The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-16
COLLEGE ATHLETICS CONTROL
.HINIELLOi WtecRIGKEN ON
IHI Y. .. a.. AISTGw.

NNAasA0N y NAAANga N9NII8 MtALMNI.M lev
sssusa ssS~a % sassseaa mssis.
Nsw Nork University Athlstea and on
'.f~ II the Aihlstic AasociAtion din.d laaA
aiRht at the "a Dsnin H0ael and iCined in
ratifcation % the rvtiging ChancelloE's
.'h'etlc policy 1hanarsllor AacC rncksn
vas Frcs~nt and ~ brief speech salm-
.rar.xcd the policy d-velop<d In his chan
,.ilursisp ~ ON aiming To secure the
shcai good fOr the stud,nt body - q
y, hoe.
The chaRc~lior r~ferr~d Co the difAoul-
IS encountered In enforcing THE policy.
Ne said:
tIrst. 'Ls wrong practices OF older And
anger colleges. I may sum thess up In
'"" Chsrze--their fR"uities have lee their
hletic people rule instead % requiring
49, they follow. This L. Why soma uni
."--i,'rs resisted tho football reform and
d" work " the intercollegiate AthIesic
\ssc',atioo Of the United states. And Why
fcN 81 them eth stand outside Of a.
secoUd fact that has opposed our efforts
ne nTsV ailtnR public demand for athletic
~cnSaiionz. Our university faculty 10 con-
tent with sthlceics In plain ordinary typs
"''hont headlines. but ssue Of our young
n'"n have had their appetites for athlstlcs
'itatcd ny their feesiina On heavy haAd-
'sn-s. We have had to meet this fact.
thiTd fact - thsf a certain perceutass
81 mr. own graduates have Thought they
could Supervise the athletics Of coo saudsnts
IH'"h better than the faculty's COMMITTEES
~ student organizations. Possibly they
could have -ipervtssd better. but Ia hap
rened that the members of the faculty and
'rey only ~sre held Irresponsible and could
uot therefore delegate their duty Per-
hAp- rome dozen customers 0f any bank
IN New iork could conduct the bank bust
Ices better than ha officers. hut 90 long
- 'hs stockholders prefer the officers. V
.ould he dishoneat for them 10 shun TO
tear the whole responsibility.
over Asainst Ihess facts every one Of
vh'-h has been a hindrance. I can mention
AL equal number Of facts. saeh ot which
vas boen q help. Prs I name the con-
s'an' support Of the students and OF the
great majority Of the college alumni. In
Tho wear when moSt OpVOSitton vas made
20 ne constitution an oppression by written
ballot vas sought from all the graduates
rho had shown interest In athletics and
""h the result that a very large ma loFtiy
rave their indOr~ement to the existing
constitution - administered by the faculty
The students hkeWias supported IT, I vas
myself surprised al tho result Till reflected
On the old saying that = ETe~shopper In
- fence corner often makes more noise
than any two span cG oxen plourhins no
Toe hcld
pr Mac 'rack-n paid a tribute 80 the
sthl~tic administrative % the faculty
and IN" work of frank n Cam. who has
tcen T'hysical director for fifteen years
lie also Said that the corporation had
Supporttd the facAltv constantly. He
sdded
rhs ~orDorA.'~n has r~;uady favored
the extreme pOuiftoD that its business Wa
a., round education and that public athletic
''nte~'- we're nOt very lnrortant part
81 q They have realty 'hough' that men
sho Rad invested everything Trey had
snd even their lives IN the business of teach
tHR ought TO b encouraged ana even re-
"Iir-i - coatroI the business from Rar'
Q" mitch That has hem the platform OF
tue NcN YORK University corporation
fourth faot ~ greai encouragement
has b~~n the ,ahgsuce asrribad 20 New
Nork University In the football reform of
pear Ave years AKO and IN the forming of
the Intercollegiate assoc alton Of the nsted
states have 'n WV LeepinE letter's from
t'.' West Point professor Nho became TIA
permanent pre-'tlcb' Rf the close 90 the
d. ,~pl erense % -.x'- 'ycnty colleges
AMI rni,-vsi'ies over vhich ~ fen 90 me
- preside tsnpoFarily bccau-s 81 nv haN-
< raliei the meeting. President Pierce
T.'cs 20 - of New York uitcT-,fy credit
iHr ~oTk don" 'iui's ruuaF and even beyond
"a any Of - has ever thought TO claim.
10 u-s n popular phrase. -1hinR- have
t---u coming OF vay We have been hand.
'spped nv poverty. We have no' vet =
VrTulaNent ~ InnaS.um. bu, a baiidinz
mostly ~ wood which may one Of these
days .dlsAppeaT IN smoke. We have no
hoashou-c although have a beautifuI
GoSrhou@~ site Upon tho river We have
rot = dollars endow meRt for our Afhistic
cir~ctor-hip OF for any part Of our athletic
,rork
We have nothing thai We incline 20 hoas'
Irsi. 90 do ply steal cool and no ph ysiCAi
arm TO every young man. second. 70 value
tpne=t manly behavior toN ard our com
p~'I'or- a. higher price than a victory
o.@r them on the Ohio Field. and third
- make ths record Of student conduct to
ora'pVer college our athletes may 20 such
- bring no hurt nor even n blush to thu
friends % y Y.
chancellor NaCCrackens speech met
WITH prolonged applau-e.
'rvf Arthur r. Lamb then spoke on
s'hirtirs as chairman OF the faculty
'onmttee In speaking oG the scholar
sfir requirements for eligibility he said.
We should remember that We conssi.
tate an intellect nal community. Our hrst
duty az members % this community 10 TO
reriorm its intellectual tasks. II 70 not
roper hat our university should 10
r"Tresented Ivy men who have shirked
'U"ir duties or who for any reason have
not been able Ia perform them. Our
'o,,rsssntatives should be chosen from
~" ahle Minded members Of the com
'utinity.-
James , sullivan vas q guest and
-.0Le az length on college athletics ana
rn"r has"bsll 4 summer baseball
nan n" SAID. wss professional. and could
h'i 10 rated amateur
hs dlnn"r Was gwen by Dr John y.
d. AN - tn. university council