New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
SELF-SUPPORT AT CHICAGO.

Chicago, May A,-Athletics at the University
OF Chicago are managed in all branches by the
ruling bodies of the institution Students are
elected TO the athletic board of control by their
Fellows to act in conjunction with members of the
lacuIty In passing on schedules and other busi-
ness. but the policy of the department is mapped
out by the heads OF the institution President W.
r Harper is chairman of the athletic board. and
gives personal attention to the formation of the
lines Of management for all athletic teams.
A Alonzo Stagg is head of the department of
athletics and physical culture, He acts as manager
Tor the teams and arranges schedules. which are
in every case passed upon by the board or athletic
control The university has as much supervision
over the work Of its athletics any other branch
OF the educational work offered. The reports
MADE public each year by President Harper
Under the university management the athletic
teams or the University OF Chicago have been
such 1897 the EXPENDITURES run behind the total
receipts. the deficit is met from the funds of the
university. The students are called upon in way
TO help support the team financially. The receipts
cover the loss in the baseball and track work. The
baseball track and tennis teams since early in the
The training table in all departments is managed
on scale that costs the university far above the
average amount that would be paid conduct
for students in the vicinity of the university The
average price paid by a student for board is s.
week The hgures on the training table manage
ment show that In the football season food is given
IN BILE were managed on the boarding house plan
During the track and baseball seasons. the cost OF
players eat less meat than I'm the football season
The athletic management plans during each foot
bail season to put expensive food the table. and
the menus are in themselves attractive enough TO
brlng students into active football practice. For
breakfast and luncheon the training table men get
oatmeal, steak or lamb chops, eggs occasionally
and fruit At dinner after practice. the gridiron
men fed with beef soup. raw oysters celery
roast beef, some vegetables. ice cream and often
cake and ginger ale. Pork and veal barred as
well as fish Toast is fayorite article Of diet.
The training season lasts about eleven weeks, and
there are usually about twenty-five men who re-
main on the training diet
In the baseball and track training seasons the
rare Is lighter with less meat. but Strawberries and
early season delcacies The track season lasts only
about six weeks. while the baseball men are in
track team IS never large rarely being more than
twenty i've men on the training table and the ex-
p"rses OF conducting II are not heavy with an
equal number OF in football The training quar-
ters OF The teams are in Smell Hall, of the mems
dorlnltorles on the campus. For number Of years
the athletes have had full possession Of the fourth
and part OF the third floors. Professor Stagg as
manager ana head coach of all the teams does
not i've with the men, but they under the
orders of the different team captains The expenses
OF the training table include principally the cost OF
Llt rood and the pay for three cooks who kept
during the athletic seasons to the kitchens
The athletes The of the training table for the
baseball and track in the spring is figured on a
basis or about s. week.
All outdoor athletics in connection with the Uni
VerSity of Chicago carried on al Marshall Field
university adjacent 10 the campus. Indoor track
meets in the winter season held in the univer-
sity gymnasium The training table is not 1nain-
tained In the winter track