New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
THE LIE IN ATHLETICS
DR.. Dudley Emphasizes the Big
Part It Plays.
MUCH DEPENDS ON COACH
Calls Athletic Field Labora-
tory for Development OF
Personal Honor.

AT the morning session of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association IN the
Hotel Astor yesterday, Professor r. W.
NicolsOn, the secretary, read coInpre-
hensive report OF the work OF the associa-
ton since It's organization seven years
ago, while papers were submitted by Dr.
William l.. Dudley, of vanderbilt Uni
versity. on "The Proper Control Of Ath-
Ietics." and by Or. George l.. Meylan OF
Columbia. on Athletic Training
Professor Nicolscn reported that. as the
surplus had Teen pilinS up lately. II
might he well TO cut the annual dues so
that the smaller colleges would be en-
couraged TO join the association. lie eN-
planned in detail what had been accom-
plished in the last seven years toward
improving conditions. and expressed the
hope that Yale, Princeton. Cornell ana
Annapolis, which had held aloof. Woulh
in time see the wisdom Of joining forces
and aiding with their influence the Work
that is being done.
He said that the surplus i'm the treasury
had gradually Increased until now II was
500. and urged further that a sup-coih-
mttee of the executive committee De e'l-
powered to transact business between
meetings. as the members were go widely
scattered that it was hard 10 get more
than one meeting year.
In referring to the old subject of sum
mer baseball Professor Nicolson SAID:
THE summer baseball problem may pc
unsolvable. but this association purposes
10 keep working away. The present dl-
versity of practice is a sad reelection on
the government of college athletics. This
problcm must be solved If We are 10
Justify our existence"
Or. G.. Ward Champion. secretary or the
Public Schools Athletic League. was
speaker not down ON the programme. He
said that New York city Is setting pace
in developing the youths of the land IN
athletics He referred To the number OF
I bows and girls. Close to 5000. who are
participating IN all branches Oh sport ana
/ enlarged on the benefits from such COM
pctltiyc athletics. lie added:
."rhc New York schools are turning over
to the colleges students who ar quallned
to compete In many branches Of sports
/ instead OF few who have speclaIl@'d
/ along some particular line. The ideals "I
the league are To provide clean athl'u'9
| for the purpose of developing healthy
| children. and We believe We are succeed
J ing in our aim
! IIo invited tine delegates to attend the
games i'm Madison square Garden To-Day
for the elementary schools championship
and thirty OF more accepted the proicred
tickets and promised To- be present.
The paper submitted Dos Dr. William J..
Dudley was read FOR him. as ne was un-
able to be present. lie divided athletic
liars into three groups. Those who tell
A lie To establish their amateur standing,
but won't writ. il or swear To IT. thoso
who will tell and write lic. and VIII not
swear to il before notary. aud those
who Will 20 the limit lie continued:
Bisrcspect for Iaw is the curse of our
country. aud one great factor lu inns I"ihi
uf immortality has been the enactment OF
foolish ana ili-adtiScd laws. Therefor iu
many communities and boo some SECTIONS
of IN, country the struggle iur clean ai"-
I,tics must begin with a campaign oi 'du-
cation. Athi.u, reform cannot u' accom-
piISu,d at one -tprk'. u must b." IA" re-
suit of growth. and BOO som" places grow lh
is SLOW. very slow, indeed. Ir TINS cam
ualLu. Ass BOO education generally, the press
is most potent factor. ono editor with
out sympathy Tor amateur sport can 90
more harm to the caus" than dozens Of
men who while thoroughly 100 FAVOR 81 H.
do not have the public as e. forum.
Tn. athletic field NJ one OF th, greatest
laiofatori,S ID an institution Of learning
tor deN'. 3ping personal honor. scll-cohtioi
and courtesy. r. these elements Of chdr-
acter are not taught in college. where can
r. boy expect to learn them tn" weakest
part Of our educational system IS To be
found here. The system that iaiis To IN
cuicatc these things In every possible way
Is worse than failure. II IS menace. |
haN. known young men To be guilty OF
dishonorable dealings I'm after life because
/ their sense of honor was warped BY the
dishonest methods pTaCtiscd In college
| athletics. Preaching does little good.
/ Youth needs demonstration and practical
/ application. The laboratory method must
} be used on him.
The coach has more influence i'm college
| for good or III than any other instructor,
/ and. therefore his selection IS of the
greatest Importance. The selection should
/ bc made by the faculty. through Il COM
mittee, after the character of the candi-
| date has been thoroughly Investigated.
| More weight should bee given TO character
/ than to nything else. lie must be a
clean man IN every way. lie must be a
| firm believer In fair play, honest methods
and amateur sport There can bc no clean
| sport with an uncleau coach. As Is the
coach. So are the coached. We may go
| further and say-as ls the coach, So nil
/ 20 tine student bOGy.
For these reasons alone the selection Of
instructors in the athletic laboratory
/ should be- more carefully made. than the
{ selection OF those in any other depart
! mcnt Of the college. because the inStruc-
! ton I'm other lines is boy no means so far
reaching. nor so vital To character
The fundamental association rule FOR
| college sports must be the amateur rule
| The line must be sharply drawn between
the amateur and the professional. These
TWO classes Of athletes cannot exist to-
/ and water. There can be no college sport
D IL professional athletes are permitted on
ths teams. They XIII all college spirit and
destroy competition Thus they take
away from the student body TN" great
est benefits Of intercollegiate sport
Athletic Training was discussed by
Dr George l.. Meylan. head of the physi-
cal culture department OF Columbia Uni
vcrsity. Dr. Mcyldn said in part.
"A word should be- said concerning the
amateur graduate coach. Ever since the
Introduction OF athletics in American col
legcs some institutions have advocated
the plan Of securing the services Of their
own alumni to coach the teams. The
chief advantages claimed for this plan
are more loyalty. a better amateur spirit
:ud greater efficiency than with paid pro-