The Washington times., 1906-06-14
NO SUMNER BALL
FOR CORNELL MEN
Ithaeans Indignantly Deny
They IndOrse 1t.
DENOUNCE FALSE REPORTS
Officials Say University Seems to Be
Victim of Intentional Mis-
statements.

Edward r. Alexander. a lawyer, Of
this city. who is now chairman of the
Alumni Athletic Association OF Cornell,
had his attention directed to the state
ment in The Times of Monday, where
in Manager Gerald A Egan, of the
GEORGETOWN baseball team. gave his rea-
SONS for the adoption, by that institu-
tiOn. OF the rule ~-s-mitting summer
baseball Mr.. Egan sald that he thought
Georgetown should follow the initiative
OF two big universities. Cornell and
Brown" Mr. Alexander was greatly
surprised at what seemd to him to be
the unwarranted use of CornelTs name
in this connection. and he telegraphed
at once TO Mr.. Senior, graduate mana
ger of athletics at Cornell. as follows:
Graduate Manager Denies It.
What truth is there in published re-
port that Cornell has declared in favor Of
permitting summer ball? Answer"
NO truth in the report No action
has been taken. and II is not being con-
sidered. JOHN L. SENIOR,
Graduate Manager"
After reading these telegrams to a
reporter OF The Times, Mr.. Alexander
said; The moment my attention was
called TO Mr.. Egan's erroneous state
ment, with reference to Cornell, I was
not only desirous of denying It. but
felt that. in the interest OF intercoHeg-
late sport, a correct statement Of Cor
nelIs position should at once be made
public II seems strange that the ath-
letic authorities of any university, deal
ing with such an au-in pOrtant ques-
ton as the revocation az the rule pro-
hbiting summer ball. should use a s the
strongest argument in favor of the
backward step an unauthenticated re-
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sister university
Many False Reports.
Particularly Is this true where Cor
nelfs name is involved: for reports of
the most absurd and groundiess nature,
relating to all sorts Of matters connect
ed with the university, are constantly
published broadcast, apparently with
malicious intent. 1t IS to be deeply re-
GREETED If one of these false reports was
the ground of the misst1-- sment-
The university has Gone everything
II could 10 put an end to this yellow
Journalism curse. but II AZ II has not
been entirely successful is evidenced nv
q report dated Ithaca. and published
Immediately after HarVard's regatta
on me Cnarles, IN which a number of
IenarKaDle statements were credited to
Courtney. So absurd were these upon
their face. that they were not consid-
cred seriously by Harvard, and still
Cornell felt called upon t. send an Of
fetal denial to Cambridge The in
stance goes TO show the necessity Of
relying only on authenticated reports
from Ithaca
Regrets Georgetown'S Action.
THAT Georgetown should so early in
her campaign TO purify athletics give
UP the undertaking largely because of
a disasterous baseball season must be
looked unon as most unfortunate by all
interested in the Improvement of inter-
collegiate sport. Probably no more Sc
rious question confronts those in charge
of directing and regulating athletics In
the universities than this one of sum-
mer bali.
Upon its face II may seem a bit un-
reasonable that man capable of MAX
ing money during the summer time bv
playing baseball should be debarred
therefor from participating in inter-
collegiate athletics. but instead of be-
ing unreasonable II Is absolutely certain
and logical that he must not be per
mitted to play bail for money, if we
are to maintain an amateur code. Why
If we permit a man 10 make money
out OF one branch of athletics. are we
70 restrict him from so doing in an
other? And how, then, are we 10 sat
isfy the man who cannot play baseball
but IS good at football, rowing or on