New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25
COLLEGE CIRCLES STIRRED
DISTINCT CHARGES MADE.
Amateur Status of Sport Questioned
-Specifc Cases Cited.

A+hIetic circles at Columbia University are CUM
sderaby stirred by the charges in the current Is
- - ..A,-C7rre.s Magazine in regard to CONNER
ia1isno in college athletics by Henry Beach Need
ham -
In this article it is pointed out that all of the
LARGER colleges are tending toward PROFESSIONALISM
&, athletics IL states that athletes are recTul'eu
in some cases from preparatory schools oy means
ltoget,er dishonorabe II asserts that While every
fair means is used induce men VINO are flhAe'e'
70 enter any particular college, promises OF money
SCHOLARSHIPS and easy times are also useo 10 Ac-
oonlplish the purpose. Mr.. Needham boldly CITES
,sses at Yale Princeton, Pennsylvania, Columbia
and other colleges where athletes have received
material offers for their services he says uiia'
Cooney Of Princeton, Hogan Of Yale ana Sllli't
OF Pennsylvania all types OF TINS hihu u
athlete The article makes II plain that II d
student is an athlete he will have no difhculty In
attending any of the larger colleges without lls
costing him penny.
There are two charges that affect Columbia par
ticularIy. Mr. Needham brings up again the ola
SANFORD matter Of 1899 and 1900 He says that roi
advertising purposes Columbia decided to nave d
football team 1899. and that coach was hreo at
a large salary who brought in outside men, 1hese
men developed winning team. known 10 contain
fingers" and the next year SANFORD was en-
gagged again. with the knowledge of the faculty
He further states T. J. Thorp captain OF the
1875 football team al Columbia, is not eligible De-
cause he has played under assumed name ana
has already played four years OF football one year
this time being Win AdIlElalNdH CO-4tSS
Professor Kemp who was chairman Of the faculty
committee on athletics in 1883. seen about the
Sanford matter last night He said that whlle
there is no doubt that, to all practical purposes
RINGERS" were played the 1899 football team
Technically the men eligible. He said, further
that al the time the faculty new at managing
football; regulations were not strict and only
I'VE hours work in college were required 10 make
q man eligible The alleged ringers were regis
tered for this work in the schools of philosophy and
bad ha requirements
entrance TO these schools two of them being grad
yates from the College OF the City of New-fork-
When it was found that these men were not at
tending lectures the faculty investigated put tlis
near the close Of the season.
As 10 the employment Of the coach second
year with an increase of salary after it had been
made clear that the metho Is were questionable
Professor Kemp says that the contract had al
ready been signed by the 1888 management beIore
the case had been aired. and It was then too late
FOR either the faculty or the new management to
take action without violating a written contract.
Professor Kemp would say nothing about the
charges against ThOrp.
Dean Hutton. when seen about the matter. ad-
nitted that there much irregularity on the
1889 team, but that soon as the faculty dis
covered the circumstances ii took vigorous action
Since 1893 the regulations have been largely changed
al Columbia the need has arisen, the athletic
committee has passed rules, until now ii is
practically impossible for professionalism TO enter
into Columbia athletics.
What explanation the university committee on
athletics had 10 give of the Thorp charges could
not be learned last night, because F s. Bangs the
chairman OF that committee. his home
1t is the general feeling Columbia, however
that playing football. while in prep school, on
some other college team does not constitute a
year OF football Thorp has played only three
years at Columbia, the only college in which he
The article makes some grave charges against
many colleges Even Williams commonly sup
[
article quotes letter, written by the Williams
captain TO n r. Baikart. 4 football man at
There are several positions for next years foot
bail team vacant and have In mind certain men
70 M them II you are IN need OF financial aid
Tor the asking. There are good jobs about town.
and no money matters win worry anybody"
How far professionalism may be carried is
figured johnson, Hho had formerly plavod in a
minor league for money, was engaged to coach the
Yale team whom he became student there.
Johnson was surprised to ind an old acquaintance
With with that team Hutchinson, infelder, had
not refrain from calling OUT:
How do YOU happen 10 be playing, Hutch? You
used 10 get your pay envelope just ahead of me.
-Hutehinseo.n vas absorbed in fielding difficult
The emoIument the article brings out. received
shows how the baseball football score card priv
lEe Is given 10 me Needy athete The privileges are
that Cooney and Reid. members of Princeton s
10 be Worth from s. $50 TO 900 season. i5re
The article cites cases in the University of Penn
sylvania where ineligible men have been continued
on the team, follows: "DraAe, left end. played
five years at Middlebury College. Vermont. and has
now played two years at Pennsylvania. LamsOn
was for three years member Of the varsity of
Colorado College. of the Lafayette varsity two
seasons and has played year for Pennsylvania
He is eligible for another Ziegler played
for Ursinus College and then competed for Penn
sylvania without years residence Intervening"
AS reason for such action Pennsylvania's
part. the article points to the self-righteous hoer
than thou" attitude taken by Harvard Harvard
has threatened TO drop Pennsylvania from her
schedule decisive victory gained
over the Philadelphia institution. To prevent this
Pennsylvania uses every mea TO keep her teams
superior footing to Harvard Then, taking up
Harvard further. 1t is pointed out that Clarkson
a semi professional before he captained the
Harvard baseball team and that Carr. who played
third base. previously played for money in the
White Mountains.