for positions is unusually closeamong the forty-five candidates who have reported for practice. Bro. Tyler,'04, of last year's team will again be a mainstay in the pitching departmentand Bro. Kahrlein, '05, is a promising man for short stop.The varsity show, "The Isle of Illusia," completed a very successful runat Carnegie Lyceum and the receipts will surpass anything realized heretofore.The book was written by Bro. Gaige, '03, and a portion of the musicby Bro. Parsons, '02; Bro. Buhler, '04 law, a veteran of former shows,played the leading role, making a. decided hit, and Bro. Alexander, '07,acted one of the minor parts very creditably.The 1905 Columbian, a book issued by the junior class, has recently madeits appearance. Everything, the arrangement, the binding, the half tones,and the drawings shows that an unusual amount of care was expended uponit. Bro. Benham, '05 and Bro. Wheeler, '05, were two of the editors ofthe book. *This year the junior ball was held for the first time in the gymnasium, ithaving in former years taken place at Sherry's. The committee in chargeconsidered that being a college affair it would be better to have it at the university.The great success of the ball showed how correct their judgmentwas. We were represented on the committee by Bro. Benham, '05.It is with regret that we announce the withdrawal of Bro. Wheeler, '05,from college to enter into business. He has always been promiuenf in alluniversity activities and was a member of the 1903 varsity crew.New York, April 3, 1904.FRANKLIN K. SPRAGUE.