New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

} the varsity team than there vas for poor man
TO get bread his family b. selling his vote IN
q national OF state election. He explained that he
vas in favor Of encouraging the poor boy 70 pay
baseball Il Necessary 10 help him through coi-ese.
but not al the expense Of sowing the SEEDS oI
comne-cialsm among other students n the ins'-l~-
ton.
We have been struggling over tLis question iDr
thirty years. continued Professor Bartlett al
though not very hard FOR the first twenty "e
may fall from grace. but my illustration SHOWS
what be donr.
In the general discussion Professor W. {. Rid
dick. Of the Agricultural College OF North Carolina
caused q laugh by saying: 4 neveNsaW ringer
who could fulfil the scholarship requirements. II
mas taken u three years 10 get them to come 10
classes; II Will take US ten 10 doubt 10 get them
TO study. The college that can make man STUDY
deserves 10 have him on the teams forever
Chancellor MacCracken Of New York CnIFeTslLy'
who called the original conference Of colleges from
which the Intercollegiate Athletic Association q
the United States grew, visitor during the
day. On being invited TO speak, he said that leIe
were one hundred and fifty institutions that could
Be considered as athleticaily important Inc faet
that ffty-six these colleges or universities were
enrolled in the association highly encouraging
He emphasized the ethical necessity Tor conIo1 OA
college athletics and said lie considered tAat '4le
association IN session the only national co4'7oe
body.
"One Of the largest universities in tiis couhu! -
not a member Of this association added CHah-
Ce!lor MacC,racken, used private influence "tl'
the erson IL charge the studies Of an athIetlC
champion so retain MIN in the college 1iley
uassed him in failed studies that ne might play
y,.I,r their teams II is futile think OF reachlhs
this free condition by enactments Il mas 10 DC a..
ethical process that brings such an eYA 10 al emu
Capta!n Palmer L. Pierce, IN his opening a,1-
5ress ir which he reviewed the organization OI ''.0
association since its inception in 1905 SAID IN paft
THREE seasons have passed since then ana II i
certainly not saying too much 10 s'e1e l'1 t'''-'
resulted from this first conference the desire" -
forms IN the matter Of rules Of play and impeFta
| o4,,a1s FOR American college football The same
good results can be obtained in other lines ot spoi
| This association is the ore means eXlst4i4g I0I u
gan.zed effort for the Improvement o. so-'es'4le
athletics throughout the country ana "o1e'i' N'
| uization demands concentration
II conclusion CAPTAIN Pierce made an appeal t"E
,ri5er support Of the organization and explained
that in the efforts to increase us IheHloe si-ip
many reasons had been given for refusal among
which could be noted:
| yopr association Is accomplishing little or moth
| ing and has particular influence, ,,oe1 GO o,r
Your eligibility rules are npt sou SO "a ne ht5 - toiI
own; no good. therefore could come 70 uS pS JUN
'htW tWe prefer to keep Independent, and bellies We
| comn w 40 more good as d Independent leader thaA
! hv Joining in a national movement ,,, -, o.L
| letics, While at our institution the faculty has
little pow S too much talk about college athletics
! T,or"f see any need Of this agitation
There are members IN your organization so nm nm
,,,rs athleticaIy DO not care TO assocal le
| with them.
| These objections can he overcome in due time
said Captain Pierce We must be content WIN
gradual growth BY process Of evolution livery
delegate present can become an active fac''E IL
the propaganda Of the sane control OF co!ege a0ii
letcs II each viii DO his share, the oon'!huel eA
| 3stance O. this association VIII be assured.
The various institutions were represented as foI-
| lows: ,
| ohio wesleyan. Professor Edward L Rice
Rochester. Dr. Charles c. stroud Virginia, Profes-
| sor w A Lambeth University OF Fi;tsDuIg Alex
| e,der silverrnan; Minnesota, H. J. Williams :
| WESLEYAN Professor Frank w. Nicholson, Colgate
| Professor EIlery 6. Huntington; Washington ana
Jefferson Professor Edward Linton; Union FTofes-
I s9r Howard Opydylse; Momngside College, FRO
| fessor John W Holister Iowa state college t,'o
| fessor : ". Boyer; Nebraska. I'r ttohe!t II N''-
| colt: Williams Or. /. W Olds. south 1iFoi!iA'
| Professor r Horton Cocock: Pennsylvania state
| Dean J. z. Welsh; Amherst Professor PauI =.
| pbilIlns: BucIneu Joseph VI. Wolfe chicago f!o-
| fessor A A Stagg; Mount Union. tie Rev '" II
| NcAIaster: Washington. NJ J. Thompson; Case
| school Professor !. :. Wright; Northwestern
! Professor Lewis o. GiIesbyi Wake Forest william
| I poteat. North Carolina Professor j. IL nId
| ham. OberIir Professor G. Y. Savage; Pratt In
| srit11+a Dr J NJ Voorhees, Lehigh, B w bc<soh
! Syracuse Professor II. A. Peck; Allegheny Ut
! Robert S Breed: Delaware, Professor e. \. 9A"i' l.
| T--ankIin and Marshall. Professor Herbert Beck
| r,-fta Professor II c. Chase; Missouri. Professor
| g W Hetheringtou; Rutgers professor --"uI7
| Peyier r.; United States Military Academy zap
| tain Palmer Z Pierce