New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-07

lectinr one team, 20 beat the EnEhshmen IN
the preliminary matches in this country
TWO years ago. and another team. much
weaker In every respect. to go 70 Australia
IN quest ~ the cup The purpose o. hold
inr preliminary matches on this side ~
the world IS TO avoid the expense TO one
coun'rv o. sending team 70 far-off Aus
tralia This is well enough. but the teams
should meet or exactly the same footing
ss " both travelled 70 the holding country
% fight it ont for the right of playing IN The
ina matches
II the team representing the United
States which went 20 Australia In 1909 and
suffered defeat had been pitted against
the EnEhshmen in the matches Al Philadle-
phia there might have been another story
&c tell To Is quite possible that the Amer
team PLAYERS would have been beaten
and that Great Britain would have been
NOR successful in bringing hack the cup
from such a far-off corner of the world.
where 81 has heen since Wldins and
Brookes captured IL on the Wimbledon
courts In 1907. II is not fair that one chaI-
longing nation whose interest in recainine
the cup Isl quite as strong as II lis here.
should be forced 70 face players VINO later
vii be unable IN make the journey for the
fnal matches Enrland's first team may
not he 80 strong as the best m this coun-
~. but 80 rs nor fair no assume that n Is
not 50 strong as orr second or third best
team. which for reasons over which the ma
tiorsl association has no control. may he
selected 10 60 90 Australia Il is rather
eariv perhaps To pick ON the men vino can
arrange their affairs and spare the time TO
20 DUO an honest effort at least should he
made along these lines ny those IN control
Of the sport II for no other reason than 10
avoid the well merited criticism Of Two
wears ago. II would ne far better TO lose
70 England than TO take advantage Of what
strikes me as looseness IN the deed ~ Sift
concerning the selection OF players.
Captain Palmer 7. Pierce L. : a. pres
dent Of the National Collegiate Athletic As
ISOLATION. writes ne a letter anent my com
nncnt TWO weeks ago concerning profession
a. coaches for college men. / expressed the
opinion az that time that il was quite as
important 20 have the best instructors in
athletics as tn Greek or mathematics. and
deprecated the contention that the Oldtime
college spirit had departed o. that the
professional coaches were chiefly respon-
sihle for the "chattering' and other ul-
sportsmanlike methods 70 distract and
rattle" opposing teams which has marred
so many baseball games. Captain Pierce
says:
II have read your comment II July II
with interest. The sentiment Of our associ-
suon IS expressed in the resolution adopt
Cd 81 the conference last December- viz
1T is the sense OF the National Collegiate
Athletic Association that coaching and
training 10 confined 70 the regular mem
bers Of the teaching sta1 employed By the
governing board of the institution for the
full academic year. and. further. that atn-
letcs be made q regular department. or.
combined with physical education. oonsti-
tute a regular department. and receive the
same consideration and ue given equa. re-
sponsibiHtv and boo held 70 the same ac-
-ountabilitv AS any other department in
the college or university. The adoption OF
this resolution iu the conduct Of us ath-
leucs by a college would prevent the en-
ulovment OF tho roaming coach. whose
chief interest is the turning out OF win
mig teams ro matter how accomplished.
perhapsl and develop the educational feat
ure or college sports. incidentally, it tos-
ters true college spirit and elevltes the
deals since me play lS more TOT '''e "a ~
OF sport and less for sordid motives II ex-
tends opportuulues 20 take part IN games
n tho great student bodv-in fact. many
institutions are requiring q general partici-
patton as n''essaF. par. o- ''
lur
The good result OF making athletics
-ompulso-v and NJ supervising All IFS
activities b. some central aU--o.l'E - -
sNemplined az our r@'loHa me
h's nnFsiqne or 'l'e s'-deil'S p. 1'.'ia 1..
snc west foin' - "'oS. s'.'I-'-7
mona l u WY
progress mat our EIea' 1''''
gradually making OF a.n''ll. O. '-@ 'i--
partmenl ~ MUS "i-7- pr
every iatner ana ever. '"''''-iiiN
VINO na- Al l''-al .''' ~ -. ~
E'ee' - 80. -. 49,,
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n'hS 'i Intsl COM So
of OUT anne"
tension OF a'l'e .'H '' a.''
aninE u ~ mo
proves '-' 80
contests me NUMB ""'
places IS Srea''' anu
'F sooa men are o1'@h piou WHO
otherwise remain unnoiicel
No importanc' ~ . properly
athletic department ll OUT -0i7e
20 galnsa'o ITO Ee- ITO
must D. u cnai-' OK man 'pe1-all.
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