Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

watched the practice of the Medics on Ex-
position field. Il remember that, three or
four years ago, there was great trouble
here. Coaches were played in matches and
there were charges that men were hired
outright"
Coaches no longer play in the games
between the state universities" he was
answered. land If players are paid it is
kept dark
Now, any man who has paid much atten-
ton to foot ball In the west knows that
players, though they may not be paid out
right. are induced" to attend school. Good
players of the year before are induced
to return year after year. They are bona
fide students. and remain, usually, through
cut the year after the foot ball season is
over, but it is well understood that some
concessions in the way of expenses and tut
ton are made to them.
At the Exposition field yesterday Mr..
Whitney was surprised to find the amount
of foot ball service some of the NEEDLES
have done. The records of Pendleton and
Heller surprised him, and he said neither
of them came within the meaning of an
amateur. Pendletons record is: '92 and '93,
center for Baker; 81 coach for State
School of Mines, Boulder. Col: '95, guard
for Northwestern: &C. guard for Univer-
sity Medical College. Harry Heller's serv-
ice has been: '93, half back for Baker; "a,
coach for State University of Colorado; 90
and '96. captain and half back of Denver
Athletic Club.
while the medical college, on account
of being a graduate school, will naturally
secure more old and experienced players
than the state universities, still both PEN
dleton and Heller are not amateurs, be-
cause they have both been paid coaches"
said Mr.. Whitney, as he watched the play
Similar cases, apparently, are those of
Hammill and Games and others of Kansas.
l have found that Hammill, Kansas ia
nous guard, played in '92 and '93 with
Kansas. in "a with Ottawa University.
where he enrolled in music, l understand
and % and SO with Kansas. This was five
years of active playing. and in the east all
players are limited by rule to four. Neither
is player allowed to go from one school
to another. M. w. Games played at end in
32 and '93 for Baker, coached Washburn
College Topeka, in "a. played end in '95
for X. L., and rested last year, though L
understand he will play with Kansas this
season.
There are other cases in Kansas which
L am watching. l understand the school
year opened there with scarcely any old
players. but now many of the '96 eleven are
back. 1t is a bad sign. Missouri has had
many troubles in foot ball, and l believe
pretty closely. understand Charles Young
the present coach, played with the Tigers
more than four years."
rs 1t any better in the east?'
Very much better. The greatest evil
there Is the eating clubs, where there is
always a suspicion that good athletes are
boarded free, Then, in the many things
that can be done about college by a stu
dent to earn his way are given in prefer
ence. The swapping up by Pennsylvania of
such men as John Outland, the crack Kan
sas half back of 80, and of Joe McCracken,
the great Sterling, Kan, hammer thrower
does not improve eastern sport any. No
wonder their western friends often hear
1T doesn't cost so and so a cent to go to col
lege,' or, so and SO has a good thing at
Princeton-or Pennsylvania or somewhere
else It's the cursed going out and secur-
ing these athletes with established reputa-
lions for ones college that gives the thing
bad smell. If they're good athletes and
go to your school of their own accord, all
right"