The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-09
REIMBURSEMENT In
College Athletics
TOO MUCH TIME CONSUMED N PRE-
PAIRING ron BIG EVENTS.
Cornell Rowing Coach Attacks System
Now in Use and Advises That
Other Methods Re Used.

NEW YORK. Feb. s-Evidcnce is de-
Nenplng on every hand To- Indicate that
college athletics are passing through an
other period OF readjustmeat That the
activity of the undergraduate in this
direction is one OF the biggest problems
That the faculties and governing bodies
life. Is admitted on all sides.
That something IL radically wrong is
clearly indicated by the many discus
sions. proposals and flats that arise
with startling rapidly. Faculties. asso-
cations and undergraduates appear
more or less at loggerheads and IL may
be that the recent speech made by Chas.
r courtney. rowing coach at Cornell.
will help TO clarity the situation.
OF -. Louis, speaking on the situation
at cornell he opened a radical and
startling speech with the words:
There is something wrong either with
our athIetics or our athletes" Then
followed an Arrangement of athletics.
which. confined TO Cornell. undoubtedly
expressed his views on INTERCOLLEGIATE
athletics In general. that coming from
the lips OF man. who for years has
sculler and rowing coach. leaves the
amateur reformer aghast Courtney hit
out from the shoulder. saying:
want 70 tell you few things that
Il don't believe in a four mile race
never did, and / am unalterably op-
posed TO ~ for several reasons one is
that the average boy can't give the nee
essary time from his university work 10
make proper preparation for n four mile
Il don't believe the varsity crew
should be- called on to row more than one
race in a season. and l think that race
should be after college closes in the
summer.
Il don't believe that our freshmen,
intereoll games or races during
, the college year.
Go Too Far.
I don't believe IN intercollegiate
sports when they are carried TO the ex-
tent TO which they are carried today.
Il don't believe In raking the country
/ over with a fine toothed comb to find a
lot or star prep-school athletes and per-
suade them TO come to the university.
Inc time Is past in this country
when our great manufacturing and other
concerns rate our universities according
and the number OF athletes they turned
out
We have arranged at Cornell for this
year N5 games and races. Have you
ever stopped TO think Of the amount OF
time II takes to prepare the teams and
/ crew Tor those games and races and %
play the games and row the races. many
OF them out Of town. SIT down some
Jay ana hgure u up and see II the fac
boys gave more time to their proper
work and less time to their athletics
the university could turn out better
men
Il ask you heer tonight ~. in Justice
TO the faculty. II Is not time TO call q
J At the annual meeting Of the t-nit.d
states Lawn Tennis association 20 be
held In New York on Friday. new rules
defining the amateur and the foot-fauli
IN service VIII be considered. Some at
tempt Will be made to enact rules con-
D forming To those recently adopted BY
| the international Lawn Tennis feGera-
| ton In mis- connection players in zen
cral Will be surprised 60 learn tina IAN
thouy Wilding. worlds singles champion
advocates changing he service rules 20
but one serve in place OF the soluble
chance now permitted by tho rules. He
recently wrote % an English tennis au-
thority his views on the subject which
summarized. show that Wuding believes
/ that there IL universal demand for
speeding up the game at all points