The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-23


have nov an open invitation la lunch
any day at one OF tile fraternity houses
and watch the practice of the football
team.
1, was interesting To talk with r. ].
Coyie. the Chicago athlete who, 7 hope.
will get on the team for the Olympic
games next summer. Ever since sec
ing the ondrrfDl Baxter in Paris in
I9Go pole vautinS has appealed to me
as q most graceful feat in athleiicism.
believe lie once held the record, but
il has since been beaten, The tryouts
for all events viii be Of absorbing in
tcrcst.
America must have a great chance Of
taking The quarter and half with the
great chance of the mile coming TO
this country.
Better Runners Now
Some OF my friends are of the opn-
ion that long distance running in this
country has been improved beyond all
anticipation That was the weakness
OF some earlier teams and was unac-
countable. II may he recalled by some
Of the 900 team that they grouped to-
gethcr and wondered at tho running OF
The English and Irish division.
The Swedes have improved in athletics
during the last dozen years and also in
general outdoor games They play
great game at soccer nowadays, and say
that il was tho visits of the Corint hans
which gave such stimulus to the game.
Franco will send better men than II
has yet turned out Tho wave OF sport
ing enthusiasm has brought ont good
men, who perhaps are more assiduous
in training than men in other countries
not attached TO any university. Early
and late they 10 be found on the
tracks of their clubs. They have some
good men al one and three miles. and
for hurdlng. too.
There Will be other opportunities of
going more fully into tho Olympian topic.
II is pleasant in these dark days TO an
ticipatc summer after seeing such a
representative lot of the leading athletic
spirits from so many colleges.
| could not help wondering who docs
the hazing that goes on, | would go nap
on il that none OF the fellows | saw
last night would ever go in for any sucli
contemplate work. suppose the bullies
must stalk IN the darkness and never
come to the light-at any rate, l am oer-
tain they never come TO the front in
athletics.
Hazing With Words
feel sure that hazing could be
stamped out once and for AL if the real
sportsmen in every college took the mat
Ter in hand and save ouL fiat that they
could not stand iol II any more and that
il had 10 stop. Mind you. | am not for
stopping harmless fun or ffoollnG nr, ms
We cali il. rag gging. but " is bullying
pure and simple, hazine, that should
be stopped.
have had several most int nteresting let
ters snent the article | wrote on hazing.
fun OF strong horse sense lie says. TO
quote his exact words: II see no reason
why any boy on entering college or
school should have 10 submit TO i'll
treatment from anyone. Where hazlng is
q. custom. however, each man who en-
tors is likely 10 think ii one of the ex-
perences which he has TO undergo with
he best grace he can. The kind OF
haHins, however, makes a difference.
For instance. AT ono university lazIng
is the fashion. hpi only goes so far az
verbal interference and the compulsion
To perform foolish stunts in public. Then
II hazer lays his hands tho hazod
he loses his standing and The hazed Is
expected TO defend himself in the ortho-
doN fashion. .al the hazlng there is
humorous and more or less funny. Physi-
cal haZinE is moi permitted.
Now. there is a lot of sound argument
In the above extract and most certainly
no hoy should take IT for granted that
he must be hazcd. except the good
| natured nagginS above referred to-
Physical haziDc must ne met and stopped
by physical force combined. IF necessary