Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-22
KEEP RINGERS
FROM ATHLETICS
STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE ONE
YEAR RULE WOULD BAR ALL
COLLEGE TRAwPS AND HELP
FOR CLEAN ATHLETICS.

The Western Conference inter-
collegiate Association Is the seat Of
reform in college sports. Many of
the laws adopted in that association
later have been adopted in other sec
tons. An altogether new thing 10
now proposed by A. A. Stage Of
the University OF Chicago. He
wants to have the conference in
clude what is termed an immigra-
ton plank in is platform. That If
to bar from taking part in athletics
in the second institution men who
come from another college. The pres
ent rule is that men coming from
ano her university must be in resi-
dence for an academic year before
they become eligible at another and
tnen may not play II they have had
three years of varsity competition
in their first school, Generally. how
ever there is no objection to a man
who has become eligible properly
through his year of residence TAX
in part in sports.
The one-year rule is destined to
bar the athlete tramp. In other
days some men tried as many as
three colleges in turn, leaving one
to go to another as they saw fit
Under the old system, or lack of
system, they became eligible as
soon as they paid their fees in the
college they entered
1t was a very bad thing. indeed,
because it led to many cases of act
ual corruption. 1t was the sort of
corruption that could not be proved
! in many cases. especially where the
athlete in question was supposed to
have enough money to put him
above being bought. But 1t worked
out in many cases just as If the man
were professional ball player tard-
in his allegiance for interest and
conducting himself in sport Just as
il he were a pro. and nothing else.
Later when the demand for some
reform that would put an end to
this became strongest the one-year
rule was put in force. This, toeth-
er with the freshman rule, It wal
supposed put an end to the old type
of floating. However, 1t is within
the possibilities that a man good
enough to valuable to a college ath.
| letic association might even be mair
tanned a year in the institution with
! the surety that eventually he would
take his place on the varsity team
in the particular sport in which he
excelled to any extent to make II
wort hwhile to keep him on. Thi'
possibility. slight though 1t ma,
seem to some folks who do not know
how jealous alumni are in behalf OF
the athletic prestige OF their uni
versity. makes a sugges ion like tha
Of Professor Stage very interesting.
Professor Stage proposes to have
these men kept out of sports alto
gether. If they come from another
university in theory it is because
feature in the curriculum that the,
considered ii worth while to change
Granted that this is the case, the,
are to be left at liberty to indulge
themselves in the studies that drew
them away from the other univer
si,v, whore their work was temper
ed by athletics. n II is another
case, such as moving from city nea1
their old university to one nearer t
Chicago. for instances, which i'm
plies the change, at least they arr
under the same ruling. This Is
perfectly innocent step that bring
with it all the consequences one un
dertakes with worse inten.. TIL
best that can be said, then. is tina
it is unfortunate.
Bv preventing the athlete from
another college ever from taking
part in sports IN another universit
much of the unpieasantness while
now exists can be done away will
There en- be not talk OF prosely;in
I and no destinations that the bi
college 2obbels up all the good me
! Of the smaller one. If man chan,
> es colleges because he is after bett'
T., things in the line of instruction
y some particular line there is 7
Question that he should feel hurt
being barred from varsity sport
primarially. that should he.
| Chicago. for CHICAGO mon: at WI
cousin. for Wisconsin men.