New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
Hare of Pennsylvania Believes
Eligibility Should Rest
on Scholastic Stand
ing Only.

The movement 10 abolish the pan
against summer baseball for college play
ers seems 10 he growing. judging by
number OF replies which have been re-
ceivcd by The Yale Daily News.
Almost all the men who have expressed
their opinions ON the question think thaI
COMPENSATION FOR summer baseball should
be allowed. as il is frequently the means
by which students are enabled To Worh
their way through college.
ON the other hand. there appears 10 he
some ground for those who declare that
II summer baseball were allowed 1t would
he the entering wedge FOR less rigorous
amateur standing all along the line. F.
s. Hare. chairman OF the University oi
PENNSYLVANIA baseball committee, IS
among those who do not believe in draw
ing unduly strict amateur lines in col
lege, sports. In his letter he said
college athletics. primarily. were in
tended as healthy exercise and recreation
for the students. so that any one who is
in good standing. scholastically, has a
moral right. to my mind, to represent
bis college OF varsity teams
In discussing more particularly the
question Of summer baseball. Mr. Hare
wrote:
1t seems Gn injustice that a student
in good standing, enthusiastically. is
barred from particpa ting in college ath-
letics. due 10 the fact that he has re-
ceived a compensation from summer
baseball. As in the cases Of this which
have occurred summer baseball has gen
orally been the means of enabling him
10 earn sufficient 10 work his way
through college.
IF summer baseball was permitted. !
believe the rule which requires a man
10 he in college one year before playing
would successfully stop any attempts
which might otherwise he made 10 OBJ
tain professional baseball players; and
this might be guarded against still
further by prohibiting the playing or
those who before entering college had
PLAYED on any Of the more prominent
professional league teams. Another adj
vantage to be derived from summer
baseball would be the improvement in
the playing Of the college teams.
William J. Walsh, captain of the Ford
ham University baseball team. wrote:
Concerning my views on summer
baseball relative to college players, |
would say that. personally | am in
favor Of IL. and may add that l am eX-
pressing the opinion of the majority OF
the varsity players Of this university.
II take this stand in consideration OF
the hundreds Of college men who depend
solely upon this means of revenue for
their education and because Of the clear
illness Of this particular branch OF
sport"
Harry + Naumann captain Of the Union
College team. draws the line at league
baseball. but sees no reason why man
should not play for compensation on
team representing a hotel or bisiness
house.
His letter was as follows:
II am decidedly against league or pro-
fessional baseball for college players. TOO
many colleges are more than Wiling 10
accept league men II they can be sure
that the man is not too prominent or wei
known in the vicinity OF their college, or
in that of their rival. This sort OF player
is very often found in college baseoau
and comes chiefly from the minor leagues
where during the summer months he IS
known as Sweeney. even though In col
leoe his nationality is represented by his
nickname Dutch
MY objections TO this line OF pdsepaIi