The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-27

election a . weapon by this irregular
lpretender for tho varsity football mana.
gership. An editorial comment wa in.
serted congratulating this mai on hif
managership Of the freshman team.
man Vas to be a candidate for election
that afternoon for manager Of the varsity
team. but II wa designed by the man who
wrote II to call peoples attention TO the
fact that this vas o clever capable
manager. Contrary TO. the expectation
Of the student who had had charge Of the
the election and who had used his posi-
ton to insert this college sentiment was
strongly aroused against suoh methods
and his man was worse defeated than
otherwise he would have been.
Aside from the subject Of selecting
managers for teams tho Harpard Crtnson
has some remarks 10 make about the
collection Of athletic subscriptions. which
certainly should strike. a responsive chord
In almost any college in this country. A
stand 10 made against tho present system
Of going around hat In hand and tbs
Harvard publication IL strongly Of the
opinion that the system should DO
changed.
COLLECTING FOL THE ArHLETEs.
Tho beginning Of each college year
says the Crimson. witnesses the vista
tions Of swarms Of collectors. who infest
all quarters OF Cambridge. making them
selves Objectionable everywhere. Things
have come to such q pass that upper
class men, realizing the small part sub
scriptions play in supporting the teams,
seldom reoeive the collectors with civillty.
and still moro seldom with charity. The
baffied harpies are driven to bleeding
guileless freshmen, haunting. their rooms
during the first two or three days in order
to catch them before the first instalments
OF allowances are exhausted. or before
they out their eye tooth. Thus the great
est part OF the total yearly income BY sub
soriptions- 10 made up; much OF tho re-
tons OF competitors friends.
The total amount realized from sub
scriptions during the Last year was 81. 900
only one~slxteenth Of the total athletic
income-while the sale Of q. A. A. tickets
alone brought In moro than 500 Q. The
deficiency resulting from the complete
abolition Of collections could be made Up
would. probably be raising the prioe OF
Il. A. A. tickets, As the demand for them
10 pretty constant an advance Of from -
to IS would probably not result In a greatly
decreased sale. Even this problematical
decrease could be mot by having the
tickets admit to games In other sports
than football. baseball and track.
Az ShC w " 90
receipts at games played nv the hockey
team on Soldiers Field during the past
season alone amounted TO s4is, most OF
which came from undergraduates. It IL
apparent that its inclusion would pro-
vide q substantial induoement to pur-
ohasers. A similar result would follow
from the inclusion Of other sports. This
reasoning has been tested In connection
with track meets. The graduate treasurer
OF the athletic association In his report
for 1s0d-07 says: The track events did
not seem to draw. whom standing on their
own feet, the income they did when they
were thrown In as part Of the induce
ment to buy the regular H. A. A. season
An indirect effect OF the extension
would undoubtedly be an increased at
tendance at the minor sport contests. q
result much Ia be desired.
we hope that the athletic committee
at its final meeting to-day will seriously
this matter. which has been In
the air for years past. II Il abolishes the
tho committee viii Do oonferrins
a great blessing upon the college In
general and the prospective members
Of tho class OF 1918 In particular