University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-01-22
Would Play a Professional Team.

| Would Play Professional Team.
Editor The Missourian: 1t is not
too early to think OF the baseball sea
son. This delightful spring weather
causes the young mans fancy to turn
tc thoughts of the national game.
And we have the best reputation for
turning cut baseball teams of any
school in the valley. Now, here's my
point. Why not schedule an exhi-
Fbition game with SOME professional
team before its Season beginse If vie
should begin to negotiate with 'some
team now, we could no doubt schedule
"a game, but II We wait Tong it'wfll he
too 'fste. we Can't ,aftdrd 10 send off
for any real big team, But Why not
try to get the st: LQSris Browns up
,lete or the Kansas CITY ''Blnes! othi
81 college t@atns' schedule such gahdss!
30 why cam" We? a. q -"
Re- The infiience*a professional team
would have IN our boys would be mi
sStimabie. It could thstillia athe
Necessary pep" fnt6' thefr playing,
md make them hpial rings afttind
;hose tlihky ccolrsge teanis.'@ Seff-con.
idence would result Then when we'd
go against Kansas We wou1d' play real
baseball not the polite college game
as heretofore, and wipe those Jay
aawkers off the diamond. G. B. H.
Missouri Valley Baseball.
Editor The Missourian: What
threatens to be the death of baseball
in the colleges Of the Missouri Valley
is the action of three universities in
dropping the game. Nebraska, Drake
and -. Washington universities have
eliminated the game. The reason
given for the discontinuance of the
sport is that the requirement made of
players is too strict. !!
According to. the present ruling, a
student cannot play. the college; game
f he has. eyer received. money. fofI
playing; This is "a rule that .shopldi
be. removed, BECAUSE Of existing CON;
diupas in. baseball. Baseball relies!
upon professionalism for existence'
1t is not, essentially, "a. college. sport;
In order. to acquire. skill, a. player;
must work with teams that are, paid
for their services. =;
When a player is able to earn
money for his work, it is an evidence
that he has learned something about
the game. Unlike football. baseball
is a national game. one that depends
upon money and popular support for
existence. The fact that player
receives money for his services out.
side of college is evidence that he
knows the game, and should not be
to mean that he is selling
his ability in the same sense that a.
football player would stoop to receive
pay for his work. 90.
The success. Of the game depends!
ipon this. plan. and as long. as a Istu.l
lent is free from commercialism in
school. the conference should not OBJ !
ect. Players often swear falsely that
hey have never played for; money be-
lause they feel that they are being /
lone. an injustice. A man who o.has
lever played n.i~~semiprefessional
cam is not worth 1sueift5 a collegoi
cam. .,,:i, s-1f
Certainly the moral code of univer-
tiles as applying to athletics would
ot De injured by granting this va
iation in the eligibility of baseball
layers. The game is different from /
ootball and track. Il should be Il
reated SO. BASEBALL
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