The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-17
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UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

ONlYlNClll nlIlLI3llOO
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
versities, who have moved to the west,
have been urging the leaders in coli
lege athletics to exhibit more solicit
tude for the prep boy" In some in
stances the leaders in football and
track athletics in the big western uni
versities 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 breathing in on all
of the directors of athletics. The Uni
versity of Chicago, through Coach
Stagg, has announced it's intention to
wage a competition for material. Cor
respondence bureaus will be estab-
lished in other universities and an eff
fort will be made to accomplish as
much as the enthusiastic alumni of the
eastern institutions do for their alma
matters. The ethical situation has been
thoroughly canvassed, and the most
eXacting critics no longer hold that it
is reprehensible to use every legiti-
mate means OF persuasion to induce
young athlete to attend university
where his athletic merit may help out
track team, baseball nine or football
eleven. missionary work" is what
Trainer Conibear, of the University of
Illinois, calls it, and he has done
enough IF 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
1 in dual meets, but in the annual con-
| ference meet.
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 n little scouting
themselves. The recon 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
their class, is regarded as an opening
wedge for future East-West champions
ships. The college men are delighted
over the arrangement of the contest,
and expect much good will come from
\ it.
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 punting abilities.
1t 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 degree and the widest
latitude in the athletic world. Chi
cago has the inside track, although
Eckersall has given Michigan consid-
cradle encouragement. The schools
that fail to get him amongthe new tai.
ent next season will advance the argu.
ment that there are few instances in
the west where the prep schools
have continued their brilliancy when
planted in the university orbits. Ralph
Hamill and Bert Ahlswede are well.
known exceptions, as are also Art Cur.
tbs, the former Wisconsin captain, and
others whose names have become
gridiron memories. The cold, sober
truth is that this is going to be hard
winter for the men of the universities
who are going to drum UP talent from
the prep" 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
l.. G. WESTLAKE.
Development of German TosoIand.
During the years 19OO-19O1 Togo.
land may be said to have been fair.
ly prosperous. The export of palm
seed, according to German reports,
increased steadily; that of rubber in.
creased 100 per cent. New coffee and
cocoanut plantations were laid out.
In certain parts of the country cattle
and horses are raised but it has
been noticed that horses coming TO
in short time from the effects OF
the sea breeze.
The natives buoy themselves chief
ly in raising corn and nuts. The
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 an5
crabs. On the plantations; near tho
sea, the native lahorers re .eive from
ten to 20 cents day. Farther in,
land, this amount is reduced TO seven
cents. The money used is coined sill.
yer pieces and cowry shells, 40
the latter being worth one-fourth
cent. JNo. =. WHIT