The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-21
"U' ATHLETICS
GET GR|LL|NG
General Association Put
Athletics on Grit And
Roast to a Turn

81. raul, Fcp.
athletics at the University of Minne-
sofa and sports in general was discuss
ed from every angle last night at the
ninth annual banquet of the Minne-
sofa General Alumni association, at
tended in Donaldson's tea rooms in
Minneapolis by more than 500 ~"
graduates. The commcrcialization of
football, the profcssionalizinE of
sports i'm general. with special attcn-
ton to Il fcw chosen athletes and total
disregard for the physical Develop
ment of the students as IL whole, was
severely grilled. and a substitute was
offered in tho form OF an intramural
system of athletics in which ;lll stu
dents would be forced to- take ath-
l"tic exercises as Il part Of The college
curriculum.
President George T.. Vincent was
tnastmaster and gave Endorsement to
all views expressing the idea that the
rules governing athletics must he en-
forced with honesty and moral cour-
age or else abandoned.
Woman Leads Discussion.
Maria j.. Sanford was the first
speaker tn grill tho present system us
encouraging the gambling element.
James ID. Armstrong. an attorney Of
st. Paul and ~ graduate of tho Uni
N"rsitN 1" Michigan. advocated break
ing tn" ronfcr"n"" ties. and his re-
marks %faNoring the s"vcrinE of rclH-
lions drew applause from tn" alumni.
ASA &. Griggs. n st. Paul attorney and
graduate of WISCONSIN. spoke of the
hangers ana possibilities in intercnile-
Siat" sports. dwelling on tn" over
training of athletes and tho too strong
emphasis ON gate receipts.
". II. Pierce. registrar az tho univrr-
S'tN. advocated til" intramural system
at athletics compulsory physical cXrr-
''s" throughout tho college course and
inhti" II strong l'l"i for rnlarGinG the
athletic fields and equipment at the
university I" provide rccreHt,vc cxcr-
ciScs for all.
ono hundred ami 'iftv alumni of 81.
PAU. the larg"s, delegation which
ever turned ont from here to am annual
meeting. Was present last night. A
letter was read from II. ID. ttrankc].
secretary of TN" ST. Pauf association,
V"lr'ng the approval of the st. Paul
Alumni IN the movement for reform in
ath'"tics at the university.
Proxy Airs His Views
"Ihc university will stand absolute
lN for the strict enforcement of what
ever rules ar" now in vogue covering
intercollegiate athletics" said Presi-
lent Vincent. "Iut If we do not feel
as though the rules should be en-
forced. it they are not fair and lust,
then We should have the moral cour.
. To look with srorn on the r%estric-
tons and mako known our intentions
not to enforce them. We will look
after the purity of our athletics and
We will let other institutions do the
same"
This was interpreted by many as
bcinS Il declaration in favor of leaving
the conference if the rules now obnox-
ious to the Minnesota following are
not revised.
The trouble with our athletics is
thnI fhnS 1,,,-, I~..,
directed by outsiders instead of by the
Students said Mr.. Armstrong, the
Michigan graduate. Our athletics are
hcdscd in by Il set of rules which it
would be IL scandal to impose on horse
iockies.
"IIc conference has been conduct
cd on a basis where the rules are made
to render it possible to keep on a
college eleven Il strong man who 9TH
crw1se would be barred, or to keep off
OF Il college eleven al athlete who was
feared by those instrumental in maxi
ing the rules. IF an institution can
not regulate it's own athletics there
honld be no athletics: we should go
back to athletics for the students, not
the outsiders: We should wipe out
every existing rule % inviting trick
cry and squabblcs which are throwing
everything into confusion.
Let Faculty Maintain Athletic Purity
Give us Il scholarship basis for eli
Silihity and if you wish, require one
year of college work for students be-
fore allowing them to compete. This
Will set the athletic situation where it
should stand and cave ii to the fac
llty to keep up purity in athletics.
We want Michigan. Wisconsin ana
Chicago; all of tho alumni of these
schools want rc1ntinns continued and
ii should be So
". u. Johnson. secretary of she as
ISOLATION kept the bnnuueiers in good
mood throughout the evening by ar
ranging FOR IN "~anti-gloum nggrcga-
tlon which sans" college songs and
CAV" university Wells in which tho
alumni Joined.
Madame I;crtin, for many Years pro-
f"ss"r, ot French at tho university,
VIII" is to retire at the end of the pres
cnt semester. WAS the special guest of
the evening. other at the speakers
table were Governor Ebcrhart, Regent
u. II. Nelson and Mrs. Nelson. Regent
CHARLES u. Sonmcrs and Mrs. Som
mcrs. &. i. SrhmlZ and Mrs. Schulz and
President and Mrs. Vincent.
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