Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

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 | UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS There promises to be more thor ough campaign during the next few months by western universities for athletic material in the prep schools than was ever before known. For years the alumni of eastern large uni versailles, who have moved to the west, have been urging the leaders in col lege athletics to exhibit more solici- tude for the 'fprep boy" In some in stances tke leaders in football and track athletics in the big western uni versailles have held back with the re- mark that it did not seem legitimate to go out among the preparatory schools with lasso to get material. But the light is breaking in on all | of the directors of athletics. The Uni versity of Chicago, through Coach i Stagg; has announced it's intention to wage a competition for material. Cor respondence bureaus will be estab- lished in other universities and an ef- fort will be made to accomplish as much as the enthusiastic alumni of the 1 eastern: institutions do for their alma matters. The ethical situation has been | thoroughly canvassed, and the most exacting critics no longer hold that it 1 is reprehensible to use every legiti- mate means of persuasion to induce a young athlete to attend a university where his athletic merit may help out a track team, baseball nine or football eleven. Missionary work" is what Trainer Conibear, of the University of I Illinois, calls it, and he has done enough of it to warrant the assertion that the Illini field and track athletes next season will be prominent enough to sweep away many points not only ] in dual meets, but in the annual con | ference meet. =.<a
 So many of the most promising foot ball men have been lost to the Big nine" teams that the coaches will be called upon to do little scouting ther- selves. The recent championship contest between the Brooklyn Poly technic high school eleven and Hyde Park high school eleven, champions of their respective territories, although ] the "Polys" were beaten in 1902, while the Hyde Parkers were undefeated in Ntheir class, is regarded as an opening wedge for future East-Westc cha hampion- ships. The college men are delighted over the arrangement of the contest, and expect much good will come from it. r. F.
 One of the most widely discussed ''prep" boys in the west played in this contest-Capt. Walter Eckersall, of Hyde Park. Three big universities Wisconsin, Michigan and Chicago, are planning to get the young athlete, heady captain and speedy quarterback, to say nothing of his bunting abilities It looks as if Eckersall would wait un- til he can deliberate over the several advantages to be gained and take the university that will offer the best chances for a degree and the widest latitude in the athletic world. Chi cago has the inside track, although ] Eckersall has given Michigan consid- erable encoura cement. The schools that fail to get him among the new tai ent next season will advance the argu- ment that there are few instances ir the west where the s'prep" schools have continued their brilliancy wher planted in the university orbits. Ralph ] Hamill and Bert Ahlswede are well. I known exceptions, as are also Art Cur. tis, the former Wisconsin captain, ano others whose names have become gridiron memories. The cold, sober l truth is that this IS going to be hard c 4I- 4
 who are going to drum up talent from the .sprep'' schools. The promising athletes will profit by the campaign will be more than ordinarily alert to but the faculty board of the Big nine' keep out all traces of professionalism
 E. c. WEsTLAKE.
 Development of German TogoIand
 During the years 1900-1901 Togo land may be said to have been fair I ly prosperous. The export of palm seed, according to German reports increased steadily; that of rubber in creased 100 per cent. New coffee anc cocoanut plantations were laid out In certain parts of the country cattl. and horses are raised, but it ha: been noticed that horses coming tc the coast from the interior die with in short time from the effects O. the sea breeze.
 The natives busy themselves chief ly in raising corn and nuts. Tn, males plant and reap, while the fe males carry the products to the near est trading post for sale. The sea lagoons and rivers abound in fish ane crabs. On the plantations near tn, sea, the native laborers receive iron ten to 20 cents day. Farther in land, this amount is reduced to sever cents. The money used is coined .sil yer pieces and cowry shells, 40 O the latter being worth one-fourth o cent JNO. F. WINTER