New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
BASEBALL ON THE RACK
That Is, Summer Baseball as
Applied to College Men.
GENERAL WOOD TO SPEAK
Much Interest Centres in Meet
ing of National Collegiate
Z Athletic Association.

The National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
ton. organized several years ago to raise
the standard Of college athletics, will hold
its annual meeting at the Hotel Astor, IN
this city. or Thursday. Captain Palmer
+. Pierce. I. s. A., VINO mas been president
of the association since II was organized
will arrive here from Fort LeavenWorth'
Kan. tomorrow or Tuesday. He has ar
ranged an attractive programme, one OF
the features Of which will be an address
by Major General Leonard Wood, chief OF
staff. {. S. A. on "The Military value OF
Athletics 10 d Nation.
Many interesting questions will be dis
cussed and Captain Pierce says in letter
TO the sporting editor OF The Tribune that
he has high hopes OF some forward step
being taken. In his statement to the FAC
uIty representatives Of some eighty colieges
and universities, which are now members
Of the association. in calling the meeting
he said that the vexed question OF summer
baseball would come up once more, Whlie
football also may get its fair share Of at
tention. The statement follows:
'It is a pleasure again 10 say that the
National Collegiate Athletic Association IS
in f1ourishing condition. Evidently the
colleges ard universities are reaching the
conviction that a nationwide ef1ort Is
necessary to secure the best educauona!
results from collegiate athletics. II is on
this account, then, that the association has
grown in membership to eighty colleges
and universities, whose students number
more than one hundred thousand.
AT the annual meeting the programme
will include the following addresses:
"'The Military Value Of Athletics 10 a
Nation by Major General Leonard Wood.
chief of stan, L. S. A
"'Collegiate Athletics from the View
point Of the President Of University,
I Chancellor Mccormick, University Of Pitts
burgh
1.-The Influence Of Collegiate Athletics
J-pon Preparsto tory Schools Professor Scud-
der. Rutgers Preparatory School.
THE afternoon session will be one OF
great interest. the programme Including re-
ports from representatives Of the various
districts into which the United States is
divided. the football rules committee, the
central board Of football officials, the COM
rnittee on track athletics and the committee
on amateur law.
1T IS intended this year 10 hold an even
ing session, at which an opportunity will be
given for an interchange Of views from
representatives OF all parts OF the country
on topics Of immediate and general inter
est. such as the employment of professional
coaches. Topics for the discussion may be
suggested by delegates and the proceed
ings will be informal
I
with regard to the use OF professional
coaches in collegiate athletics the follow
ing resolution. adopted at the last annual
meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association, should be Of special interest:
II is the sense Of the National Collegiate
/ Athletic Association that coaching and
| training be confined to the regular members
Of the teaching staff employed by the gov
erning board Of the institution for the full
academic year; and, further, that athletics
be made a regular department or. com
bincd with physical education. constitute a
regular department and receive the same
Considera tion and be given equal respoon-
sibility, aud be held to the same account
ability as any other department in the col
! loge or university.
"It is the hope Of the association that
every institution Of learning will be able
10 conform 10 this resolution Immediately,
| but IL Expresses an lutdi AONoih " 444Nii O.
the universities and colleges represented
at our last annual meeting feel they should
progress. The removal Of the professional
and commercial spirit from our college play
| grounds IS one of the great things for when
this association is striving.
1T is conceded that this association has
| influenced the football rule makers very
largely. in their work since 1905. IT be-
/ booves US. then. 20 give to this important
bodv every possible assistance in the way
NJ information That they have paid heed
10 our wishes in the past Is too well known
/ TO require comment
! eve desire 20 call attention 10 ques-
| tionaire on baseball and to ask that 1t be
| answered In such a manner az TO make Il
! NJ value. The purpose Of this question
airs is evident 1T deals with one OF the
most serious questions IN collegiate ath-
I1ot;os and so should receive careful con-
siderauon. This association is endeavorins
IN find a solution 10 the vexcd question Of
summer baseball, and your effective CO.
oneratIon in the work is desired. BY Civ
ing the information asked for you will
| greatly assist MS.
! ANY institution not already "A member
of the association should Join now. The
/ immense importance Of college athletic
as an educational agent must be known tC
all. and all colleges should take part In this
organized effort TO make the most Of It,"