The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-13
fnE UNDERGRADUATES RULE.

sotssp College Athletes Stirred Up
Over the Proposed Innovation.
Eastern college athletics are in q tur-
hou over the proposed rule to restrict
esmbership on the athletic teams to I'M
laeraduafes of the academic department.
order to drive out protest. o nalism.
fale, who has been tho leader in the
kevement. took the first important step
having the rule adopted by the Inter-
siegiate Football Association. Yale.
Pineeson and Wesleyan voting for, and
h@ University of Pennsylvania against it.
Pennsylvania raised an indignant pro-
st against the adoption Of the rule,
laiming it was aimed directly at her in
FSer to cripple her team. because Yale
A Princeton are afraid of her constantly
pefeasing strength In football and other
inches of athletics. At mass-meeting
the University students the action of
ks football association in adopting the
cls was denounced.
The attitude Of Harvard in the matter
being watched with q great deal of in
krest, and it now looks as if she would
sts decided stand against the rule. Her
(ssitude is indicated by recent letter
rom Capt. Vail, Of the Harvard crew, to
apk Ives, of the Yale crew, in which the
efmer refuses to row the annual race this
tear under the undergraduate rule.
The strongest opposition against the
Opposed rule seems to be at Yale. where
PIE idea originated. When it was learned
rat under the rule. the baseball team
fculd be practically wrecked. two of the
est men on the crew debarred from row.
kg and other fine athletes retired, the
lamber OF protests began to increase. The
kit against the rule was led by the law
eudents. who threatened to organize q
sse bali team of their own. rs they have
boat Of the best talent in the university
order to learn the popular opinion on
hs question a mass meeting was held at
ale on February l. at which over 1900
Sen were present. Capt Hinkey.
the football team; Capt. Bliss.
ses. of the crew, and Capt.
ones. OF the athletic team, together
lib the presidents of the four organiza-
ions. had announced their intention to
7pport the rule, aud intimated that I'M
ss their stand was ratified they would re-
IN. Notwithstanding this, at the meet
NJ the students BY vote of SOP to 40
welded not to approve the action of the
aptains and presidents. 1t has stree been
anounced that the repudiated captains
III probably change their minds about
slening. and will still keep up the fight
carry their point.
The undergraduate rule Is thought by
ANY college men TO be the only course to
are college athletics of professionalism
40 the Yale men set about carrying IL
a. Harvard has announced that she
ssors pure amateurism but thinks it can
done in some other way than by con-
koing athletics tn the undergraduate. Ii
argued that there are many men in post
1dua,e ana special departments who are
sna hje students and amateurs, who
aoud be unlustly debarred from athletics
s the rule. The University Of Penn
svsna would ia particular suffer.
Is proposed as n substitute for the rule
la' no man be permitted To be member
any athletic team for more than four
sa's, and that An investigation by the
seaiies be made into the standing of any
shie,es whose standing as amateurs is
'as1oned. II Is thought that the Yale
students will attempt TO introduce
ameihinc oi this kind as a compromise in
we place of the undergraduate rule.