The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
The ETHICS OF FOOTBALL.
PRINCETON GRADUATES COM
MENTS on THE GAME.
Henry b. Thompson Censures Coilegians
for Rowdy and Unfair Practice,-Too
Much Attention 81, an 10 the sport
Tho Other Side OF the Question.

| PRINCETON, Dec. G.-Honry Il Thompson.
n former member OF tn" Graduate Advisory
Committee of N. Princeton University
| Nhleti' Associst ion, uhhnrdnn- his mind
| on tho subject Of football In tho iu,n NJ
| Woshh to-day. Ne bii"ve- that those who
iadors- In their "rtir'ty the methods Of
| prcs"rt-day football have .o-t their sense Of
| proportion
| "Footblll he says has lost all the ele-
| mrnt- of a clmN II ha- become n contest
which n"c"- itrt"s such "A severe course Of
| training that ! question whether many play
"r- really pay IL game 70" tho pIca4ur" thHre
| IL In II. but are held up to their work by "a
0uixo'ic sense OF duty toward the college
and tn" t"am The work il so strenuous
TINT everything must give way to meet tn.
demand OF training"
lie add that III" football season 30 far a.
study IL concerned. is largely a closed season
and that 1T yerGe- on the ri1"uorS when
we know that the average football player
1 1a M MEEK. rraG'say nd drop, al study
purely p"rfnnc'ory manner
Ne remark a. o th,q' thc code OF cthic,, thar
other snoi, TN coli =. lays. "a playry
who knowingly and continually brcaka tn"
rule Of III" F?ma i o;,treci,ed. but In football
tripping. holding ard oh--iin play, don" out
Of the .ieht Of the or'"i,l. OF the game. arc
part OF tho rtpertoir OF hr-t-"lass footba
ppr, Of the o dn, up Of "n' wps II ,srn
Tho u.o Of elbow and knees IN co.. scrin-
nag. ha' been known to put many mau
out Of the Rama
MIR Thompson is not sure what s tho best
way to correct these evils. The faculty. Re
"a !card, d"Ils officially With the sCholastio
JTd moral sd" OF the Stud'I I lie. but hot
With tie details of sport. and that the. evils
oi e." sport rr" sometin cs overlooked md
and moral ira ning developed By the strenu-
Gus foot bail lie
-Put pot'r." Thompson suggests causti-
cally might be a good deveop,nr in mem
tai training 'cr those looking toward dirlo-
matte or political career" although h. thinks
{ at the departments OF i,tory and rolti-
cll economy would fr'l that t'r cultivation
&! poker would b" 'nrroach iIc upon ttsir
pres rves "" con,ludp that II would be
better for football II 1t could b" treated "a
h. Cultiynt q
Tho editor Of the Alumni Weekly COM
mentiLR on Mr. Thor,rson's views, says
thnt the men h'rs of tie Prin ccton eleven
classroom than they would have done If
they lad not been playing loot ball g. at tie
average scNoiars' .ip mark OF trc Princeton
pIaSers was medium. '"W standing lrh
and few rreity low. and that some Of g.
men IN tie latter group would undoubtedly
have been conditioned IL they ! ad not been
playing football, for, owing to the faculty's
ruling in regard TO NJ lstes and their oHn
desire 10 play tie game. they lad been obliged
10 exert eHIs.lles more than they would
includes t"st ioothgll is thus seer to exert
a rood reactiorCry il fuence even In scholar
shin
As regards absences from lectures and
r.citatinns, tho football man last season.
tho editor saws. have records which com
nare faNorablv with those Of other students
or" prominent PLAYER. lr ASSERTS. missed
orlv two r"cit0'io"s d"-inr tho ertire season.