Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-18
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various varsity teams who do mo-
succeed in winning varsity letters
by being sent into the big contests
rs relief players for the first string
men. 1t is pointed out that these
substitutes are or great value, in the
development of the teams, acting
both as trial squads and substitutes
as the occasion. may demand. /, The
Harvard Crimson In an editorial on
the subject states
'"The rules governing athletic
sports at Harvard contain the 'foll1fN.
ing provision: Such tubssitWtes on
the baseball and football teams; or
crew, as shall be designated BY. the
captain of the team or crew, and ap.
proved by tho Graduate Treasurer,
may use the letters, II. A. A. So
far as we know, no insignia has been
granted Under this rule. AT present
the baseball or football substitute
classes, neither with the first team
nor the second. though of more abil.
ity than the second team man who
wins an Send receives no recogni.
ton; the member of the second four
cared crew, in spite Of working down
to the eve of the race with Yale re.
ceives none-a condition very EVIL
IDENTIFY unfair. We beg. then, toNsug.
genst that separate insignia for sub
stitutes be established in each sport
perhaps H. F. in football; H. b.
in baseball; H. U. B. c. as formerly,
in crew, and H. H. IT, for, since
hockey has assembled to a seat among
the majors, 1t should be included.
The form of insignia is a detail, how
ever, of real Importance is a material
recognition of some sort for the sub.
stitute. ' XIII
The recent agitation relative to
the college student playing summer
baseball has led to many interesting
proposals offered as a solution Of the
socalled evil. number. of the, fexd-
ing eastern college team captains:
have announced that they are insafa.
yor of the collegian being permitted
to play for money or other indIce.
ments during the vacation months
without efecting his amateur. status
IN college sports. Faculty opposition
is likely to prevent the adoption Of
any such rule, but DR.. Young of5Cor.
nell has advanced an idea which may
receive more consideration. It is. to
grade the college teams according to
the degree of the strictness with
which they observe the amateur rule
in baseball. IA.
"rhe remedy for the present 'ulnsat.
isfactory state OF affairs" writes DR..
Young, lies in the hands of the Ma.
tional Collegiate association. Let it
appoint a baseball committee which.
will get a positive statement from
each of the institutions represented
In Its. body as to the question. and
publish that list, classifying the col
leges, perhaps, as A, B, C. Then,
when an institution belonging to
Glass A, which stands fol-, a rigid ad.
herence to- amateur principles plays
an institution In another class, the
conditions of competition are known
to everybody and the result Judged
accordingly. In determining the'inal
rating of the various teams, Of course
only those colleges could be coiistd.
cred for, the intercollegiate channpi-
onship which compete on a strictly
amateur basis, their games with the
summer hotel and semi.professional
players being ID the nature of prac.
tice games. the same as games with
Out.andOut professional teams ~: .s