New-York tribune., 1908-12-21
COMMENT ON SPORTS
NFL4TTON OF ATHLETICS.
Ners and Tiesrs on Current Topics,
Amateur and Professional

TIE Discussion Of less general nature
EncaE Tale concerning the advtsahiltty OF
kuusIasug ssAdiurn at New Haven 70 meet among
srAe- things. the ever growing demand for tickets
70 see one Of the big football games has LED up
s-c- mere g question n which all college
s-~ interested and concerning which there is DIFF
re-~nce OF opinion the imitation OF intercol-
kessare athletics In recent issue OF The Yale
Alumni Weekly" the new football stand agitation
zas discussed by & number OF graduates, and some
r.. .he letters furnish much food for thought. Clar
.ace s De-aIng. in dissenting from the stadium
scheme. says IN part:
Il ,he name OF the E-ea: Nnerva and all The gods
fe-t-s enough already Have not had enough
- Us echoes and reflections Of an undergradu-
Ete craze II public craze2 And VII not new mag
o9s-re r-as1i-g already sees foe? College foot
g. IKE faencaI panic and It's ac1ernasth. needs
oopt-zcton rot ina{lon Il Us Al area OF v1s'9a 3 a.
b uude< TIE natural conditions Of 'stanG-up
sr- gate Zee cut iu two
Following along the same line Theodore s Wool
sey says
duty q oq- athletic organization s;5. to pro
vide OF large sese for the college PG0Eo +,ai or saX
games The Pleasure OF many. the loyalty Of col
s-rucro1-raese are considerations on the one side
o. re ether are the disturbance OF college work
oCblic raoney-uzak1ng spectacle. the danger Of
t-avera-ce bred BY large receipts; the hysterical
sxcitez-ent and false standards induced by great
staletio eTenL Many FEadgaIe @ VII VII Rark 4 paeE @
rc stand. when e fringe Of college men only lined
Eznce, because there Is no income; there is less
kEyte-3a- less disturbance Of the undergradCafss s
res be easy % revert 70 the Old ways II for no
& ete = ts1tes ztS s3aT bos1Saty + Invited
e play grounds II turn-
ne ezerc1ous brought Up rather broad. and
= Is rot ny pu-ross 70 answer them or even 70
rake defence for what may be al exaggerated
~H-,,~
regard 70 the question ot the need for q stadium
a. View Haven Il strikes that a word may be
SAD OF The good that scc-ues from certain
s--o-n- Ct he-olcs and more OF publicity II
rhe graduates and undergraduates who make Up
TIE vzs- majority Of those in attendance al the
b.z football games must be ciassed as tie public
- ~ the support OF the graduates anc undergrad
Rates they can be held responsible tor the gate"
E-E indirectly The abuses which creep IN from
-.--e 70 tine and which the desire 10 win az any
t--1- makes possible BY the command OF plenty Of
money. hen the questions raised are worthy OF
mere tran general consideration I subscribe 70
ehe i5ez that undue publicity and the exaggerated
s-1norrance q TIE gate" may make foT the expa1-
sso1 q evil. but convinced that the evil is
-o-e CT less ulagni1ed. and that il can be con-
--o-ec Much q The so-caIled undue publicity may
De- lstc a. the Of those whose business II is
. get the news" sometimes whetHer II be news
O. not bur there is demand for this publicity.
orce1rt-les from the very ones who raise their
voices against il and Il nay be said that publicity
Goes frs par in correcting evils, even Z Il plays
6 pan Il making them
Bc- everything else aside. there Is something that
z b5 football game big rowing raoe accom-
pI.shes which nay not be had perhaps. IN any
ether way. and that IS the quick awakening OF tho
sIisI Guty which every owes 70 his alma
mater. and which IS aroused by the success
failure q 2 team the athletic field Every grad
sae o. Yale Harvard least. almost every
o1e. had lively and vital interest in the football
game P.ayed a. New Haven some three weeks ago.
-E--- soto ~ 4
r-z-v 70 20 70 New Haven. must make for good
Z seems 70 re. II cemen-ing the bond necessary
= TIE growth and expansion of any educational
institution Ever college whether be small
Ez-ge needs support of its 70 the last
an6 Il need not be er1pha sized that the growth
E college IS dependent some extent upon the
p-owess o. rs athletic teams Nothing succeeds
IEs SUCCESS. and ne age of hero worship is not
ye- over. 7 may be preJz5iced 10 the vaIue OF
e-Leti-s and tn good that follows but frank
u confess that the good. IL ny opinion, far out
weighs evils arising from the gate. the hero
+cs ch- exravagances and the so-called hyster1csI
excitement The building Of stadium should not
mean necessarily added imitation. L hardly
e. Cambridge CT Syracuse
TIE plans formulated az meeting os the National
Et-eplechase and Hunt Association and representa-
ives c thtrry-one hunt clubs and amateur racing
associations 70 promote the interests racing and
gee . keep the sport alive and sound basis
E-e-s reasonably sure u have good results
While tide nothing has been done yet
enough interest was shown indicate that
er1-- VII be spared 70 encourage the sport as 4
sport. freed more less from its commercial
side ID 70 this tine the chief purpose Of the
huu- clu6 and amateur racing associations was
70 further rhe interests of the thoroughbred horse
n steeple-aasiag and the hunting field Some
twenty r-eertngs were held last year % from one
% rz-o da-s and they served their purpose well
TIE tine has come. however enlarge the scope
g these meetings following the passage Of the
AEneu--EEarr law. Which played such havoc with
1-+-- -e~-T7r-
e. reIr thar from now on far racing and steepe-
c-.=.-z must look 70 the hunt clubs for more
support and il is satisfying that those interested
e -he development OF the thoroughbred are so
willing lend their aid 70 bring this about L IS
CITE possible lnat a circuit may be arranged and
Gates assigned IN q way 10 make IT easy for own
e. 20 ship from place place and thus III in
Ua-r OF the tine when there Is racing a. the
big tracks in the metropolitan district Il is
E--red thar there VIII be racing az the big tracks
q from three 20 days week. as those IN con-
t-oI OF the Jockey Club more OF less confident
tra- The sport can built up again, even without
zry organized system OF betting They can be
heLpe6 IN this. however. q large extent by ere
st.1E AZ interest IN amateur meetings in which
racing fo- the sake Of racing Is largely predorli-
ran and fer thar reason the acton Of the stew
ards o. the National sreeplechase and Hunt Asso-
c.a-ton ~ broadening OUT must be warmly ap-
proved b. ali 1n0se who have the good Of the
EDort Al heart
L strikes re that The action OF The English Lawn
Tennis association n Cc1er-tng action certain
proposed changes the rules particularly those /
referring 70 foot faults until better understand
ion IN this country. was wholly reasonable. while
b.tnr srv-k1uxIv fair. Il IS hoped that spirit