New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
DEFICIT EXPECTED AT CORNELL.

Ithaca. n Y, May 24-The Cornell University
Athletic Association IS face to face these days
with a large estimated deficit and. although the
statement made by the associations hnanciers
that the crews may not be sent 10 Poughkeepsie
is regarded Il mere threat to induce dehnquents
TO pay up and 20 induce the leaders among the
undergraduates to devise new plans OF obtaining
money still there is small amount of worry
over the present situation and the financial
prospects for next year. Whether not there is
much extravaganza In the outlays for the
various athletic teams IS much questioned Whether
Cornell possessing comparatively small body OF
alumni, and situated in small city. apart from
the great centres Of population, is not better able
TO turn out good teams. but less able to get money
to pay their expenses, is also widely discussed
Among the causes Of the large expense accounts
in the opinion OF Johnny" Senior Cornell's grad
uate manager OF athletics is the attitude that
the college athlete takes toward the expenses OF
as a general thing" said Mr.. Senior he must
have every piece Of outfit that is known. and OF
the most expensive make procurable When he
expensve Bo If h5 he nos stay al I the most
tous one 10 be better. He regards the pockets out
Lessor s perhaps l should say that ne doesn't think
Another reason that makes it so hard for the
college hnanciers TO make both ends is the
not professional; with men who are not bound in
any any tangible way to continue training, not with
kept in good humor. The conducting of a college
National League baseball team for instance and
as as regards making money the advantage is all
the side Of the latter class OF organization except
that II has 20 pay its players while the former
coming TO realize the advantage OF centrazing the
financial administration of athletics, and Harvard
Mlchlgan and Cornell are among the institutions
that have adopted some system of graduate
stin another phase of the financial problem in
college athletics is the difficulty OF deciding what
each branch. Almost everywhere. OF course foot
the est Should hs @o # sphS Id Il
earn earns? These questions have to be decided each
ager want TO have a greater share of the money
Than they ultimately receive As member OF
there Is 10 more reason why university should
track atbecs for exampe have very te anq tha6 ls
there IN Is reason on for grocer who employs number
keep all the profit of that article let the clerk
cost or less than cost Each Of the imS0Taat S0Iq at
branches OF athletics is to be kept for the good
influence i exerts toward maintaining activity in
the other branches In given branch. too there
a are prTbe9S, b The captain and the manager
sible, in order to have good team the latter
opposes extravagant expenditure There are SEN
nmentai dIT tai reasons also for expenditures At Cor
tang can PSSTThaps and in a9ting percentages OF
ager enters in very considerably - ''e ro"iis
is the 4anne a % of n Poo9 in all the branches
sracR m Lacrosse and the occasional training tables
paid The athlete pays what he is accustomed ~
at his boarding house and the athletic association
y paid is. say sS Is the sum which the athletic
The charges for training table fare are nof ge i5a
cially exorbitant for the service IS immeasurabiy
better than that given even at the best of
dent boarding houses This year. most of the
or public restaurants, or public boarding houses
They can thus be more completely under the charge
Of the managements. Courtney instituted the plan
after some unpleasant experiences with one OF the
restaurant keepers, who, the ''old man. thought
trying to earn too great profit at the ex-
pense OF the health OF the oarsmen
In conclusion it may be said that though ath-
letics at Cornell are extravagant yet this is COM
mon to most of the other large universities. Yet
Cornell. account OF her situation and youth
chiefly, must systematic her collection OF money
more completely. and must economic more and