New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-22
TO ENDOW ATHLETES.
PROFESSORS PLA.
Would Abolish Gate Money. COaia
and Training TGbs.
by Telegraph % ne Tribunal


New-Hayen. Conn, Jan 4--Thet CATS n6lg
abolished and that athletics a. Yale b ~
nently endowed is the plan advocated By Dr. r
ian Milton Hess, e member OF Ihs Yale Un!EgE
faculty. n q long communication on the s1h'zs
athletic reform he says il part:
favor the mo gate money proposition Sezs
Il will result IN putting athletics n ne Ess
place They are now occupying an szass&1-
place They are ext-avagant As a ns1ll
end in themselves They should Be Esz1s 2 |.
end Il is q pIatitUde 20 say that us sa
college education IS intellectual and mora y !
physical Men IN college should D zAaLs.a
for the sake OF the intellectual ana Es- =
present conditions, men study Just eneaEa Z !
eligible for the athletic teams IN othsl W.
amounts 10 this: Men come 20 eo1esS . :
@Ath1ettcisrn" should be dethronsd. To WI (
the main purpose q amateur athIeecs. - =
spirit Of Professionalism This splTL -
letics g business, an END II themselves y -
should be PLAYED for the love OF the spoIt = :,
the benefit derived physically for ne s1As = :
or few leaves OF graft and abuse as,s : :
there The root o. the evil musk oe 1L--s eI-.-s
no gate money proPos1l,Iion VI! a-nis-s : ;
things athIettcally. L viii plt a-l ,55-....7 y
proper place L viii restore the in'eir.-ss- -r Z
OF the college and make alhleticlsl - - ~
subsidiary. Athletics vii mus WoFA IA -
of the true ideal. intellectually -, :, 1850
The abolition OF gate money wo1!o .. -
reduce athletics 10 e saner basis. ne -
coach would have 70 60, ana IloL' - n
point Of view We would say, goeo I.-.---rssss
Is a constant source OF friction n - -. -s Z
relations He feels his Tsput4Ion = re@--.ssg-I
he does not produce winning team .s- -
he must win at anv cost He IS seol. -
suggest bv word or deed unfair and unasss = : s
tactics If not even unclean nelt eng - 1a1-az-
hirelng. Professioaal. Es. We - % he .rss q
athletics. when all the Tricks OF -; - tss 80
taught BY Mike Murphy. as Wei a. ,II --oisss
All amateur athletics are tainted ~ Esiss r.
aIIsr1 at Harvard as well as any"Es1s- o-s -
rerh "a fr1I
coaches is heard loudeSt al p i - III =
with the professional coach ~ az RI
the whole costly -eLH-e o. 14a--0
Besides, II would BE well 10 cut out Ln sI r =
penses incurred through h3ElIls 80 - u-bis -
ates return and fare sunpJIo lS5s - 80 u
Ing T~hera Will always be those teV 49s - Z e
ates who will occasionally come DacA T1s-s
for the sport and give points WIZ - IT,
be dined and wtned 81 the expense ,S = bs sils
association. The training i4ple -. sssoor-a
and so a needless expense Wol.t1 - Z. EnsInsS
1t is making athletics too Enlc1 a. - fssslng e
have g training table me GSS ~ -lrtsrs :
r-~0,-v, ~ aTisrss * roo much Ike the - =
prizedgh or OF q rscetlfrs1- = - zsts p
his own board and pay -uE Wa. - - e. atsiss
sionalisrn at once enters = you 49, FssT
board and charge him only y W ss vi 81
Iete should nav for his own board a., a. sfszi
his own athletic clothes and furIS-.-issSo .-sa
course, where the articles toaseoS-lis'
are used in common ,,l,.slv 50
10 maintain athletics az iAIe-.h as u
charges are inevitable. charges 80 ~ tss
chase OF supplies, the u'aiateInan \; S S5 q
and the like Here IS IuIu y. saqrfzs 4
Keep this as a perpetual M 49, vrith TIE =.
In other words, endow athleucs, W. ,11casissl
now al hand Such nucleus W. VI ner 3.
peals 70 spor1-loyinE graduates - me Hss a
stand. baseball cage, 2QaJAo1Se. resent q ; -
solve the financial problem Al Pssss I'm q
cult 10 obtain money for slch oeJ thst thss :,
yates because they natura-4S ,l.S.s IS Ct 80
tremendous revenue from athletes - grss
conducted II is almost absurd - STbsn yas =.
for a baseball cage. for instance, WIN he
in $40 90 from one football gaI1le- III tsss :
ton Of gate money the gTaclia = snancss y
ferent view and will help oGt, ~ ~ afhissc
necessary. Yale has been cal- eL ~ ThGf Sc -
tiuue TO be such BY leading n ne to.hIssi.s
aboIishlng gate money and qu.SSsI57 ~ > Ers
proper place IS the earnest "-S
Of an amateur athletic sport