The Washington herald., 1912-12-28
BRIGGS WILL HEAD
COLLEGIATE ORDER
Harvard Dean Elected President Of
Athletic Association. at Annual
Convention IN New York.

CONVENTION N NeW tOfk.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE seventh an
nual convention OF the Collegiate Ath-
letic Association ended its session at the
Hotel yAstor tonight after electing on
GERS for next ysar L. Z. Baron Briggs,
Of Harvard, was elected president to sue
coed Manager Palmer E. Pierce, of the
United States Army; Prof T. L. Moran,
Of Perdue University. vice president, and
Prof. +. w. Nicholson was reelected sec
retary-treasurer.
The meeting opened in the morning
with Dean Briggs in the chair. who well
coined the seventy delegates In short
speech In which he warned them against
the danger OF Introducing professional
baseball methods into college athletics.
IF the questionable methods of the pro-
fessional are allowed TO enter college
sport" said Dean Briggs. the standards
of collegiate baseball will be lost sight
of in the scramble for supremacy.
while there is much good in baseball
as played by the kings Of the game there
Is also much that we do not want TO
see our students initiate. For instance,
we would not like to see our students Inn
itate Hugh Jennings on the coaching line,
although much that he does Is humorous
and is accepted by. the American public"
The first paper read was by Prof. Will
lam l. Dudley, of Vanderbilt University.
II was entitled THE Proper Control OF
College Athletics" In his paper Prof.
Dudley discussed means for running down
the spurious athlete" His contention
was that the employment bureaus con-
Quoted by colleges are often nothing but
agencies for hiring athletes to compete
on teams.
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country, and one great factor IN thls
form OF immortality has been the enact
ment of. foolish and ill-advised laws,
continued Prof. Dudley. Therefore the
struggle for clean athletics must be the
result of a campaign Of education, and
that is very slow in some parts Of the
country.
The coach has more influence in col
lege for good than any other instructor;
therefore his selection must be made with
great care. He must be a clean man in
every way, for an unclean coach can
corrupt the athletic morals Of the entire
student body"
Prof, George L. Martin, Of Columbia
University, discussed athletic training.
He said, in part, that the system of
graduate coaching was not the best, and
was likewise OF much trouble and dis
organization, as the coaches came back
for a short time, each with a different
plan of procedure, which resulted In
nothing being done. The, art Of training
had been SO thoroughly mastered by the
professional coach that when he is given
charge of a team there can be none other
than beneficial results"
Maj. Palmer Z. Pierce, president Of the
association since its organization, was
unable to be present, as he is abroad
with his regiment. A vote Of thanks and
appreciation was voted TO Maj. Pierce
for his splendid work in bringing the
association to its present position.
Harry l. Williams. Of the University
of Minnesota, made a report for the foot
ball rules committee. in which he pointed
to the satisfactory result of the revision
OF the rules, and asserted that several
years be allowed TO pass before any
change be made. He said at iast the
rules committee had developed a game
which was satisfactory to players. spec
tators and coaches alike. and that Il
would take several years to develop the
fun possibilities. OF the game as 1t now
stands.
At a meeting OF the executive COM
mittee It was decided to hold the next
meeting on December %. 1913, but did
not decide on the place OF meeting.
Chicago made a bid for the convention,
but the offer was rejected.
Only one change was made in the
football rules committee. Lieut.. II. 81.
Nally, OF West Point. being elected TO
succeed Lieut.. V. W. Copper, who is
abroad. Inc other members are E. X.
Hall. Dartmouth; DR.. J. A. Babbitt.
Prof C. W. Savage, OberlIn;
DR.. L. L. Williams, Minnesota, and Prof.
s. c. Williams, Iowa State University.
The track committee appointed was F.
w. Marvel, Brown: DIR. w. A. Lambeth,
Virginia, and Frank r. Castleman, Col
orado.