The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-18
IN HI FOOTBALL WORLD.
PR0EESsI0NlLISM TN ATHLETI0
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"
The A. A. o. WIN Take the Matter in Hand
and Ask Some Questions About the Du-
auesne A. @. E~leven-Errors in the Rules
Hard Games for Yale This Week.
Professionalism In football continues to -four
isk. II 10 not prevalent among the big uni
verslty teams. but It can be found In athletic
clubs and among college graduates who coach
for money. The Duquesne A. @. eleven Of
fittsburG. which played at Berkeley Oval on
Saturday. Is generally regarded as the chief
exponent Of professionalism this fall. 1t Is
made up OF prominent men who became
noted as members OF the leading varsity
teams In recent years, and. according TO
common report, they are playing for money
and expenses. One OF the particularly
brilliant stars admitted TO a friend the other
day that he would receive $500 In cash for
playing on the team this season in addition to
his expenses. He also said that nearly oil OF
the other members oil the eleven would re-
oeive q reward for their work. A local half
back OF some renown. who has Just returned
from the war. said to the reporter OF THE Sun
yesterday. when asked IL he would play any
whore this year:
1T is a question OF money with me. Ineed
come and will play for any club that can a-
ford TO pay my price. There Is no doubt but
that this is professionalism. but / cannot help
IL. .IleIo Is no RONeTuluk DOuy W u n m0 Oub
Of the amateur ranks. so l am not afraid to
offer my services for coin. 1 have written to
certain athletic clubs. and hope toget a favor
able reply"
A Yale man who played with the Duquesnes
on Saturday gave the assumed name OF
Thomas to the reporters. but he was recog-
nized and his proper name appeared In some
OF the reports. Just why he tried to hide his
identity is food for gossip among the football
men at New Haven. 1t is also reported that
the crack Chicago A. @. eleven will have sew
eral salaried stars this fall who will figure on
the Eastern tour OF the eleven. Last season
it was common gossip that several Of the
ex-collegians who lined up in the local
Orange Elizabeth game covered their bruises
with ereenback plasters on their way
home. Coaching has also developed profess
sionalism. though in q somewhat milder
form. Yale. Princeton. Harvard, Cornell.
University Of Pennsylvania and minor
college graduates are employed now in
various parts OF the country as coachers, and
there is no doubt about their receiving sala-
ries. A story is told Of a prominent football
player who. after serving as coach for a salary
of $500 at a big university. succeeded so well
that he raised his terms to $3.50 the next year.
This was paid willingly. but twelve months
later when he demanded ST. 600 there was a
mild protest. He got the money, however. and
in another year he put up his price to $1.50Q;
Then he received 2 summary turn own
could find nobody to pay SUCH an exorbitant
salary. There has been, considerable discus;
sion about professionalism in football and
several schemes have been discussed whereby
q line can be drawn between college amateurs
teur Athletic Union not long ago thought OF
taking the matter up, but 1t was later dis
or no Control over college football affairs. Then
the suggestion appeared that the lntercoilegi:
ate Football Rules COMMITTEES. by turning itself
the line. but the college men, did not take
kindly to the plan. Secretary James L. Sulli-
van OF the A. a. u. when asked for an opinion
Under the A. A. UPS registration rule we
can do nothing except refuse to grant requests
for registration cards when submitted to us
by these so-called professionals on athletic club
Suentiy doS not apply. That professionalism
exists, IN football there ls no room Tor doubt; l
hSse It 2 on the has best g saI spshtG Ist ~ 8 s f.S6o the ! week. DR.
which is consumed by the eleven. Two OF the
members Of that team called on me the other
with a prompt refusal. with the explanation
that they were receiving money ior, football
playing and were consequently professional
athletes. They made no denial OF the charges.
and one of them said:
can go out In Montana and play as an amateur.
Incidentally, / can get a position out, there
worth 81. oOo a year; and as am hard up I
II told him that before the Registration
Committee would even consent to look into his
case he would have to refrain from accepting
money for two years at least. The other man
who applied for q card is in one OF the big uni
team think it would, be the duty OF the A. 4.
o. to file a protest against his amateur stand
OF the A. A.. u. next month an attempt will, be
made TO let the Reglstration dis
S STs me a9S Gset "a t RRFotsSs soted al @G9 c Ta6
Sams% psewsE as that RRSsd ~ the i:
~ riders at will. Something, must be
done very soon, as the EVIL is growing.
tration Committee. member for the Atlantic
Association OF the 4. A. u. and demand an i'm
from the different members of the Duquesne
eleven. II necessary, we willtake action at once.
even II we are forced to go outside the rules to
get at the truth"
each year and makes a study 81, the, rules sends
q suggestion to The Sun which. he believes.
should be looked into by the Rules Committee.
He writes:
The kickoff nowadays really amounts to nothing.
One team receives the privilege of kicking the ball
game. and the bali generally is kicked back to The
middle Nc. lsc Of the ae!d' y Ehf It. the slSUe asd line up /. for the
Sy sS Sea siGFE drsnsi My id * ,b Is t to put ran : h. premium inRaS gro on
apiace liz the middle Of the feid directly over the
crossbar on the goal posts 1T ought to count az one
n the liek..oa'. and considerablo skill Would Be de-.
yeloped. 1t y not an easy matter TO drive the ball
yho shows ability TO accomplish such a feat ought to
be rewarded in some way.
There are a couple OF clerical errors. by the
way, In the new rules, and the Committee has
sent circular letters to all the colleges to this
effect:
In rule % II ID. sixth line, strike ont the word at
and substitute g nvo yards nearer making the line
read allowed to line mp ave yards nearer the kick.
eTs marx" In rule 10 Id, last line, change 40
yard" to 10 yard"
Yale has two very hard games to play this
week. and the followers OF the Blue are anX-
ious. Tomorrow at New Haven Yale will play
the strong Brown University eleven that was
beaten by the University OF Pennsylvania ten
days ago by the low score Of IL to o.. Brown is
said to have Developed increased strength since
the battle with Old Pennsy,s boys. and Is ex-
Pected to make the New Haven team hustle.
On Saturday, after a rest OF only two days. the
Yale men will be compelled to tackle their old
rivals. the Car!i'le Indians. who are veterans
now, and consequently more formidable than
eyer before. They still have their wonderful
kicker in Hudson. quarter back the feet-foot-
ed backs, MetoXen,, Seneca and Cayou; the
Redwater. together with the corking ends. Ro,