The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31

are being paid for their services. The
money may come in an indirect way,
through some friend of the school,
through the alumni, OF by giving the
athletes a Job" where he does moth
ing but draw a salary, but, neveTthe-
less, the fact that such a person is
good athlete is the indirect reason why
he is going to school and IS drawing
money for representing the school in
athletics It is not charged that this is
the opinion Of the athletic authorities
of either Of the Utah schools, but il is
honestly believed It is the opinion of 90
per cent of the fans who have watched
the course of events in the past couple
of years in Colorado athletics.
Up to Colorado to Act.
The writer of this does not intend to
intimate that Utah has adopted the
Boulder idea of Il am holier than
thoG," and believes with McCarty that
the past should be buried. 1t does seem
as if there should be enough grown-up
men. big men. on the athletic boards
of the Colorado schools to grasp the
athletic situation in college life as it
win have to be treated sooner or later.
That is that a man goes to school to
get an education. first, last and all the
time, and that athletics are merely an
ttlLAQFitL VI tiiH NDAitSG NdAtJl IitEAI i
absolutely no argument against this
fact. and while We sporting writer's may
be interested only in the athletic end
of the schools. we should be broad
enough to admit the cold-blooded fact
that a star football player will have a
hard time to get his bread and butter
in after life with no other qualifications
than his ability to gain yards with a
leather ball. It seems to the writer
that the athletic boards Of the Colorado
schools. and if they are not composed
of big enough men, the faculties of these
schools, should step in and put stop
to the present system of hiring" di-
rectly or indirectly, athletes. Place
every school on an equal footing by Sc
iecting athletic teams from among the
men who gos to school for the benefits
to be gained from an education. and
then let the best school win.
-
Paw" kimerer Leaves Salt Lake.
Baseball fans of this state, those who
have been close students of the game
for the past ten years. will be sorry
and yet glad, TO learn that G. L. paw
kimeTer viii leave today to take UP
HIS residence in Omaha. They will be
sorry TO lose such good fellow as Kim
erer has proved himself to be. IN
uGupleuiy ne was one OF the most pOpu-
lar players that ever wore a Salt Lake
uniform. He was popular, because he
was a gentleman at all times. and also
because he could play the game. About
four years ago kimeFer was taken
down with a sickness that seemed to
battle the doctors. II soon developed
into a fight to the finish, and after a
fogr-years' struggle. the greater part
of which time kim spent in the hos
pital, Kimerer has finally won out.
Holding a splendid position in the local
Short Line offices. kimerer was forced
to give II up and seek outside work IN
hopes that It would again give him
good health. It seemed of no use and
after repeatedly undergoing operations.
ne was placed on the operating table
for the last time last October This
time the surgeons knife did its work
and kimereT is again the splendid spe-
cimen of physical manhood he was
when his long drives to the outfield
were a feature Of his ball playing. As
soon as he regained his strength the
railroad company offered him a splen.
did position at Omaha. and he has &C.
cepted. The baseball fans are, there.
fore. glad to learn that he is himself
again, even If IL does take hin, awaS
from salt Lake.
Now Up to Legislature.
For three weeks the sportsmeH of thi
state have worked hard and faithful,
to better fishing and hunting conditions