New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

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' Ill IA thinking will entirely agree on any
w. ,,s, of suggestions / think there Is no do"ot
that college athletics at the present ''e "'e ~
ried en- TO an injurious extent anu Tia 81 IT,
T. absolutely necessary and must DC i"a'e'
rrescn: football game Is unqueS'ioiio's
and brutal. In many cases the s'uie"' r,.'
rsa "a injured by excessive devotion 10 a'"'eOc9'
h , condition of things should not be coun-
,o,orc,1 I do not think that freshman ma'chcs w
orv harm when confined within reasonable "'"i'''
Freshmen have great exuberance anu Inc ~
identified with actual college lie az so" "' Pv'
I d., not see any special reason why i"'e' e'"'
,,,r,es should be played only college heds
oyras entirely with President Eliot tnat no pro-
fessional student shall take part In n'ercoi'es'a'e
con,ests which | think should be open only 10 'he
undergraduates | think his suggestion gooi one
that no student should be member OF d u'','e''s
team or in more than one spur WIZ" ~
same year | heartily agree win MS susses'''"'
regarding football but do not see any opJec'oi ~
having intercollegiate contests every year instead Oh
Only every other year. as he suggests 'e9i' 81.
Eliot is undoubtedly right in declaring ina. no 'po''
which requires of the payers more than TWO "o''S
a dov during term time Is fiji for college uses
VIEWS or DR.. WHITE
mr. rohn 6 White. who was graduated from Har-
v,rl in the class of 1870 said: III President Eiot
views were adopted in their entirety there Wouiu d.
no more college athletics. agree periec,S WIN
him that there should be no freshman N"telOo'-
leg!ate matches or races. They are an abnormal at
traction for freshmen and exaggerae In their minus
the Importance of athletics to them. nave always
,boue,b, this vav If You can get freshman IN
eresel and kent TO his studies during his first year
in college good results attained. but II ne l.
taken away from his studies the eihciehcy Oh HIS
,.bo,. college course Is destroyed. DO not believe
In having intercollegiate games played on pro-
fssion,I grounds President T.!ios suggestion in
faaf
objection 10 the games being played on the he!d'
of any college or preparatory school All such con-
tesfs should be held on neutral, non-profess!ona'
grounds There Is question that the suggestion
that the contests be confined To undergraduates II
wise one. and ought to be adopted II we are Gohs
TO maintain amateur standard In college at''-
letics That no student should be member OF
university team or In more than one sport
within the same year is an excellent ore. nave
seen students Of superior natural ability lose their
opportunity for distinguishing themselves In scholar
ship because Of the distraction caused by their uh-
ing part in both baseball ana f"otoan i, ~ base
same year. ms applies OF Coutse oaiy .b,o.icc
ball. football and rowing but not 70 racN a,it'tc
President Eliots suggestions regarding iootDil are
vague for consideration IL Is ho"ever, P, ,,H
bic make rules which would cover an exiS o
I'm any sport should no. take place or .ner
than every other year shows that ne mas hoI t"o'-
oughly considered this particular point
DIFFICULTIES ENORMOUSLY MAGNIFIED
"P-asldcnt Elots suggestion in this respect would
enormously magnify the very difficulties he is seek
ing 10 avoid. because T. would treble the interest
end partisan spirit. which are area too great
among the colleges His statement tnat II ira
shall prove the nsuicency OF these lmit atoms ~
tercollegiate contests ought 10 De aoonsneu
gethcr assumes that these suggestions are posSlSe
ones by which the dii'culiies ana abuses So, W
avoided whereas. IN al probability COW ~
college presidents and preparatory school prncIpa
in which open discussion might be- had, Wouii proD-
ably result In the formulation ana adoption Oh SiSm
rules and regulations as would place tne QUESTION
very month. through the Efforts rt several primer
pals OF preparatory schools IN ms city, II Hlo'e-
mont has been foot which bids fair 70 secure
interschollsic athletic association with an arnl-
trlt.Ou committee ~ head masters Wnlcn Sniii CON
rules and limitations. by when the sports shlI os
made an adjunct ana aid rather than hindrance
cerneI. 10 not see how it can be avoided but
there appears 70 be- no sufficient reason why 1t
There is no game which affords ANYTHING Ike the
discipline which football does IN cultvating all the
anc. and eduanlrniiy OF spirit under prOvocation.
The true estimate OF the sport lies between two ex-
pear from the lis, % our American school and col
loge sports but. unless something Is done before
as we'll ~ other evils which have crept IN the sport
IS doomed 70 extinction within three years Two
game. and two innings are not nearly SO good as
four would suggest four innings OF twenty MN
ueS each. for each college game. and the same
school game with intervals of live minutes for rest
from a distance at great expenditure OF time and
money. which Savors too much OF professionalism
and makes the contests not much between The
students AS between the 'cOachers.' Danger OF IN
mrv from the piilng up Of the entire eleven upon
PROSTATE runner on the opposite Side. VINO mas
been tackled AMI tnrQwn down. can be eliminated
h, providing that VI I'm player is tackled and
thrown the referee shHll blow a whistle signal
tina. the ball Is down and that every man who
afterwarl throws himself upon the PROSTATE player
shall entail "A penalty of loss Of i've yards on his
side All the massplays. known as flying wedges
should be- eliminated from the game. unless the
number OF men on each side be reduced from eleven
10 nne but In any event the dangers Of injury Will
remain far greater than the advantages to be de-
rived The rule against smuggling and rough play
should De- rlgidy enforced by the umpire. and there
should he too umpres-One for each sde-if neces-
,ary II seems 20 that the college authorities
have failed In their duty in permitting the elevens
to practice In vacations another course which
smacks OF professionalism. There many other
cnnnges that might be made which II IS impracica-
be for point out at this time Speaking from
the point of the preparatory schools which are -
sensitive to he example set by the colleges. |
prOphcsy with that unless action IL quickly
taken properly - regulate and improve the game
Il is doomed and will be- forbidden by the college
authorities