The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-20
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Opponents Of football who argue that the game
lis only for the few will find food for reaec-
of the university in setting aside $4,000 as
nucleus for new clubhouse for athletes and
the award of $500 for prizes for a spring carni-
given to the board Of control by legislative ao-
ton or by the regents Of the university. 1t
came from football receipts. 1t opens up way
thru which every student Of the university can
participate in the use OF Northrop field and
take advantage Of training under competent
direction.
The spring games will embrace every form Of
athletic contest, and SO football furnishes the
sinews for wider participation In athletics by
the student body. This meet will lead to friendly
class and fraternity rivalry. 1t will draw the
'grinds away from the studyroom and into
the open. The meet will not be confined to
conference colleges. but will admit teams from
the smaller colleges Of the west and the high
school teams It is hard to estimate just
how far-reaching the good of such meet will be.
None can deny its value The new clubhouse
will cost about $4,000 and win afford needed
relief from present conditions. The Armory
The new building will be for baseball, track and
football teams, and the plans as formulated call
for model building. The board of control by
their action have accomplished something d.
stinctly in advance of any of their predecessors.
They were able to do so thru the agency OF
football. r"
The new northwest association Of minor col
leges has gone record favoring profess
sionalism among their athletes The students
will be allowed to play summer BALI for pay
and not forfeit their rights to participation in
college athletics $50 long as they do not play
in leagues" This is hair-splitting distinction.
If athlete receives cash for his efforts, he Is
a professional matter whether he receives
1t at county fair or from club-owner of the
National league. The action Is ill-advised. Pro
fessional baseball ts hardly the life for col
lege man. The game is improving yearly, but
there is yet much to be eliminated from Its
surroundings.
OF course these athletes Of South Dakota and
Iowa will be barred from participating In any
games In the universities Of the country, and
nesota, Wisconsin,, Chicago and possibly M1ch1-
gan. Many of the star athletes Of the univer-
stiles named come from the territory and schools
embraced In the new agreement. The universities
will never come to accepting semi-professlonals
on their athletic teams. The minute cash prizes
are introduced into any sport. that sport be-
comes crooked to greater or less degree. Men
playing for salary are never so good as those
playing for the love Of game. The professional
athlete Is never free Of suspicion. The popu-
larity of college football is due to great extent
to the fact that the public realizes that it Is
square game. The permitting Of college
| athletes to play for hire seems to be woe
! full blunder on the part Of those who carried 1t
| thru the Northwest association.
From the way in which "Prof" Mike Dono-
van is jollying the presidents ability as
boxer, the suspicious led to believe that
Mique is attempting to entice the president into
a return match for larger stake.
! John Rooney, the Chicago policeman wrestler,
| is to wrestle with ten Beers and ten Tommy
Atkins at Chicago tonight. This Is the same
| Rooney who sidestepped a match with Sp1ll1ngs
Of New York, for the police championship Of
| America. -OLoughlin.