The sun., 1908-12-06


asoss s thereby participate in that spor
"Exoeptlons: 1. Playing on freshman
teams ehall not be counted In the thie'
years allowed; 2. students affected by TN
retroactive feature Of the three year
rule when adopted by the conferences
shall be allowed 70 compete fourth yea
4 otherwise eligible; .. In view Of the fac
that the intercollegiate Association % q
the University Of Michigan is 4 member.
allows competition for four years, mem
bers OF teams. II otherwise eligible, may
compete O fourth year ct meetings undei
the direction Of said association. and g.
In intercollegiate athlstio contests with
colleges allowing participation for four
year9 q fourth year shall be allowed
sThe football team shall be allowed ia
start preliminary training two weeks
before college opens.@
There aren't any very marked differences
between these regulations and what the
conferences provided and 1t appears very
much an II within the next year or DO
Michigan could easily slip back and be-
ing Its rules at all. That this 10 what is
planned no one seems able to say.
ooRNELLis DRILL HNDBANcE.
A very strong objection is made at Cor
nell to the system OF drill. Only a certain
small number may be excused from this
drill for athletics and the objection is
made that the drill kills the chances Of
getting many men interested In athletics.
The announcement OF the small number
OF freshmen excused called forth an
editorial statement by the Cornell Daily
Sun. =
aWe believe that all will concede that
IL intercollegiate athletics are worthy Of
existence they are worthy Of one's'best
strivings and that premiership in ath-
letics should' 60 70 the deserving as in
other things;j and yet we find that under
the presenf system our promising. ma
terial is largely matter for the discard.
only the same limited number are avail
able for use In developing our teams.
The increase in numbers and quality Of
our athletes must be lost and dissipated
In the 1uiokstep upon the aUnory green.
"A tally shows that only thirty-five men
may be excused for track and cross-ooun-
try combined and only thirty men for
sports these numbers would be ridicu-
lously funny II at the same time they did
not impress their serious import to our
athletic future. The intense competition
In these branches demands that every
possibility. for good material be given
a thorough trying out so that the best.
proven worthy OF its name by long and
hard competition. may be the ultimate
makeup Of the team
AT present aside from being unable
TO take advantage Of all the possible can
didates the coaches are unable even I'd
take the best Of those presenting them
selves. In the limited time allowed for
the selection of the men IL is impossible
for them TO judge with any great degree
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OF the men competing for the various
too. in order TO avoid any appearance
of favoritisin, to take men who are tenn
porarity superior even though their judg-
ment says that other men Will outdo them
after q specified time Of training
And 80 good men are. apparently
they may never acquire again. Al.
together our athletic gain is nonplussed
by a system which is Of itself good but
which has this one fault at least. We
submit the situation to the powers that
be, asking for fair consideration as to
the problem end possible. remedies.
While not denying the advantages Of
though none Of these would be lost by
excusing a larger number of men to take
part in the more important sports. No
disposition has ever been shown by the
coaches 10 be unreasonable In the matter.
and surely no will deny that the physical
aocruing to a man at work
daily under competent direction Is far
a gun three times week for an hour"
There certainly can be little question
that men who are obliged TO report every
day in the week for football or running
practice ought to derive more benefl
from that than from exercising indoors
with a gun. In view of the fact that
their practice regularly % or Else 10 lose t1e their
rights to escape drill there can be no
question Of proper jurisdiction over the
students, which is a main argument
against athletics as exercise.