The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-08
COLLEGE ATHLETIC SPORTS


e"t'pihg changes to he Made IN then
Management ut Harvard
Dr Dudley A. Sargent, for the athleti,
committee of the Harvard university fac
uIty, has issued set of rules which will
maze sweeping change in the MANAGE
ment' direction ana tendency of colleg,
athletics of every Kind at Harvard. Th,
faculty has scarcely ever interferred with
the sports of the students, but the numbe,
OF sports and students, and the iparprc,
which athletics are eyerling II we II a,,
pears, seemed to 1t TO demand attention
no college club or athletic association nj
harvard Is allowed TO compete with nroIes'
si3nals: The rule will only affect The base
ndll niue, which is now dpbnrreI from
playing the BostonS. Netropoitans. and
other professional clubs, No person il nj
ioWed TO assume tue functions of trainer or
instructor IN athletics on the collpge
grounds or in the college buildings withont
| written authority from Ihe committee. No
student will be allowed TO take part i'm anv
| annette sport or competition without prc.
yious examination aud permission bv,be
u'reotorol the gymnasium, Noperson, after
lhlS year WIN he allowed TO row in any
Gre" ullleSs he can swim. These last two
ProN'slons are deemed excellent in their
way ana are expected to 20 great way
toward wardlng oil danger i'm athletics
they not allowing students to comnete IN
exhibition unless he be physically nblc In
endure the test and strain.
The provision relating to swimming will
compel every candidate for the university
crew To learn the natatorial art, and wifi
i1hd TO prevent repetition of, at least with
harvard OF tho sad calamity suffered nv
columbia last summer at New London
No match bnse ball game can hereafter no
played outside Of Cambridge ON any other
day Than Saturday without permission from
The committee, This rule, II Is thought
VIII interfere much with the university
nine, as most Oft the intercollegiate games
lall on other days than Saturday. The
teshmen games, coming mostly ON Satur-
uNy, VIII not he ilreriercd with To any ey-
lent' ffooaOly The new rules will secure
iuure attention to their studies
ny all students connected with Tho
athletic organizations. Ii Is briicvcd
however, that the committee will not he in,
elined TO be more stringent than is iust and
,or thc interest of all concerned. The base
nall nine viii suffer more than any other
interest Iho practice with professionals
nas been OF great benefit 10 them in acQuir.
III. GOODNESS and slcadiness, and in accus.
!9mlhg them. to meet foemen worthy of
tn''r Steel An attempt to induce Yale
10 JON the other colleges m a similar cru.
saue against professionals failed, because
! ale has gained more by practice against
professionals than any other college. and
because, by giving up the custom, il would
probably seriously endanger and impair is
own interests Harvard has thusfa led all
other colleges IN general athletics under the
working o' the old system, aud, although
there has been much prumbhng at some of
Tue new rules, especially that relating TO
professionals, there is said to be consdera.
ole curiosity among students as to the re.
SUIT OF the new arrangements.-[Bo Boston
Herald. ''''