The sun., 1908-03-26
MORE ArRLETICS ron yALE.
Policy at New HsSen IL to Increase Rather
Than Diminish PaFtieiputiOa IN SpSFts.


NEW HAVEN, March 7S--The Yale AlumNi
Weekly tonight IN discussing Harvards
attitude on athletics favors more athletics,
new boathouse, more football elevens and
baseball mines. II says; .
We look upon the latest phase OF the
Harvard athletic situation. as a purely Har-
yard matter and a. one that can hardly con-
csrn Yale or Yale policies, except IN 30 fer
az H. Affects the relation which Harvard bears
to Yale on the field and water. No such
effort a. Harvard is making TO curtail sports
Va TO be made at Yale. at least where,in In spite
Of common report 20 the contrary athletics
and athletic policies do not take up the
major part Of the time and thought Of the
undergraduates and Of the faculty.
Each university must look upon these
perennial quest ions Of athletic policy from
its own peculiar point OF view and decide
them on local grounds Thus, for instance,
the athletic situation Ht Yale unquestlonab bly,
calls for entirely din ereut treatment than
that which. the HaryaId faculty thinks Is
best for Harvard Yale does not believe
In 100 much athletics. certainly not too much
intercollegiate athletics Nor is there any
feeling at Yale Ihat there Is too much inter
collegiate athletics at the present time IN
her own schedules. University spirit is
unquestionably fost teTed by numerous inter
CouegiAi cont ests, athlete es have some goal 10
work for and the Saturday Afternoon games
and away from New York. Alumni interest
end pride in the university lie undoubt edly
renewed and rekinded by intercollegiate
victories. What Yale needs is not CuHall-
ment OF these not too many intercollegiate
games but a development OF athletic con-
tests among the undergraduates themselves
and on their own field.
What Yale needs to-day. and needs badly,
is q sufficient athletic equipment TO make ~
not less, though mt necessarily INTO inter
collegiate athletics. We have never been a
strong believer In an athletic system that de-
velops one crew, one baseball nine. one loot
hall team. But We do believe thoroughly IN
system that will give many crews and many
baseball and football teams.
There should be at Yale In the fall many
football elevens, representing doTmitorlest
classes or clubs. II american football would
be 100 severe for the majority OF these men,
the association game, now being introduced
at Yale. could taks its place. In the spring
department ba seball mines competing for the
university championship, .,,-
A start has been made in that line this year;
There should not be one varsity crew and
substitutes There should be many crews,
made up OF men from departments, ella sses
campuSes or dormltories. These things can
come at Yale. but they cannot come until ale
has an adequate boathouse, enough shells.
and large enough athletic field for dozens or
teams TO play on during the season The
present boathouse Is 20 small that scores OF
men are turned away from rowing every year
beca Use Of the ack OF space for the exercise
There are but threP or four crowded base
ball diamonds and football gridlrons az Yale.
This NECESSARILY crowds out OF participation
in athletic games hundreds Of fmen who desire
10 90 in for theTa aud creates tho one team
system, which is not the best result that should
be attained
Harvard g radical move toward the cur
tailment OF intercollegiate athletics may he
quite right for Harvard We do not pre-
sHme 10 question that fact But its con
nection for Yale 10 very decidedly in = different
curtqil intercollegiate contests. II Is TO make
possible n wider interest," aud participation
In athletic games for the large number ol
well balanced and all around uuderGraduates
who are nov unsble to participate IN then,
and who are forced into idtensss while varsity
clevens and crews are developed out OF spe-
cially gifted material