The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-06
BOULDER FORCE
METHODS SHOWN
Colorado Aggie Manager
Hands Out Few Hot Shots
to DiCtatoriai School.

Joe Maddox has received a letter
from Frank J. Earle. graduate man
ager Of athletics at the Colorado Agri-
cultural college, which the coach says
is a revelation. and he declares that il
sheds more light on the existing ath
leuc conditions in Colorado than any
other source Unlike most Colorado
people. Mr. Earle is good friend Of the
Utah Institution. and he does not justify
the policy of the Colorado institutions
toward the university. The following
in part. is the letter;
Utah is All Right.
I imagine that you have concluded
from my silence that l have registered
the customary Colorado feeling against
Utah people. I have not. but what /
say Is solely from my personal stand
point and is not sanctioned by my
board. The only phase OF relationship
that exists between Rocky mountain
teams Is that they are coached by mid
die west stars. There is not in the
Rocky mountain region the slightest
claim OF fair and impartial relation
ships I want % sey that the organ
izatio0 which exists between Colorado
colleges is farcical. and that each acts
as Independently as IL they belonged
10 an outside conference and played the
others simply TO fill their schedule. II
certainly permits the most fagrant
desr tic attitude. and keeps up a con-
tinual hesmirchins howl between the
members
What Is the moral difference, IN the
constitutionality OF the Denver football
team. with its sensational rise 70 fame
and Of the University Of Colorado? The
latter Is In bitter warfare. assuming
the attitude, I an hole- than thou
The State university claims a clean
siate on the grounds that they are liv-
ing up 10 the present called rigid ath-
letic control They claim that Denver.
the past year, had nothing more or less
than a professional team From what
/ know of the merits of the case. with
facts on both sides. Denver has not vio-
lated athletic ethics TO any greater ex-
tent morally than Colorado Is doing at
the present time. and always has done.
What want 10 impress is. does Colo
radios apparent adherence to the gen
eral athletic control give them a spot
less character?
Framed FOR Suckers.
THE present eligibility cloak is the
product of the Boulder institution. |
charge that the cloak was admirably
made for Boulder. and give her the
credit for the clever foresight which
she had in putting herself in such a
clever advantage through sucn framed
up regulations. While Boulder lives I'D
to the letter Of her own manufactured
code. she is doubtless violating athletic
ethics that would send her from such a
conference as the Big Nine in shame.
urah's standing has given me less con-
Germ than has that of nearer neighbOrs
Utah doeos not need sense any sin until
someone else casts the first stone All
efforts for a strong league in the nast
nave tailed / am led to think that
present policies are 10 be the rule until
we can all ee as independent as Den
yer has shown herself TO be. I look for
no set together as long as one strong
school stands in a dictatorial position. /
have not received a copy of the Utah
eligibility rules which you promised me.
Now that you have adopted the Colo
raoo cooe. VIII YOU be any better re-
spected2 Yes, so FAR as living I'D to
them is concerned This, however. does
not assure everything on the square
maintain that il does not. and base
my assertions from experiences here at
home. Not that the code Is faulty. but
that IL reaches far enough to regulate
YOU and me TO the disadvantage OF the
other fellow.
In all athletic connections with Utah
the University Of Colorado has assumed
the same dictatorial position as she an
parently assumes in her own state
Now that Utah has shown Colorado
where she is in relation to athletics II
Is probable that at some future meeting
or the Utah board OF control some
steps VIII be taken 10 put Colorado in
her right position in relation 10 Utah
and Colorado games