New-York tribune., 1912-02-28
SPORTING EDITORS WORK .
G. Herbert Daley Lectures Be-
fore Princeton Press Club.
URGES FOOTBALL CHANGES
National Collegiate Athletic AS
sociation Is Praised by
the Speaker.

Princeton. n. j., Feb. q (speciaD.-G. Her
bert Daley, sporting editor Of The New
York Tribune, delivered an address this
evening on Sports and the Building OF
Snoring Page" at an open meeting OF the
University Press Club. in the reading room
of Dodge Hall. II was the second OF
series of nreside talks on journalistic work
held under the auspices of the Press Clup'
and a large number of undergraduates at
tended the meeting.
Neatness. accuracy and terseness were a
few Of the basic principles in the gathering
and preparing of news. particularly along
sporting lines. Mr.. Daley said. Accuracy
was the greatest Of these. he added, as
there was nothing quite so hard TO pear as
misrepresentation; nothing inspired man
to wrath so quickly as to he grossly mis-
quoted and placed in false light before
his friends and the general reading pubic
Neatness enabled the story to pass more
quickly through the many hands before II
could appear in print. and terseness was
equally important, Mr. Daley declared
Every editor abhored the space grabber'
who strung along with unnecessary ad-
jectves and complicated sentences, par
ceiling out the news here and there In
way TO make It almost impossible for an
editor 10 cut the story.
In advising the undergraduates how TO
write stories. Mr.. Daley told them to begin
them with a punch, and to tell the most
important news in the first sentence. He
added
The inexperienced newspaper man-and
some never get experiments obsessed with
IFl
beaten paths and avoid. so far as possible,
set phrases or straight news facts In order
To lend some character. He makes the
greatest mistake I'm the world The genluses
who can tell a straightforward piece or
news I'm few words and In an unusual way
are few and far between. but those who
lack that gift will do better when writing
for a sporting editor II they will tell the
facts and reserve their rhetoric for some
later paragraph.
The speaker gave some practical ex-
amples of how great sporting events were
covered" by the metropolitan newspapers
and explained the manner in which college
correspondents could give most satisfaction
in their line Of work.
Turning TO the subject of sports. Mr..
Daley said in part:
am at a loss 10 understand why Prince
ton, Yale and Cornell should stand aloot
from the NdtOndl NOHtbldNt Nllll'N' -
sociation. which. as you probably know
WAS organized five or six years ago al tne
time that crusade against football was
started that threatened the very lie OF
the great virile college game. This asso-
citation is made up OF faculty representa-
tives. and it's aim * to encourage athletics,
but on plane IN Keeping with the hlsh
principles Of education. -
Why should Princeton men refuse 10 give
of their great experience ana lnnuence
Why should Princeton men not DO their
part collectively I'm helping solve the proo-
lens and by their example aid In curing
tho evils OF proselyting and commerclallsm /!
The association does not seek TO control;
there is no chance for Princeton or any
college or university to lose home RUE
Why then. should three Of the biggest UNI
versities in the East hesitate 10 lend their
support and cooperation In the well meant
effort to elevate sports 10 higher ethlcaI
plane In my opinion. Princeton men are
losing a chance 10 play leading part IN
great work
Mr. Daley again advocated his recon-
mendation 10 the football rules committee
that the players be numbered. He said he
was sure that II one OF the Leading col
Ieges adopted this method OF distinguishing
the players It's example would be followed
practically By every team In the country
Numbering the men, he declared, would add
80 Der cent TO the enjoyment OF the thou
sands who look on at one Of the big games,
and there would be no mistakes In credit
ing n playcr with n brilliant tackle, when.
perhaps he was not even on the field. or
stamping him with an error when another