The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18
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is rot even connected with an athletic
club. II is simply a football team, star
aggregation that masquerade s as an ANA
teur organization. II travels in special
car. makes trips that require weeks Why.
a professional bah team that goes around
the country is Just like II. only that the
ball team Is honest IN holding itself cut 10
the pubic for what IL represents. while
the Butte football team covers its true
character in masquerade costume. WHAT
is there 10 prevent all the uiilonairss wao
are interested in football from gathering
star aggreEations and taking them around
the country playing Matches
How would you purify athletics
II would have the sport kept IN the
hands OF gentlemen. 10 begin with Then
sport must be looked upon not simply from
the position Of win or ruin. but from the
position OF sport fer sports sell In the
East they are just getting around 10 re-
alize something Of The last proposition
Six or seven years ago We had some good
amateur baseball clubs around New York
city. First the spirit OF rivalry brought in
a mi-professlonal pitcher. then a CATCH
er. then first haSeman. ana finally the
character Of the teams was entirely
changed and the sport was ruined The
coming season. / am glad to say there
viii BE "A revival OF strictly amateur base
ball teams. Then the same old crowds will
farce OF amateur ball with professional
players.
The Crescent Athletic Club and the
Orange Athletic Club ruined themselves
in football by this business of securing
men positions. One tried TO Guido the
other IL was carried 20 the extreme and
the interest was lost The condition OF
affairs in the Chicago Athletic Club and
the Pittsburg Athletic Club has been de-
plorahle The old Manhattan Athletic
Club was ruined. l am glad TO say that
the Chicago Athletic Club has taken sud
den change and from now on there VIII
be amateur sport there. Why. when the
California track team was in Chicago the
Chicago Athletic Club sent out around TO
surr ntding universities and brought IN
ruE GERS fer Re occasion A good showing
was unede, aaf was II proper proceedings
| yposed he condition Of affairs In the
middle West, so that the faculties of the
schools could see what was being done. |
am glad to say that there mas been check
in this direction. | do not mean that the
c. A. c. paid these runners money but Il
is the system that | deplore. IL delights
me now 20 find that there is such change
in feeling IN the country In the matter or
amateur athletics. Three years ago ! was
Ia the middle West and the things have
mentioned. such as securing positions AID
getting men for special occasion, did
not cause any remarks"
What about football and baseball in
the big Eastern universities?''
We'll. the faculties have taken up the
matter and there will be radical changes.
The preliminary football season is now
a thing OF the past. In fact. things have
reached that point where people who are
interested IN college athletics see plainly
that sports, while a good thing, must be
made Incidental. not everything, In col
lege course. The faculties have also pat
- e. III. MA
going to summer resorts and playing bail
for their expenses
What will be the changes in football
rules next season.
There will be settling upon one set of
rules. Last year there were three or four
Harvard, Cornell and University of Penn
sylVania had one: Yale and Princeton an
other. some colleges used the 1894 rules, and
when there was a game between colleges
using different rules there was a tussie tos
what rules would prevail Older heads inn
mediately recognized how silly such a sys-
tenn OF rules was, and when came away
from New York there was a movement
to have a convention Of delegates from the
principal colleges. Momentum plays are "a
thing OF the past They hurt football, The
kicking gamo well executed is the coming
game Th0rne. OF last years Yale team.
showed great generalship tn the way he
Unanswered against Princeton. He
lag game Was the next thing
in line. The East is weak in kickers. and
that is the point that will have to be given
more attention"
The secretary of the London Athletic
Club recently gave the New York Ath-
letic Club a severe raking over. said the
reporter.
1T Is true" said Mr. Whitney, that
the New York Athletic Club has been
sorry offender. but it's offenses have been
magnined, owing 10 its high position IN
the athletic world in this country. The
banefUl part OF the n. Y. A c. system has
been that OF taking men TO Travers ISL
and ana supporting them through the sea-
SON The club. however, has never paid
a cent Of money TO any Of its members
Track athletics are pure as snow IN the
United States as compared with England
II is true we might improve. but when l
was across the water I could not find an
amateur track athlete. except in the Lon
don Athletic Club. and in the schools. |
attended a meet one day. and there was
big sign up about betting not allowed.
As a matter Of fact the grand stand was
dotted with book makers and the worst
or IL was the bookmakers were directly
interested in the runners. They handle
the track athletes by running them 10 win
or TO lose. according 70 the conditions
Track athletics in England are In horri-
HE condition. When they critieise US over
here they think we DO as they do. nave
never run across ease In this country
where RUNNERS received money in anna
teur events"
MIR. whitney Will go 70 Portland today
and then on 70 San Francisco. where he
will probably have an interesting time as
the Olympic and Reliance clubs did not
ike his severe criticisms.
Nj Whitney claims New York city as
his native place lie entered Harvard IN
1875. hui on making a trip 20 California he
was persuaded by friend to enter the
Episcopal college at san Ma1e1o tie was
graduated in iS-e lie Intended 10 70 To
oxford college. bar changed his mind and
out IN six wears in the saddle 81 Colofaao'
Montana %ew Mexico. Utah ana Texas
He huuted ard studied ana 3id some writ
ine after this experience he was Tree
lance with the per in the East. nut anti y
started a publication called he week
snort. he ana the hacker e the paper
differed about she policy. and ne FeSlshea
Next he went 10 HaTpers as an edllorial
writer Thr0ueh hi~ advice the Sporting
department was started BIZ. whitney
now devotes nearly al Of his time TO such
matters.
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