The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-02-02
president ELIOT'S
AMAZING OUTBREAK
EASTERN SPORTING WRITER
SCORES THE UNIVERSITY PRE-
SIDENT

President Eliot, of Harvard, has Civ
en- out another interview relative to
athletics in colleges, and it is one of
the most amazing statements which
ever came from supposedly great
man. If President Eliot thinks that
sports should be cut out of Harvards
curriculum he certainly has the right
to take that action. When he cuts loose
with lot of talk about the vicious
ness Of sport and gives reasons for
his attitude. the reasons given are
subject to public criticism. And it
is certain that President Eliot's rea-
sons will be severely criticised and
cause most unfavorable comment up
on Harvard university and the man at
its head.
Basket ball is too rough, and there
are too many chances for cheating"
is his first declaration.
Such statement from man who
is supposed to stand for ideals is
amazing, to say the least. 1t is hard
ly an inspiring spectacles to see the
president of great university pub
hcly assuming the position that the
1000 young men in his school cannot
be trusted to play a game in which
there are chances for cheating. No
game was ever invented which did
not offer chances for dishonest work
II President Eliot's faith in Harvard
university is so moth-eaten as that
sentiment indicates, then Harvard uni
Verslty is in a pitiable condition. or
the venerable president is no longer
a fit head for that institution.
flowing and tennis are the ONLY
sports in which honorable play al
together is practiced"
That is his second statement.
Here is nothing less than n doliber-
ate and sneering insult hurled at
thousands of reputable citizens who
engage in golf, bowling, curling. la
crosse, hockey, swimming and other
healthy and wholesome sports
If President Eliot's statement were
true, then less than 2 per cent of the
sport of the world is honest.
a man who will calmly utter so ma
licious Islander as this proves his
utter unfitness to stand as the in
SEPARATION and guide of thousands of
growing citizens. Should Harvard
university practice the ideal set
forth in this statement, it would soon
be too rotten to merit mention among
reputable people.
ITO base ball there are many OBJ
jections, but / would not advocate it's
discontinuance because it is so popu-
lar"
In many ways this is the most re-
markable of all the sentiments ex-
pressed by President Eliot.
If he means just what he says, then
he takes the position that obiectiona-
BILE things should be tolerated if they
are popular"
He might just as well have said,
keep your ear to the ground. Do
not offend the public. Fall in with
the crowd, right or wrong. Be with
the majority"
That is certainly a noble sentiment
coming from the head of a great uni
versity, where young Americans are
building the foundations of their life
and character.
81 have no use for a game that re-
quires team work"
This is most beautiful sentiment of
all. President Eliot is without doubt
the first man, woman or child who
ever advocated this unique and as
SHINE theory of sport. Team work
is the back bone of sport as it is of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
championship. The New York aggre-
cation is a strong one, but so is Chi
cago. Abbatichio is going to greatly
strengthen Pittsburg, and the Pirates,
with an addition or two, should put
up a great fight for the flag. L feel
sure that Boston, in our league, will
not be found winning the cellar
championship in 1907 under George
b. Dewey That young hustler is go
ing to surround Tenney with good
team and look for great revival
of interest in baseball in Boston
Brooklyn has landed two star men in
Catcher Butler and Pitcher Bell and
the aggressive Patsy Donovan actuak
Iy has the pennant bee buzzing in his
head. Cincinnati and Philadelphia will
be hard to beat and McClosky has
about the fastest bunch of promising
ball players at st. Louis that it is pos
sible to collect. To me it looks as il
there was going to be a lively race
next season.
The left-handers were all the rage
some years ago and then they fell off
Now they are sit" again. Nearly ev'
cry club wants two good left-handers
Most of the youngsters now breaking
into big league company are left
hand hitters. All the kids practicing
on the sand lots are trying to hit al
the left because it has been drilled
into them that to bat that way rattles
the pitcher and gives him a better
chance to get to first
Probably GO per cent of the big
league sticlmen bat left-handed thes,
days and the southpaw twirler is the
only man to conquer them. The left