The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-19
ATHLETIC RIVALRY
is DETRIMENTAL.
Professor Curd of Smith Academy
Says That InterschotaStic Games
Breed Much Iii Feeling.
1T HAS INJURED SMITH.
Hence That College VIII With
draw From the luterScholastic
League st. Louis Uni
vcrsily Also RetireS.

4 rather important point bearing 0Don
1ge effect o. school athletics uI5oa eduoa-
tisa aae decided yesterday at Smith Acad-
envy. frHac.rdd by the ie!iei that the in
,r..ss rivalry eugeuierei by athletic CON
lists between Smith Academy and High
School Uas not Eenonlial 10 the former IN
s.5fHtiou H. particular or tg education ~
general. Professor Curi. priucipa! al Smith
Academy. said yesterday that his school
,goui5 withdraw from the iHtc-sch9aatle
Ieas,Ie al Tie next meeting of tGat BODY.
The date ot this meeting has not been set
as yet. but Ct viii take place as soon as al
the erheals ia the organization have started
1.,siy REGULAR fan terms. This action means
the disEauimeut of the combination OF
schools that has made things very inter
.-.iug in an athletic way about -. Lgu'S
Tor the last two years.
.Fr Curs's strongest rCasyn and the ono
raaE chiefly Influenced his decision 20 WIN
draw is the great anita E"U!Sm that has been
..yfucrf by the boys since Blga school mas
administered a few defeats E" smith. Ni'-
. ,u-I SAYS that when Jha time comes i'I
fr.m so choose where they shall 1Iela
...-- college thair loyalty 10 t.I.iF "+C ~.AH"t
Viii nat allow them Ia go tg smith alter
.aving rooted So hard foE iiisn ana mag
med hat they hated every SlHlih represent
Live. Sir CIr; says rfat Ge nc'e! rd.-
ti,aiarly noticed this feeling very muta'
4kirss II f.r .a-S.sE rullusiasin, uhlil l4o
.,9, that Tfl-l won the football game from.
smith lass -a'. He says ne was retGirii7
Tarre tn.oy-n CalaUns and was mol ohtE
..-ry45 and 3alild. but was almost .-Sss! ultEa
.g.f:l dozen times hy boys ana even girls.
3, also .rI-ars that -. Louis nlEefsllN
found The intense athletic spirit of Ks
,t1,..r.l.s needed strong curb. This Fe-
strain: MS Hpulied by dropping out OF the
league. one aay la.y spriag Il came to "a
,.-c IF ".hoy.-G..sn' as 70 whether iLo
university s.Gu'j uaua-e the boys or the
l.r.s should manage the university. on
Nav . Dewey bay. smith Academy ana 81
Louis University we're scheduled 20 play a
.9-re Of baseball at the Pd-t:ulc EfuulCs.
Ii developed la!.r that there War a clash
latyvssn the faculty and the baseball as
ser!agou Of the school The latter sdil
that they were boGni by agreement 10
be- 1t The Pdstime bail grounds or bewe[
De.-. and that the faculty bad sanctioned
the agreement when made guf the prilai-
pals ot the sClyc! I2=isicr iEat the inter
scr1ts-t:c League could not ran Things. anu
that tre boys of that school would nave
10 march Ia the Dewey parai,, baSebd'.
or 10 bGsehalL AaLSh they 90. .Al'tt -
thai little argument the faculty cam, 10
the conclusion that boys cOulG Eatciy M. a.
age suCG a large institution as tht. 81
Louis University. 50 Ihey would relieve
them Of that trouble by WIZ hdTaWlrE from
any athletic agreements that Rad b-e'i
gDsde.
fn Ia Same position ROW tE2t IHt iE!N
shy t-ss in the spring. Al present 10
schedule Of games tor tie lateT=g -''!astlr
League has been made up ard ali N. Tl.m-
bers Of 10 are GiGa uB IN conS- iil.ie'r
Smith n.l. had uisny ffacseriu:s offers for
games with PROMINENT schools rs this ana
other States, and Eas had 70 refuse taenl
because Of her agreement with tho other
schools.