The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-27
COLLEGE ATHLETIC PROBLEM REVIVED Chicago University Starts
 Pretty Squabble WANT SUNDAY SPORTS Churches Will ORsese Introduced in Legislatn.> D Permit All
 Sports Being Played on Sunday
By MANHATTAN

New York, February 26.-(Special.)- There is a threatened revival of the old and unsettled problem as to whether or not athletics have a place in college or university life and discussion will not settle the question.
 pretty squabble has been started in Chicago university by the editors of the Daily Maroon, the college paper They are against all forms of intercollegiate sport. a position taken by others. But the peculiar form of campaign indulged in by the undergraduate daily hardly com mends itself to those who wish to see athletics handled with care. Chicago has been prime mover in the conference and has subscribed gladly to all regulations that make for healthy intercollegiate com petition.
 The undergraduate editors have resort ed to denunciation without presenting fscts-there being no facts that would support their extravagant charges If athletics are unhealthy at Chicago there is dignified way in which to cure the evil. If there are facts that bear out the charges they ought to be laid before the conference. However, there have been so many sharp retorts to the original edi- torial that the Maroon people have modi- fled their position, as may be gained from the following:
 "A university is and must be primarily for the training of the mind and the de- yelopment of citizenship through that means. It does not exist for the purpose of furnishing an atmosphere or environ 5nent for athletics, dramatics debatingi nor is it something flor young men with red blood in their veins to fight for If the honor of higher education must be fought out on the gridiron or the cinder path, then why higher education? If members of athletic teams really obtain more benefit on the athletic field than in the classroom. then our whole theory and system of eductalon is wrong. Men with red blood can just as well spill 1t in fight ing for the c. A. A. and get the same benefits of self control, ability to act instantly, etc, in the pugilistic arena. They need not come to college; they do not need professors. The Maroon reaf- firms it's position that however much in trinsic value there Is in athletics-or in any other form of student activity-it has nc place in college life as long as it dom- mates the fundamental purpose of college, which is education. And today those ex- tra mural activities do overshadow the mural activities. It requires no argu- ment to prove that the students interest in his curriculum work is superficial and forced
 Manager Bill Dahlen of the Brooklyn club left for Hot Springs last Wednes- day, accompanied by trainer Daniel Conl- erford and Pitcher "Tex" Erwin. The last installment of athletes will arrive at the Springs next Tuesday. The fol- lowing make 1t up, the men traveiing from their homes by rail: Bergen, Burch, Burk. Coulson, Dalton. Daubert, Hummel, Knetzer, Lejeune, Miller Myers, Scanlan, Harry Smith, Tooley, Zimmerman, Bar ger, Davidson. McElveen, Quillin, Tony Smith. Stark and Wheat.
 ia1 will keep Dahlen as busy sizing up re- cruits There are some promising ball players in the collection, and Bill says that if they have the makings of great diamond athletes he will get it out of them. Every one will have chance to prove his ability. Dahlen realizes nc manager could ask for a better recom- rended lot of raw ones than he has, and he wants to take advantage of the op- portunity that has been presented to develop the boys.
 Senator Ferris of Oneida recently intro- duced a bill in the legislature permitting baseball. football. golf, tens, jumping, running and other athletic sports on Sun days when such sports are licensed.
 The bill provides that in cities licenses may be issued by the mayors, in towns by the supervisors, and in villages by the village presidents.
 The cnurCn Will oppose the bill.
 Peke Davis, who is a historical sharp on football, carries around a large green bag containing the sum of human knowl- edge on football He has undertaken a valuable work. He has been looking up the records of old football men to see how they have played the game of life !. He says as far as he has gone successes were far from exceptional. For instance, one old Princeton star is making Sl00,00c . year.
 There is really no better form of team competition than the interclass cross country run. liberal scoring system is used, so that even the mediocre perform CT can sometimes score for his class Once having accomplished this, he keeps on running and develops into good ath- Iete Real varsity performers come out
 REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.