Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-30
ENGLISH ATHLETES
WARM UP TO YANKEES
Rhodes Scholarships Have
Done a Great Deal To-
ward Closer Relations.
By Edward r. Bushnell.

DIT oAloTu CHlNGISlly loi
American students, he probably thought
little of the far-reaching effect this
would have on amateur athletics in the
two countries. 1t is a fact, nevertheless,
that the presence of these young Ameri-
cans at the English university has not
only had direct bearing on English col
lege athletics, but is now beginning to
make itself a factor in American inter
| collegiate athletics.
One of the provisions which Mr.. Rhodes
made when he founded these scholarships
was that the appointments were to be
made to students who had achieved some
thing in athletics as Well as in scholar
ship. He knew that in this way Oxford
would secure the cream of America S
young manhood. Not many of the stu
dents who have gone from this country
have been intercollegiate champions, but
in all cases they have been men who pos
sessed some cleverness in athletics, and
in many instances they have won places
on Oxford's major teams and contributed
largely to victories over Cambridge, their
great and only rival.
But it is not in individual perform
ances that the Americans have made their
presence felt so strongly. Their influence
has changed to considerable extent the
English attitude toward American ath-
letics and it Is safe to say that there is
practically no such bitterness in inter-
| national collegiate athletics as there is
or has been, between the A. a. A. of Eng
land and the A. A. L. of this country. In
line with this was the election recently OF
l.. c. Hull, the former University OF
Michigan Splinter. to the presidency OF
the Oxford University A. A. This posi-
ton is the same as captain OF track
team in this country. This is the frs,
instance on record that an American col
legian has been honored in England.
Ever since the agitation against certain
features of our college foot ball game the
American Rhodes scholars have been do
ing missionary work by writing letters to
this country suggesting changes in our
rules in accordance with the English
rules. The most interesting contribution
to this literature was a letter from Her
ring, the old Princeton tackle, and who
this year was star player on the OK
ford University team which beat Cam
bridge SO handily. Herring contends that
there are many of the passing and kick
ing features of the English team which
could be incorporated with advantage in
our American game.
Another desirable feature which owes
it's present prominence, in part. to the
Rhodes scholars has been the introduction
of English rugby and association foot ball
into the colleges of this country. 1t would
not be accurate to state that the intro
duction of these two games was due sole
ly to the Rhodes scholars. but they have
done much to make them better under
stood here, and. with the help of English
students in attendance at our own univer
sites, both of these games have been
fairly well established here. The soccer
game is the more popular. and IS now
PLAYED in every big university in the east,
while rugby is fast winning it's way here.
The rugby game is stronger on the Pa
cific than the Atlantic coast. At Leland
Stanford and the University OF California
the English game has superseded the
a ,aria1 trafx Ntaro 10
son to believe that the English game will
ever take the place of the American
game. but it is certain that our game will
be amended by some of the English fea-
lures.
Location of I. C. A. A. A. A. Meet.
The announcement of the executive and
advisory committees OF the intercollegiate
Association of Amateur Athletes Of
America that the next championship track
and field meet should be held on Franklin
Field Of the University OF Pennsylvania
should not have caused the surprise that
1t did. A year ago, when the 1909 meet
was awarded to Harvard. lit was agreed
that the 1910 meet should be held at the
University of Pennsylvania. The COM
mittee, of course. had not the power to
ward the meet finally to Pennsylvania.
but it is very rare that the association
ever turns down such recommendation
from the committee.
The association has given evidence Of
determination to deal more strictly
with all colleges which make applica-
ton for membership hereafter. Within
the last ten years there have been
good many institutions which have Joined
and then dropped out during the lean
years. The association has grown tired
of this method, and has determined to
put an end to it. All of those colleges
whose applications for readmission were
presented to the combined committee
were obliged to make a statement that
they would continue with the association
hereafter. and the applications of two In
situations which neglected this formahty
were held up until it is compiled with.
The most fragrant case within recent
years was that of the University OF Vir-
ginia, which made application for mem
bersh!p year ago, was accepted by the
association, and then did not even send
in any entries. Virginia is not likely to
find her admission second time so
easy.
The custom instituted by Yale year
ago of sending her track team south on
an Easter vacation, is likely to be FOL
lowed by the University of Pennsylvania.
Arrangements are being made for the
Quakers to do some preliminary training
in the south, possibly at the University
of Virginia, and to meet both virginia
and Annapolis in dual athletic meets.
1t was the consensus of opinion among
the Yale men that the trip last year did
them good. The only thing to be feared
is the danger of the men going stale
before the intercollegiate championships,
the climax Of the whole years training.
International Olympic Organization.
If the athletic sentiment of this coun-
try and a similar sentiment which is
growing stronger every day In England
has it's way there will be some sort OF
an international olympic association eff
fected to control future Olympic meets,
and one that will entirely supersede the
present International Olympic Council.
James f. Sullivan and his associates In
this country have urged some such meas
IRE for wears though with little success.
Their contention has been that the pres
ent organization is unrepresentative, in
competent and that its lack of control of
the London meet was responsible for the
many scandals which marred that event
This view of the situation is now being
taken in England too. and the Sporting
Life the best known athletic organ of
England has started a crusade to bring
about such change. If it is not eff
fected in time for the coming meet at
Stockholm it is sure to be in command
of the situation for the meet which will
be held in 1915.
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