Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01
BY Il. c. BYRD.

wrangles between colleges are begin
ming to destroy interest in foot ball in
the South Atlantic section. At present
there are six of the best elevens en-
broiied IN some kind of an estrangement
among themselves. and consequently do
not interchange games. North Carolina
University will not meet the North Caro-
lima Agricultural and Mechanical College,
Virginia will have nothing to do with
North Carolina A. & NJ. Washington and
Lee. Georgetown nor Virginia Poly
technic Institute Virginia seems to
be the storm center as it is
the one college which has caused
more interruption of athletic relations
than any other So at variance with
the other South Atlantic institutions has
Virginia become that now it is only on
good terms with one-North Carolina
and refuses to play foot ball with any of
the other five. There have been numerous
instances where the other teams have
broken relations for various reasons.
This attitude among colleges is I'M
doubtedly wrong. and is certainly not in
accordance with the ethics of college
athletics The situation is one that calls
forth more than passing interest Take
the North Carolina University and North
Carolina A. & NJ. for instance. There
state. which cannot mend differences
which have existed for some eight years.
Their unseemly squabble for the past two
weeks has called for executive action on
the part of the governor of the state.
That something ought to be done to rec
ufy such conditions is true. and yet it
IT the disposition of both sides to sling
as much mud as possible and not TO heal
the breach. This is true and has been
true at different times during the pas.
Ter, of her fH% frYfIn in h0
south.
There must be a reason for such ex-
amples o. what ought not to be The
one thing which stands more in the way
of harmony among the several institu-
tons is Il lack of mutual trust IT is
generally inc ease that the colleges think
the others always try to slip one over
on them" and they feel they must be
extremely watChful lest IL he done II
is really ludicrous to see the wrangles
which take place sometimes over Off
Gals FOR foot ball games. Each college
raises objections against men suggested
by the other, oStensibly because il does
not think the men in question are capa-
BILE: in reality. it wants some other man
in charge OF the game who II thinks
will be more favorable to its interests
This may aStound a lot of people who
are not familiar with conditions but il
is true in a great majority of the cases
This is done despite the fact that the
officials objected to are members of a
central board and are appointed by a
neutral body. ANY man who is really
in close touch with college athletics
could. il he would. give incidents that
would cause one to wonder If any such
thing faith between colleges existed
at all. 4 great deal might be written
on the attitude among college men that
demands victories, matter what the
cost. and with little care as to how they
may be secured. There has been more
than one faulty Victory won by college
teams, faults of which players and stu
dents well knew, and yet the honors
have been accepted. it might be said.
with pleasure" OF course, these are
things that are not what ought to be.
and probably many will feel that 1t is
blow at the dignity of the institutions
in which the American youth is being
taught. but If such things were made
public when they occur. instead of gem
orally being smoothed over there would
eventually be a disposition among the
students Of one college to do the right
thing by those of others, which, in the
end. would lead to attitude of trust
on the part of all, which is seldom in
evidence now.
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