Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22

The fact that Yale university for many
seasons has held the eastern collegi-
ate title Is the best example or superb
coaching. Yale's team Is made up en-
tirely of Yale students, VINO nave not
been in the college or university de-
partment longer than period OF three
years although 1t was customary un-
der the old ruling, for player to take
as many post graduate courses as ne
wished In order that he might con-
tinue on the football team. All this
has been eliminated, however. But
nowhere In the history OF the eastern
collegiate sports can there be found
a single case where a student has de-
serted his classmates or alma mater
for the privilege of being represented
on the athletic list of another college.
Aside from the loyalty each student
has for his college 1t is well under
stood he would be socially ostractsed
for any such act. Many graduates OF
the big eastern universities OCCASION
ally take an advanced course In law
or other subject, which he desires to
pursue, but they invariably remain
loyal to their alma mater.
It is due to this loyalty that the COLI
lege sports of the country have been
kept clean despite the efforts of va
rious people to inject profo =sionaiism
into the colleges The brainy executive
leaders of the universities realize that
once professionalism Is Injected into
the colleges 1t will sound the death
knell of amateur sports.
California colleges, and Southern
California schools in particular, have
not been slow to recognize the merits
of clean sports. Many local institu-
tions have made rules barring first
year men from the football teams. The
movement was begun locally about q
year ago and instead of weakening 1t
has STRENGTHENED. The line Is being
drawn tighter and within another year
1t is safe to say that no school OF
standing in California or In the United
States will contest for athletic honors
with any other schools whose repre-
.sentatives are not amateurs.
SANTA MONICA, Oct. M.--The great
event of the season In Santa Monica
school athletics will take place Satur-
day between the elevens of the high
school and the California Military
academy. This game Is usually great
event among beach people. and large
numbers turn out every year 10 VIII
ness the struggle.
The teams are matched about even
| ly this season, as far as weight Is con-
cerned. but the cadets have the ad-
vantage of a number of old players,
while the high school team Is made up
principally of novices. Last year the
cadets won the game by a score OF
to 0. The fact that they were beaten
| last Saturday by Hollywood by a round
score has given the high school boys
| considerable encouragement, and they
are training to their utmost in the
hopes of giving the military boys
hard game.
CLAREMONT, Oct. 21.-Coach Stan
| toms squad is drilling with ferocious
vigor and will put up game of hard
football against Los Angeles high Sat-
urday. Notwithstanding L. AS show
Ing against the Saints, the situation
is considered hopeful here.
The return of Charles Ranney, an
I old-time lineman when Hempel was
here, has cheered the rooters. Ranney
i Is a heavyweight and plays heavy
/ game, Coach Stanton may try him
out at half to help out the back field.
Debating from now on will take an
important place In college life. The
| debating letter. small gold "P." Is
one of the most highly priced emblems
presented by the student body. Try
| outs for the forensians will be held
Monday to pick out men for the Occi-
dental debate preliminaries. No date
has been set for that contest, although
negotiations are now pending. Not
only the debating societies will be rep
resented, but many free lances will
| enter from the various classes. Sew
eral girls have entered the lists with
| the men.
Arrangements are being made Tor
series OF outdoor basketball games be-