Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-17

\ sons THINK the ruies soV
1 \ erning so-called amateur
,,,,,s need revision. Men from
pennsylvania, Yale, Princeton and
- least three other colleges seem
~ hs unanimous on this point. One
- fine best equipped professors at
rho University of Pennsylvania
cave rs his opinion most emphatic
7Ilv II was substantially as fol-
laws, If to play a little summer
BASEBALL makes a professional out
"a runner, why should not writing
for nay for a newspaper, or work
inc in a store, or acting as a walter
in 4 hotel, also make any college
,thra-e a professional? To play
baseball for pay for few months
,rou,d not be any especial advan
rape TO runner or a football man,
60 why disqualify a poor boy who
is irving to earn an honest dollar
nv doing what he can do best? We
IN moi. said this Pennsylvania pro-
lessor call any student a profess
siora1 who works for pay unless he
bonnens 10 be paid in connection
With an athletic event. To this
university man. the distinction
made is hardship for boys who
in no sense are really professional
hall pIayers. but who can earn
more during a vacation by playing
ball than they could in any other
way.
Half the hotels at New England
summer resorts were once equipped
with college boy walters, but they
we're not called professionals on
that account. Many students work
for nay at other callings during the
summer vacation This university
professor believes the Olympiad
should be abolished for the reason
that different countries must have
different ideas about sports and
that this leads to unnecessary bick-
ering every four years.
America originally got its ideas
about the distinction between q
professional and an amateur from
England. There the distinction
was founded with a direct refer
ence to what they called workmen
and gentlemen, the latter being the
amateurs.
I know a prominent young Phil
adelphia college athlete who was
at the top notch in his line OF work,
but Who had to retire from all con-
tests because he once unwittingly
accepted a present for acting as
marker at a billiard match. To the
boy mind such an Interpretation
Of the rules governing profession
alism makes the whole thing emf
nently ridiculous.
WHEN McGraw was in Pittsburg
recently on his vaudeville
tour, Hans Wagner drove his car.
In from Carnegie to see him "act."
Honus was down in the second
row, his big hulk overfiowing
couple of seats, when McGraw
spotted him.
I'm going to have trouble max
ing hit here" began McGraw. Il
see Wagner down in the second
row, and it will be tough to get
anything by him
McGraw had his audience from
there on, and he got by big. No
body can deny that he has talent
as an actor.
nTALK about brotherly love"
murmured Jess Stovall.
Why, l can tell you story that
YOU can't beat, that shows this
with the reverse English on it, and
II is a real true one, too. 1t shows
now one brother made his debut
INTO the American league by knock
ing his own brother out of it.
Tn 1904 I was pitching for the
Detroit team and my brother
George was playing first base for
me Cleveland club. The Maps had
.ust got him from the team at Bur
Ngton, Iowa, where he was man
ager.
IN the particular game to which
/ feter was pitching and in a
critical part of the game, with two
men OF bases, l walked the dan
sefous Lajoie in order to take a
nance with my own brother
George.
Come on, you big busher,' l
eued at him as he stepped to the
pa'e' Just take three swings at
.ue oail and sit down on the bench
nnere YOU belong and go back to
burlington tomorrow
Wen. hate to tell you, but the
NPst oall I pitched to him he hit for
nome run past the center fielder
ana four men scored.
Inls swat won him a berth in
ny league and knocked me out Of
oE Q'BRIEN says that $500 was
collected last year in fines by the
o.aA's management. When Nc
NJ, M" nnes a man it goes. too.
Ter ,ne'e Is no assessing and then re-
.''ance. When he plasters on
ION rom $40 to $50 for violations of his
rules it goes.
appears that during a trip to
"estern city last season McGraw
,, OF stiff poker game in
yum at the hotel. He waited until
was all over and then asserted
"'Self' He handed out 500 fines