New-York tribune., 1912-04-01

that country are used only when pocket
shot is not available. | agree with one OF
my correspondents that the word PYRAMIDS
might have been a better name. II change
was considered necessary, but after all
pocket billiards gives d fair conception OF
lust what is intended and no doubt In time
will come into general use.
Not long ago Dean Alvin W. Small, OF
the University OF Chicago, in commenting
on the controversy in the Middle west
anent the question of summer baseoaH ior
college men. said: "A company OF ath-
letically insane people in one-hall Oh tilo
Big Eight conference is doing Tor inter-
collegiate athletics what the bookmakers
did for racing The four who stand lot
amateurism have exchanged pleasantrles
and unpleasantries with the four that STAND
for professionalism, and much of our dit-
ferences have been discolOred. We no"
stand four and four-one-half for amateur
ism. which means a square deal. and one
half for professionalism, which means n'm-
fam" 1t is a sad commentary Oh tne con-
dition Of college athletics In the Middle
West. if Dean Small sums up the contro-
yersy correctly. one of these days per
haps. all the colleges in the country WIN
put aside selfish motives and draw once anu
for all a hard and fast line between the
amateur and that unfortunate hybrid the
semi-professional.
| am i'm receipt of the i"IloNHE "'''''
which speaks for itself:
The high praise bestowed upon the NeS-
leyan College basketball team lS 10 ,IoIT ~" io
I T.,t1, ...1 md AtTGmnt
made To detraCt from II. | nouCeu III in
Tribune few days ago a photosidpi. a.
the team with heading statlnS thau thu ~
had beeu Unheaten this season dSe,'III
mat this means unbeaten by any coHeEe
team but II is worth while menuohlnS IVY
the interest of sport that the tealn VI ,uV ~,
! Orange, y. j., Young Men .nrlSSu.a'r = ~,
Aocistion won a victory over Wesley az uH
/ = score of q 10 II. This took pace uuL liiS
/ The holiday tour of the college team II S 70
So highly cfeditable 10 the orange nNe ~ :"
have won so decisive victory ooFF' the
good a team that ! think none ol i lne
| friends e the latter will hegrudee tn"
oenition which belongs 10 the orange le'
/ lows.
! | have no record Of this particular sdhie
but am glad to publish the letter a. We
! WESLEYAN team will lose little or hol'e ~
the glory which came through WinmhS t'iii
teen games frcm college teams WITHOUT =
single defeat The Orange five deserves 'h-
more credit, a il won the championship VI
the Northern New Jersey Young Ne"
/ Christian Association Basketball League
! II is rather late in the season TOT ''o
! IN fall but the executive committee OF tue
Amateur Hockey League did well to act
i " hen II did in the effort to stamp OUT pro-
fessionalism It is satisfying under the cli
cumstances that the Wanderers did not VIII
the championship i'm the play-oh ol tle TIC
for the title with the Crescent Atnieuc |'u'
seven. Hockey is too good a sport 10 ne
constantly jeopardzcd by those VINO Wouiu
stimulate false interest. If the sd"le
cannot stand on it's own footing the ANA
teur Hockey League would do well 10 uls-
band. Some players of the Nanderer clup
have been under suspicion ell winter pu'
no proof could be had of proresSlohd'lSi''
until they showed their own hand
| Al G.-Ping Bode, the 'fonce busting
outfielder of the Chicago White SoX' Is an
Italian bv birth His real name is frahce'o
sanguinatti Spiggonola. hEhi'ri'i'