The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-28
A College Athletics View
in North Carolina.
HOW THEA. & M. GROWS
10 College Baseball Trinity is Award
ed the Palm For Last Year and
the Situation as to North Caro-.
lima Athletics as Review
ed by a Syndic of
the Guild.
(By o. Max. Gardner.)

Wy ". NIStA
1t is but a short time until our col
leges and universities throw open
their doors for Students: throw them
open to the bashful freshman as
we'll as the dignified senior the learn
ed junior and the wise sophomore.
Each boy goes to college with some
aim in view, with some ambition
which he hopes to realize. Some who
are frail in body but strong in mind
are ambitious for scholarship honor,
some are ambitious for social honors
and son on, but L venture to say that
the average American college youths
highest ambition is to make the
athletic teams of his college, baseball,
football and track, etc, for he realizes
that to be a member of q successful
football and baseball team requires
the highest type of youth.
Few men have been singularly
successful as athletes who have not
stood well in every department of col
lege life, and this is the reason why
say to be a college athlete is one of the
highest honors college boy Graves.
The freshman realizes in his college
life how essential is the strength of
body as well as strength of mind. The
trustees of our colleges appreciate the
that they have provided gymnaSfums.
etc, for those who are not able to
take the vigorous exercise required III
football and baseball The A. and NJ.
College faculty, of which / am more
familiar, believes that boys who are
studying and working need diversion.
and that college athletics furnish this
diversion in a healthful and moral
way; they believe that athletics at
tract boys to their college, makes
them work to get others there. anc
keep them satisfied while there.
The four years in college change
a boy into a robust, useful man, or
leaves him more or less nervous ana
broken down. To prevent this calam-
ity, the A. and NJ. board of trustees
and cadets have raised a fund that
has enabled them to employ for this
year, beginning September, q com
petent physical instructor, who will
examine every man physically just as
he is examined mentally. The stu
dents physical condition will be
noted, lungs, eyes, digestion, etc, anG
he shall be told what forms of eX-
ercise to take, and required to take
these forms. Indeed, the student is
encouraged to enter fully into student
activities because they provide that
recreation so essential to spirit anG
good health. This action by the A.
and NJ. faculty is highly commend
able, and is suggestive Of the growth
of the college in every line. Those
familiar with A. and M realize the
great change that has taken place in
bro brought rftie A. and IA position in
which she is recognized by the lead
ing colleges and universities as being
their equal
In looking back over the brief his
tory of our existence. we see how
4 A md n n n
to-wit: ten years ago victory OF
Morson's High School in Raleigh. was
celebrated with extreme enthusiasm
but from year to year the A. and NJ.
influence and prestige has rapidly
extended until the present time when
the freshman of the A. and M. defeat
Morson without much effort. During
the formative period of the a. and NJ.
College existence, she laid the founda-
ton for a great and prosperous life.
We believe that our growth IN
athletics is due to the fact that
though defeated, the A. and M mas
never been diSmayed and has gone
forward with surprising prosperity.
meeting every school. college and uni
versity in our State, until today,
fifteen years from its birth, it has the
proud distinction Of having defeated
this past season in baseball the three
leading colleges-Trinlty. Wake tor-
true the A. and NJ. has met defeat TINS
season. but it is also true that she has
played more games than any otner
North Carolina college, and is the
only one that has played all the cor
leges just named as Trinity ana the
University do not meet, neither co
Davidson and Wake Forest, nor
Davidson and Trinity play each other.
In the past the A. and Nj. has peeh
badly hampered by lack OF FUNDS,
by Il lack of proper coaching ana py
lack of confidence These d1fhcul-
ties Will, however. in the future ne
obviated and We believe the nls1or-
tunes OF the past will no longer be
barriers to our success in the future
The A. and NJ College hopes to see
the day soon come when the col
leges and University of our State Will
cease to be so eclusive as TO discrimi-
nate against each other in athletic
sports. Take as matters now stand,
our State University plays only one
college i'm the State, Davidson, since
she cut off relationship with the A
ana Nj. The cause OF A. and M.
and University last trouble came
ABOUT because the A. and M. College
peacefully withdrew their team from
Cardinals ground and forfeited the
game. 3 to 0, the reason being that
rhe umpire manifestly continued to
make decisions that cut off all
chances of A. and NJ. winning the
game. When the A. and NJ team with
drew, the A. and NJ manager was
notified by the president of the Uni
Versity that athletic meets between
The two institutions were off. This
necessarily sends the colleges ont OF
The State for games and is a serio11s
drawback to the sport, as each is A
compelled to play inferior teams. We
earnestly hope some sort of agreement
can be made that will enable us to
know more of each other in athletic
relationship.
This article is not to be confina!
to discussion OF A. and M. College:
rather it is to deal with athletics as
they are in the leading colleges u:
North Carolina. The University has