New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-09

DR.
TO the Edttor of The Tribune.
SIR: The liberty in athletic sports stu al
lowed at Yale College IL attacked by the president OF the
College OF New-Jersey his recent communication to
The Ledger in the following language " II there be
any colleges refusing to THAT Is to forbid students
playing against professionally TO gain popularity among
a certain class of young men, let parents comome 10
keep gaining their end" But not to answer
that fall harmless as soon MS any one III
quires into the rela position OF the faculty ana ate
les at YALE there few points In Dr. McCoshs
discourse that can be met on logical grounds and Mum
Der more that are errors fact The gst OF the rst
half of his article Is the advantage OF the gymnasium
sports from which he says evil ever results Ills
fault is found with competitive college field sports 10
ideas OF parents he quotes three remarks ade
TO HIN follows: 81 sent my 10 college that he
might become a scholar and assist me In my law ohice
1 find that you have made him tumbler. and believe
should look out for a place for him in circus" Was
that from competitive field sports Again. >" MY boy
formerly was accustomed to talk Of the lectures he heard
and the poetry he read Now bis talk Is OF sparring
IL there any sparrng competition between the collegesi
Again: Pray, SIR, you at the head oil college ior
ymnastic exercises These three are all he quotes to
show that the gymnasium excellent and the field sport
harmful II the venerable DR.. McCosh were tumbier,
he would know that tumbers learn aud work under ooi
and ON mattresses or sawdust II he we're boxer he
would know that sparrng is generally conducted III has
the open air and sunshine double the benefits OF e1er-
else But aside from this he oms to mention the fact
that i'm competitive college games the players trained
men, and trainng-I beg that the appealed-to parents
will make a note OF ths-means absolute freedom from
destination early hours regular exercise. wholesome
food, daily baths, wine no smoking, no stimulants
II means that If boy patient and persevering enough
to get the ball nine he will for four months nave eter
cised over him restraining influence that is far beyond
what a parent can command-colege honor and cap
tan's authority.
So much for competitive college Now for pro-
fessionals Dr. McCosh's sole objection Is that asso-
cintion with these does not tend TO improve tho tastes
and habits" Right here although do not class the
professional ba-payer at all unrcgenerate, before
shoNpg that there is no personal contact In the games
please note that Ward OF last years Providence and
this years New-YOrk league team, Is and has been
through the winter daily coaching the Princeton ball
nine the very set OF men whom the intercourse OF
balfdozen games lasting in all twelve hours might
contaminate The Yale belonging to that college
whose officers did not their duty-has had no sch
stand the contact but from purely economical motives.
III the president OF the College OF New-Jersey VIII In
Sanst the Princeton University Basel all Club just how
many the professional coach has spent with the
very men who Dr. McCOsh Judges have not yet character
enough to associate with the worlds elements Then
he will note the number Of gaines the Yale nine play
with professionals and multiply that by the average time
Of The games he will find the balance on the wrong side OF
the slate for his Argument As 10 tnS association WIN
Rnowedgo~see nothing OF their professional opponents
eny anS Who meet and that merely Tor The business
arrangements During the game therc can I've no asso-
nine is at while the other Is in the field and any
conversation Is impossible,
Finally in behalf OF all college athletes ] protest
AGAINST The following sentence In Dr. HcCosb's article:
~The idest fellow In his class gets thos h"nors Why
a6letics We never find the idlest IN class II
look for him ba,leld DEPRESSING nom the orig
cronkers ainst athletics TO the following ract Cleaned
reading and comparison OF ale caiaosue nna
some athletic records. Reading ihem VIII convince
both parents and friends that the college athlete Is
neither the idlest nor the most stupid type OF college
Taking ND the list Of those who received appointments
at graduation 1876 ind the names OF one baseball
man. four football men ana one OF tne crew also tne
winners OF four out OF the I'VE events OF the spring
athletic meeting. Among the competition prize men
two football aud oi the The Townsend prize
In the Iaw School WAS taken by n crew man.
In II hno the yaledictorian football man ana the
short stop of the bal nine ON The appointment list
In - on the appointment list are Two baseball and
two football while the recipient OF the scott prze Is
Inc glt-elder the ball nine, and the hrst french
prize 6 taken by football man 49,. ,...,..,,
In - the appointment list contains four football
men, baseball man. two OF the crew and The cox
ical prize l. taken by football man.
Ia so the appointment st are three FOOTBALL men,
In 81 on the appointment lst five football mcn.
one and two Of the crew. while the second
in the class j. football man ana one Oi Inc h'e
Townsend men IA also on the team.
In - the appointment list are four football three
baseball and two crew nen; the winner OF the junior
exhibition prize Is "a football ana on the crew. the
scott prize football man.
FINALLY in the last catalogue ind the lacrosse cover
noinf dividing The WOolsey prize for the highest
inaton IN studies of the year with football half
lack and bnsebal man-the same man taking the first
mathematical prize and tie first Berkeley, while foot
hall man takes the Hurburt scholarship ana second
BcIkelcy The scott prize Is taken by the president or
the Hare and Hounds Clab. and find two crew men.
corswnin and baseball player among the junior ap-
nniutmeuts. W. {. CAMP
Hew -Hdren, Conn, March 20, 1888.
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To the EdftOr Of me Trfbune.
SIR: In common with many Others famil-