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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
SOME OBJECTIONS TO
INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS

The following are some of the argu-
ments urged against intercollegiate
sports:
First-They neglect the physical train
ing of the great body of students and
concentrate effort and attention upon a
select few only. If they are good, the
good results should be equally distributed
~ all.
Second-They encourage commercialsm
in is worst possible aspect.
Third-They lead to professionalism,
something utterly opposed to fair play
il college athletics.
Fuurth-They foster and develop the
gambling spirit, introducing it into col
.cge life, where it should be absolutely
ltt hlblted.
Ficth-They tend to put mental culture
in a secondary place, and thus defeat
the first object of a college course.
Sixth--They lead to a One-sided devel-
opment. and that on the wrong side.
Seventh-Only too often they lead to
displays of brute strength and end in
brutal smuggling match, disgra ceful
alike TO those engaged and the college
they represent.
Al possible encouragement should be
given to general athletics within the col
Iege and none at all to intercollegiate
sports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
NAVY YARD DEFEATED.
Virginia Military Institute Runs
UP Score of 81.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


LEXINGTON, Va, October 12.-In a
game replete with spectacular plays and
fumbing the Virginia Military Institute
eleven defeated the Navy Yard team of
Washington, d. c., today, 81 too The Wis
itors outWeighed the V. NJ. l. aggregation
by twenty pounds, but the game itself wa g
exceptionally free from smuggling or fouj
playing. Both teams We're penalized for
ho!ulnS. Navy Yard won the toss and
Hancock kicked off to the ten-yard line
For the next twenty minutes the teams
plaYeu 70 standStlil exchanges of punts
being frequent Ward for the cadets. then
advanced the ball for tn rty Yards on a
forward pass. being downed on the i've
yard line, while Mosely carried it over the
line for the initial touchdown. Doyle kick
ed goal. In the second half. after ten min
uteS or play. Ward got the ball on a NAVY
Yard fl-1ble and made a pretty run of
fifty yards for the second touchdown
Doyle again kicked goal. St Stevens took
a brace at this stage of the game, and
1or the next hve minutes the scrimmage
was lively. Mclean made a pretty ten
yard punt in an exchange regaintng the
ball on the twentyyard line DOYLE place
kicked it, bringing the score Is to o. FRAY
blocked prettlIy punt of McCormick's at
the hfteen-yard line advancing il ten
while Mclean on the next play Carried if
through the posts. Doyle kicked goal
Doyle made his second place kick aften
ten minutes of play, from the fifteen-yard
line, bringing the score rs to 0. On the
kickoff Mclean returned with a punt and
regained the ball on tumble Doyle made
a quarterback kick and Mccormick. for
Navy, touched the ball. fumbling it, Por-
ter ran it for forty yards for a touch
down, and Doyle failed at the goal.
The final score was made by a series of
line plunges, the victors carrying il
straight UP the field. Alexander scored
after nineteen minutes play. Doyle kicked
goal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
HORSES OF GOOD QUALITY
Entries for the Coming Meeting at
Pimlico,

BALTIMORE, Md, October 12.-Secre-
tary William P. Riggs of the MARYLAND
Jockey Club has announced the entries
Tor the several stake features which will
be run off at the coming autumn meeting
at Plmllco. Horsemen We're liberal in
nominating candidates for these events
and 1t will be seen by CHANGING at the
names Of the racers that the quality OF
the horses is far above the average.
There are two fixed events for two
year-olds. the Walden, which was named
IN honor of the late Wyndham Walden.
and the Rennert selling stake. In the
former are such good ones as Feast,
Jubilee, Billie Hibbs, Merryman, Fflbert,
WooIspun, Banyah, Tenancy by Courtesy
make up the field the race would be a
great one. Feast is Il FLY owned by the
Barbar1ty stables and trained by Bob
Walden She is said to be one of the
Idstest misses that ever Wore the all
scarlet of the Messrs. Morris. In the
Irlumph stakes at Brighton Feast was
heaVlly played. but she was beaten by the
start. Mr.. Walden is giving her a special
preparation for the Walden
The racegoers of Baltimore and Wash
lngton, of course, will remember the fine
performance of Billie Hibbs and Jubilee.
IN the Walden these two will have a
chdnce to renew their old rivalry Jubilee
has run excellent races on the metronoU-
tan tracks, while Billie Hibbs has hean
turned out all summer.
The Rennert has also some first-c
youngsters carded. while in the Country
Cub OF Pimlico selling stakes are the
good racers Ell Dorado, The Wrestler
Ballot Box. Royal Onyx. Belle of Jessa-
mine, Quadrille, Jerry c. and Nihlick. be-
sides eighteen others.
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RAPID GROWTH NOTED
OF SOCCER FOOT BALL
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Not many months ago President Sulli-
van of the Amateur, Athletic Union when
In Chicago made the prediction that in
the course of a few years there would be
more soccer than Intercollegiate foot ball
teams in this country. To those not in
touch with the steady growth of the as
ISOLATION code on this side of the water
this prediction may seem a trife opti-
mistic while by ardent followers of the
college game it probably will be classed
as ridiculous. " hen the soccer code was
first started in Great Rritain it was given
scant encouragement by the Rugby play
ers, but from q small beginning 1t pro-
crossed steadily until at the present day
the soccer teams outnumber the Rugby
teams fully eight To one. y canvass of the
local supply houses reNea,S the fact that
during the last three years the demand
quadrupled in fact-and this year II prom
ises to be bigger than ever For num-
Der OF years the game was confined TO
players OF British birth, but It has passed
that stage and is being taken up by home
bred youngsters. \ notable example of
this is the Coal lily team. which holds
the championship of Illinois. This team
contains but two players not born on this
side of the water and By western critics
is considered to be the equal of any team
in the country. In Brooklyn, Phi,adel-
phia, Fall River, Providence and many
other eastern towns there are numbers of
American players. while in St. Louis it
would not be hard to pick thirty teams
composed entirely of native players Here
in Chicago the playing of the sport on
the west side prairles. in Ogden, Hamil
ton. Sherman and Washington parks is
getting the youngsters interested in the
faster than the intercollegiate team did
in its early days.
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The Second Half.

HOuton replaced Baker a fullback, and
Neale came to end in place of ONeill on
the George Washington squad for the sec
ond half while Gibson moved from tackle
TO halfback for the visitors and Coe took
the line position. Two blocked punts tell
the story of the visitors first score,
Wheaton finding an opening in the line in
time to spoil Whitten's first attempt to
punt out of danger, while Gibson broke
through and sent tie oval spinning all the
way behind the line less than minute
later. and Coe beat Houton to it in time
10 tally the first touchdown Turner
kicked the goa! Time, three minutes
Score. 90.
After the kick off a series of rushes
and punts gave the ball into the visitors
possession on George Washiugtons 9-yard
line. Gibson was pushed along for four
of the necessary yards. A tumble al
most ruined Western Maryland's chance
to score, but Dame Fortune smiled and
over the line. Turner kicked out. and
moment later made the goal. Time
Sl2 minutes. Score, 80.
Turner returned the ball by a long
punt. following Whitten's kickoff and
again the oval bounded through half a
dozen eager Hatchetites' hands only to be
,ost. Straight foot ball combined with
well-eXeCuted forward passes. literally
swept the local coilegans off their feet
but they hraced inside the 5-yard line and
he'd for downs. Turner made another
fair catch of one of Whittens punts. but
the angle was a hard one and he failed
miseraby at the try for goal. In the last
few minutes of play the ball was kept
well around the center of the field, and
Carver on the home teams 30-yard line.
The Iiup-up
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CHAMPION WOMAN GOLFER
MISS MARGARET CURTIS WINS
TITLE BY BRILLIANT PLAY.

CHICAGO, October 12.-Miss Margaret
Curtis of Essex county won the woman s
national golf championship today from
her sister Harriet Curtis, the present
champion, by the overwhelming score Of
: up, to play.
The overthrow of the champion was
complete. She played below her stand
ard was pitted against almost unbeatable
golf, and succeeded in capturing only one
hole of the twelve that were played, the
tenth, where Margaret putted her drive
into the rough grass and half topped
her third. Margaret made few mistakes,
s1ashed out long drives and telling bras5ie
shots. and utilized the regulation number
of puts on all the greens. "gobbling'' no
puts. but simply playing game that
was not to be denied. Her total of A for
celled in the tournament. in which there
were sixty-three original starters.
Because the Curtis sisters had not been
drawn together in championship event
since 1905. when they met abroad III the
British event-Mss Margaret triumphed
in that match. up, . to play-the gallery
that turned out and braVed the cold and
disa greeable weather to study the diff
ference in the golfing form of the cham
pion and her sister, was large. The
cards:
Miss Margaret Curtis:
In.................. .
Miss Harriet Curtis
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Base Ball at Washington Barracks.

The Engineer EoIps nine VIII play an
exhibition game OF Lall with the Potomacs
at the barracks his afternoon. With the
exception Of De Witt and Woodruff the
mud diggers' line up will be the same
as usual. The game will be the last to
be played al the barracks this year.
Meister and Mullin will be the battery for
the soldiers.
AS the Engineers have disbarded their
foot ball team IL will be some time before
a game of any description will be played
again at the barracks Marmas and
Sullivan. who played on the foot ball
team. are now playing with the Navy
Yard foot bal team. They will strengthen
that team considerably, Marmas is
known to be one of the Lest players in
the army while Sullivan does not rank
far behind.
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TEMPUS FUG|T WINS
JOHNSTON STAKES
Only Seven of the Nineteen
EIigibIes Face the Starter.
Six Heats to Decide
2.20 Race.

LEXINGTON. Ky. October l2.-Tempus
Fugit, the successful chestnut gelding
campaigned this season by Ed Geers, to-
day won the twentieth trotting of the
famous Johnston stakes, in which many
of the greatest trotting sires established
their records. Owing to exceedingly dis
agreeable weather the race did not prove
to be the success that 1t has been in
former years, as only seven of the nine
teen eligibles faced the starter.
Tempus Fugtt had easy pacing in this
race, winning all three heats so handily
that his trainer brought him out after
the race and gave him a good workout.
The only contending horse was Alice
Edgar and she was outclasse by the
winner. Although he has been trying for
twenty years, today was the first time
in his career that Geers was able to win
this stake
The 2l2 trOtting event brought to-
Chimes Bell after four heats had been
trotted. Chimes Bell was the favorite,
and her victory was popular.
The unfinished 30 class trotting event
required six heats TO decide it. 1t was
one Of the best races of the meeting, and
any horse had a good chance. There was
$4,000 tied up in the pool box on this race.
to get even. Other events We're feature
less. The weather was raw and cold, but
the attendance was good.
The Wilson stake for 2.12 PAGERS and
the 200 pace are features of the program
for Monday. Summaries:
First race; go class; trotting; purse. $1,000:
best three in five. Q'irst four heats were :rutted
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Burns and M cir.

NEW YORK. October l2.----nmy Burns
is still flirting for a match with Gunner
Moir, to take place before the National
Sporting Club of London. and TO be for
the heavyweight championship of the
world. The only hitch in the arrange
ment is that Burns wanted a 5000 guar
antee and $1,000 expenses but the club
Offered SJ.,OO purse. of which $4,000 was
to go to the winner and $1,000 to the loser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
Fall Rowing at Harvard.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, October 12.-Fall
rowing for the university and freshmen
crews has started on the Charles river
Twenty-Five candidates for the varsity
crews reported TO Capt. Richardson. I ne
crews will continue in daily outdoor prac-
tice unul November 10. Each of the COL
lege domitories has undertaken to organ
ize rowing crews. These will compete
against each other ana the varsity and
freshmen crews Will be picked from the
candidates which make the pest showing
in the durmltOry crew contests.
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SCORES ON PENNSY
SWARTHMORE STUBBoRNLY
RESISTS AGGRESSIVE PLAY.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. October l2-
O'Brien, the little quarterback Of the
Swarthmore College foot ball team.
scored two field goals against the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania eleven on Frank
lin Field this afternoon, the home players
winning. however. by the score of Is 10
y More than 1000 persons were on
Franklin Field and saw a good contest
PENNSYLVANIA played an aggressive game
in the first half. and understanding d
stubborn resistance by Swarthmore scor-
ed two touChdowns and a field goal
The home eleven would have made a
third touchdown had it not been held
within the j-yard line for downs by
Swarthmore's magnificent defense
In the second half the play was entirely
in Swarthmore's territory during the first
fifteen minutes, after which Swarthmore
braced and kept the ball in her oppo-
nent's field. The only score made in this
period was field goal by OBrien.
Swarthmore got the ball in midheld and
by smashing line plays carried it to the
35-yard line, where o Brien kicked the
goal There was little fumbling by either
team and few mistakes were made
o Brien's all-round playing was the fea-
III
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Yale Loses Runners.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, October 1.-THE
fall season in track work and cross-coun-
try running at Yale is now underway
The cross-country team at the uni
versity has been greatly weakened by
the loss OF three of its seven members,
and Capt Splitter hopes to find some
promising material among the 1907 can
uiudteS 10 hi up the vacancies.
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West Point Defeats Trinity.

WEST POINT. y. Y. October Fin a
hard game the West Point foot ball team
defeated Trinity today by d score of u to
O. Six points were made in each half
the first touchdown coming five minutes
after the blowing of the whistle. Stearns
of the Army played COR the first time this
season and proved d valuable addition
10 his team. Others whose work was
conspicuous for the Army were Mount
ford, Erwin and Ayres.
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To Control College Athletics.

NEW YORK. October PA central
controlling organization in college ath-
letics especially in base ball. is now be-
ing agitated. 1t is proposed to form a
university and college national base ball
association tor 1898. and that it be affl-
lated with the Amateur Athletic Union.
Ihe plan mas received The Endorsement Of
James +. Sullivan. president OF the ANA
teur Athletic Union, ana of the Metropoli-
tan Association and some Of the leaders in
college sport.
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HoNoRs WITH AMERICANS.
Close of Series Between the Boston
Teams.

BOSTON, October 12.-The series be-
tween the Boston Americans and Ma
tional base ball teams came to a close
here today with two OF the best games of
the week. The first game was won by a
batting rally in the ninth inning by the
Americans. 3 to /, and the second game
resulted in tie score of 3 to 3, and was
ca led on account of darkness after an
extra inning The scores:
First game r. H. Z
Americans o o o o 0 l As s
Nationais..... o o o 3 % o. o
Batteries-Burchell, Glaze and Carrigan
Boultes and Needham.
Second game r. H. E
americans. 5 o 0 q o O-3
Nationals. l l . 0-3
Batteries-Pruitt and Carrigan; Young and
Brown.
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FULL OF BRILLIANT PLAYS.
Princeton Defeats Bucknell b.
So to o.

PRINCETON. n. T.. October 1o-Tn
game full of brilliant plays and sensa-
tional end running Princeton defeated
Bucknell today ny the score of % to o.
Tibbots hundred-yard run for a touch
down in the second half and billions
sixty -five-yard run through an open field
for a tally in the first period We're the
features. Capt. Mccormick of Princeton
gave a fine exhibition of punting. Buck
nell played loosely, but nevertheless sue
ceeded in breaking up the majority of
Princeton's attempted forward passes.
During the second half Princeton sent
in substitutes in every position except left
oil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
JO-O
Fastest Trotters Matched.

NEW YORK, October 12-Major Del
mar, 2.01l4, and Sweet Marie, @02, the
fastest trotters in training, are TO meet
in race on the half-mlle track at Allen
town, Pa. on Wednesday, October 16
The contest will be at a mile and repeat,
for d purse of 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
New Coach of Weld Boat Club

BOSTON, October Hilary Vail, the
professional sculler, for many years coach
of the Weld Boat Club OF Harvard. has
resigned and E j. Brown, for some years
connected with the Jeffries Point Rowing
Association of East Boston, has been sp-
pointed to succeed him at the Weld Club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
CARDINALS WIN SERIES.
Again Defeat Browns and Take St
Louis Championship.

ST LOUIS, Mo, October 12.-St. Louis
Nationals today defeated the ST. Louis
American League team. TO =, and there
by won the post-season series and cham
pionship of ST. Louis. Score:
X. II. E
Nationals $3.50. l o o 2 % 10
Americans. $500. / o o % 10
observation-disclosures and Noonah; Howell anG
Stephens.
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A HARD PROBLEM
FOR SWARTHMORE
Give Up a Big Bequest or In
tercoIlegiate Contests.
The Training Table.
By Edward R. Bushnell.

Swarthmore College Just now has an
unusually hard problem to solve. The
will of wealthy Philadelphia woman
who died recently bequeathed to Swarth-
more a big sum Of money, represented by
coal lands, etc. on condition that Swarth-
more abandon all intercollegiate athletcs.
on no other ground is the bequast avail
able. Now, Swarthmore mas good uedl
OF tame III intercollegiate ath.etlcs. A"o
wears ago the little Quakers jumped INTO
the llmeIignt by defeating corheA III
foot bal and last year tney administered
the same dose 10 I..e CnlFerSlIy OF fehh-
syIvanIa. Iney nave won the inter CoA-
1eglate championship IN Ia crosse mn
,ngraDie tunes, anu nave lhNarlap4y hidue d
splenulu showing III otnef Dfahc4ies u
sport. , ,4,,+d q
committee TO investigate ana report
whether or not III It's judgment the De
quest is worth the saCrlnCe the colleSe IS
asked to make. For years We haFe hedrd
L.at Inc biggest advertisement college
can nave is Il winning foot pdA team
now swartnmore Will have an opportuni-
~ to pace a monetary worth on It's atm
etics. II the trustees decide tAat the
beduest' is worth more than the athletics,
intercollegiate sport must go. one OF the
conditions % that the decision must be
hnal. Ii SWarthmore accepts the legacy
her athletics must be confined strictly to
the college. There must be no outside
competition. The majority of the stu
dents are strong for the retention of
athletics, and would not give up inter
collegiate competition for any amount of
money. We would sooner trounce Penn
sylvania any year than take million
dollars for dropping out Of athletics" is
the way the typical Swarthmore rooter
views the situation.
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Irdoor Athletic Mseting-

NEW YORK. October f2.-Whay should
prove one of the most interesting indoor
meets viii be held IN Madison Square Car
den or October - ana -. II viii he the
annual indoor affair Of the Amateur Attn
Je:ic Union Of the United Sta :. and a
record breaking crowd is looked for.
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Chambersburg Academy Defeated.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. October 12-St.
James College this afternoon defeated
Chambersburg Academy at ST. James by
II to q. Although outweighed by the
academy boys st. James played a great
game, the features being a sixty-yard run
by Boyd for touchdown and end runs
by Graham and Whitridge.
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To Purify College Base Ball.

The Intercollegiate athletic world is
much agitated right now over a sugges-
ton which comes from the Amateur Ath-
letic Union. to the effect that there be
organized an Intercollegiate association
affiliated with the a. y. L. for the con-
troll of amateur base ball. The A. \. L.
is much exercised over the lack Of or
ganization on the part of the coIegians,
and has offered its services to bring
a bout the success of such a movement.
Probably the Immediate cause of the A.
A. (. $ activity is the discovery by Dart
mouth College that some ten or more
members Of the Hanover team were gull
ty of violating the amateur code by play
ing summer base ball for money The
college authorities took vigorous action
by decreeing that not one of these men
should again be allowed to represent
Dartmouth on any athletic team.
If the A A. L. hopes TO bring about
any kind of an association that will unite
the big colleges of the east in base bali
it has the sympathy of those who are gen
uninely interested in college sports, but
1t Is extremely doubtful if it meets with
success. This has been tried before by
one or two colleges, but was a dismal
failure. A few years ago Columbia tried
to unite Harvard, Yale. Pennsylvania
Cornell, Princeton and Columbia in one
intercollegiate association. but Yale, Har-
ward and Princeton would not consider
IL.
There was absolutely no reason for the
apathy of Princeton. Yale and Harvard
except their desire to be exclusive and
a fear that some of their Younger rivals
would beat them out for the intercolegi-
ate championship. There is no reason to
believe that the present movement by
the A. a. L. will accomplish anything
The big colleges have shown time and
time again that they do not want an or
ganzation Their latest evidence on this
point has been furnished by their re-
fusal to become members of the Inter
collegiate Athletic Association of the
United States, PENNSYLVANIA being the
only member of the Big Five to join.
To date Cornell. Princeton. Harvard and
Yale. while pretending to be friendly to-
ward every movement which can bring
about a higher standard of athletics
have steadfastly refused to join this as
ISOLATION. What hone. then. is there for
the movement started by the A. A. L?
IT may he admitted that something
ought to he done about summer base
hall. for this has become a serious men
ace to amateur snort. The writer does
not hesitate in declaring that there is
not a college in the country whose ball
nlayers do not offend in this resreCt.
Furthermore. the college authorities know
It. 4 few have tried to make EXAMPLES Of
some of the offenders. Int no institution
Yer had nerve enough TO do what Oar
mouth has dnre and denriVe tho offend
of the right to rerresent their uni
versity IN atlretics If the-- did good
nanv college teams would be rddled in
tho s0ring.