The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-30
ANS WITHDRAWAL FROM
THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
prof Holt thinks IL Marks End Of Effort fol
Pure Athletics IN State for
Decade.

Especial 20 the News anu ph>
oak Ridge. :. G. sept. 27.-Your cor
RESPONDENT interviewed Prot J a Holt.
VINO is the vice-president OF the Athletic
association OF schools and Colleges. To-
3ay about the withdrawal Of the \. and
II. College from the association:
The Withdrawal OF the 4. and II. Col
lege was not unexpected, said h. IL
Is also we'll enough. ne continued. for
unless q college and association Is care
ful in formulating rules and equally con
scienuous III observing them. the asso-
cation viii be a failure.
Have the various members of the assoc
citation not kept the rules generally
INQUIRED? Well there have been charges
against some: but. generally. the rules
have been Kept. There we're one or two
tagrant violations last year. but all had
promised to do better this.
What effect viii it have on the future
or the association?
IN my opinion il marks the end OF
he effort for pure athletics in the State
for q decade. especially when taken ID
connection With the withdrawal OF the
University from the Southern Association
| co not c~riticise either institution for It's
act. In my opinion. both associations
nave ATTEMPTED TOO nlCI. T u Stan
ne University Of North Carolina was
compelled 10 play the University OF Fir-
gfnia BY Southern Association rules, and
Yet Virginia refused to be bound by such
rules. In the State Association. the rules
bound the 4. and N. College and pre-
| vented a game with the University unless
the University would play under oul
rules vhen playing with Us. The rule vas
foolish and I protested against it a
| every meeting and felt sure that ii would
prove the rock on which our association
would split"
What about the \. and VI. being handi-
capped by rules made TO suit preparatory
schools?
There is nothing whatever in that
The preparatory schools have man stu
dents who remain but five months. The
| college student must enter by October !
and longer. The rule provided that the
college studnt must enter By October 1
and that in baseball games the prepara-
tory schools might play men who enter
not later than February 10Th. This i;
the only concession TO them and is no
unreasonable. IN the southern Associa.
ton the same rules apply 10 colleges
and | fail 10 see how the 4. and VI. Col
lege will be any better of"
What is the greatest difficulty in Sc.
! curing pure athletics2
! Well. we all take our athletics tot
| seriously: We want TO win: We don't care
much how: We distrust each other: thi!
applies to dignified professors as Well q!
to preparatory pupils. II is the curse Q
athletics in professional. as we'll a.
amateur games. Il a college can win il
pivotal game and stay in, il stays in; i
not. il goes out. It must win"
Will Oak Ridge Institute continue in tn
association?
1T had expected TO do so. but if Their
is a feeling that the preparatory school
should get out so as not to handicap tn
colleges. We Will cheerfully withdraw. Y,
have not played any college in the asso
citation except Wake Forest and \. and NJ
College anyway; and We were more sue
cessful with A. and NJ. College before III
association was formed than We hav
been since.
I confess I look for chaos in athle
tics"
Don't you think a new association Nigh
be formed that would give more genera
satisfaction?
Oh, yes. would put but one rule
Do as YOU please and toss up for I'll
umpire: the games would then turn o
the flip o. a coin, as now they are likel
10 turn on the jingle Of it,