The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-17
COSTLY ATHLETICS.
What It Costs to Run College Foot
Ball and Base Ball Teams.
New York World.

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That college athletics come high in
these modern days is generally under
stood That we must. nevertheless.
have them is a positive argument OF
the majority among students and
faculties. Without entering into the
discussion one may contemplate with
interest the new details concerning
supplies and their costs for the ath-
leticS OF a great eastern university. as
gathered by a writer Tor the current
Outlook.
The general report OF the treasurer
in this instance reminded the writer
OF the budget OF some small city.
considered as matter oi fiscal mag
nitude
1t set forth receipts reaching ZIP
nearly to 100000. with total expendl-
lures OF about the same imposing
> sum.
OF the outlay about two-thirds wenr
for running expenses OF the crews and
the three athletic teams. and included
such items, in round figures, as $1,000
ior board at training tables" $1,000
for sporting goods. $4,000 for travel
ling. hotels and meals, $4,000 for tro-
phies, and 50 on.
Here is what entered ir.o con-
sumption for the football squad dur
ing single season: 1o7 pairs OF
shoes, 20 silk ankle supporters, 10
undershirts, 167 under-ierseys. 20
canvass jackets. 81 nose guards. 76
leather belts, 50 pairs OF pants 70
sweaters. 81 shin guards, II headgears
Qeather caps,) 437 elbow and shoul-
der pads, several hundred shoe cleats,
10 "charley-horse" guards, IS silk
knee-caps, ISo pairs OF hose and zoo
icot balls.
= 1t should be explained that the loot
ball squad at the university referred
to consists OF about fifty men. includ-
ing the large and pretty we'll defined
nucleus Of the regular" eleven. Each
one of the squad during the. season
averaged about SS7 in his supply OF
sporting goods:
The smaller baseball squad averag-
ed for the season almost S1oo per man
in consumption OF sporting goods.
with nearly 400 baseballs as a vivid
item
The high consumption OF loot balls
connotes the fact that some nifty OF
those ovoids, costing about S. each,
are distributed to candidates during
the spring and summer, partly for
home practice. 1t appears that after
a day or two of use the ball has q.
tendency to grow round" and lose
it's orthodox shape. In catching punts
the player can practice on the round
ed ball only at some risk of the dead
ly tumble of the new ball used in
the match game. and thus fresh ball
must be substituted in practice as
soon as the normal arc OF the ovoid
is impaired.
'Charley-horse guards" intreprets
itself as peculiar stiff, padded guard
OF the large frontal muscle OF the
thigh. which is very anacnable TO the
deep ''charley-horse' bruise. soealled
-tricksy players in earlier loot ball
epochs sometimes adopted a conceal
ed metallic guard at that vulnerable
spot.
The ample stock OF 10 undershlrts
means that provision must be made
ior frequent changes. 10 avoid an II
ritating eruption OF the skin.
A supply OF 10Y pairs OF shoes,
made to order. and retailing at about
$3.50 a pair. certainly seems liberal
on the face Of the return. But the up
to-date foot ball man must HE him
to a fresh pair at first symptom OF
rash or blister; and wet day ana
match signifies that the shoes dry
stiff and must be discarded by the
wholesale. with most disastrous re-