Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
By j. w. IIeisman.

A WEEK ago l briefly outlined
"A some Of the s. l. a. A. rules
regarding the playing Of sum
mer baseball by college players. l
will now outline a few more that the
rule makers have laid down.
A point little understood by pre-
paratory players about to enter col
Iege is that they are not required to
have any particular number Of units
in order TO be eligible to play on the
baseball team their first year.
This rule applies only TO football,
and IL provides that to play football
in his first year a collegian must Toe
able to present "A or more Carnegie
units. Of any kind, or else that he
must be able TO enter the freshman
class Of the particular college he in
tends to enter without conditions Of
any kind
Some colleges have a freshman re-
quiremont Of only - or ID units. but.
then, these are likely to be units Of It
particular kind-depending upon the
kind OF college II Is.
4 candidate for the varsity football
team has to satisfy one or the other
OF these two conditions and then he
can play his first year, no matter
what class he Is in or what course he
| is taking.
or. again. after he has been at a
particular college for one year he can
| thereafter play ON the varsity team
/ no matter what class he is In, In his
second year.
But in baseball a boy can play In
| his first year. no matter how few
units he possesses or what class he IS
/ in This rule IS Of advantage 10 the
I college that has a sub freshman class
( or apprentice class. as II Is called ~
some colleges.
IF boy has already attended some
1 other COllege-no mater whether
4 in or out of the :. /. A. A.-he can
play anything but football in the first
wear of his attendance at his new
college. provided he did not play in
tcrcollegiate games at his former in
stitution. IL ne did he will have to
be i'm residence one full academic
year at the second college before he
can again figure in intercollegiate
contests but no matter whether he
ever played on the varsity football
team Of his first college or not, he
can not play on the varsity team of
/ the second until he has a years resi-
dence.
I 9 OMETGMES a purse is made up,
y on the spur OF the moment by
the admirers Of a college player for
doing something extraordinary in the
course Of a summer baseball game.
He may not have been offered any
thing in advance Of knocking out
home run" or whatever II was. yet
the rule Is that he must not take this
purse He may have had money sim
ply thrown at him from the grand
stand after his feat, but he must not
take IL.
Neither may he accept money for
umpiring a game of ball, or for acting
/ as manager of a summer team, al
though he can do either Of these
things with impunity when and where
he pleaSes so long as he does them
for nothing and doesn't violate the
playing rules already laid down.
4 BOY who hopes TO try for any Of
u the varsity teams of his college,
in any year OF his course must make
sure 90 enter and matriculate in that
college not later than 80 days after
the opening Of the fan term of that
college. Thus for baseball in the
spring. he can not afford 70 wait until
the opening of the second or third
term Of that college in January or
March, as the case may be.
Thus we see that the rules regard
ing eligibility 90 participate I'm inter
I collegiate contests are not only nu-
merOus but rather complex as Well
There are even some further rules re
{ sarding PLAYING on athletic club
teams IN good or bad standing I'm the
Amateur Athletic Union, hut as We
/ have but few athletic clubs in the
p. South. and those about all I'm good
standing now. the force OF these rules
is reduced 10 where they are hardly
worth outlining.
IT may he worth while stating that
i the question OF individual scholar
ship after entering is one with which
the : T. A 4. does not concern it.
self This e left 20 the faculties OF
the individual colleges. each Of which
makes its own rules regarding the
proper relationship Of athletics 10
scholarship
Again. il is Rot question Of wheth-
er "a PLAYER has made his college let
ter az his first college in cases where
he has changed his institution, nor in
, questions relating 20 the number o!
j years he has PLAYED intercollegiate
I games. but merely whether he has
. taken part al all for one single mo-
menr as a member OF a team engaged
in an intercollegiate contest The
reason for this is that each college
preSCrihes for itself what conditions
shall govern the award Of itS college
letter. as Is the state OF affairs On the
matter Of scholarship. Some college
! athletic assoCi -tions have one rule re-
garding the requirements for making
the letter. while others have vastly
! different regulations.
Finally. no Colegian in any college
IN America can compete I'm tntercol-
.eEiafe games OF any character for q