The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-09
SUMMER BASEBALL
FORBIDDEN TO
COLLEGE MEN
Intercollegiate Athletic Asso-
citation, Including all the
Big Ones Refuses to Change
the Rules.
NOTES OF COLLEGE
SPORTING EVENTS
nv the A-sociaicd Press,

New York, March g.-That tho.
status OF the coilceian wh1 plays.
summer baseball" will remain un-
changed az the leading eastern col.
ieatf ana universities appears certain
from recent statements issued ~
those In positions at authority Not
wi|thstanding that "a number OF varsity
team captains nave publicly stated
their belief that a student mas plas
baseball FOR money or other Induce
ments during summer vacation and
sim preserve his ai..dteur athletic.
! status while In college, ,uesc utopian
days are not Tor the present world OF
undergraduate sport
A consensus Of opinion among tbs
athletic governing bodies. university
faculties and prominent amateur attn
letlc authorities shows an ovorwhelm-
ing majority AGAINST the innovation
which would permit a baseball player
to juTap from amateur to professional
ranks n back again according To the
calendar Of his college. A recent
canvas OF institutions whose baseball
teams appear on the Amherst sched-
ulc. undertaken by the official organ
Of that institution. indicates that Of
eleven colleges including Yale. unr-
ward. Princeton Dartmouth. william.
Wesleyan. Columbia, Brown. and Y
NJ. G.. A. college. out two. Tufts and
Massachusetts Agricultural college. ia
yor hummer baseball. Three colleges:
Yale. Y. NJ G. a college and Tufts
are uon-commlttal and have taken no
definite stand. while six colleges,
namely, Harvard. Princeton, Dart
mouth, Williams, Wesleyan and Coll
umbia, have definite rules prohibit
ing SUMMER baseball The Harvard
authorities call attention to the fact
that Harvard has entered into no
agreement TO permit summer baseball
In spite Of reports 10 the contrary.
based on the opinions OF the team
captains. that Tale, Harvard and
Princeton contemplated u an
agreement.
Dr. Raycroft states that at Prince
ton Complete opposition describes the
attitude Of the Princeton athletic au-
thorities 10 both summer baseball and
the tendency OF college men 70 take
up professional baseball after educa-
ton. Il Is felt that. In spite Of the |
fact that professional baseball is a
perfectly legitimate and honorable
vocation, men with collcge-training.
even though they are good baseball
players. should be- encouraged to en-
SAGE In q more useful occupation In
life. II any change Is made in these
rules, Il viii be iu the direction OF q
more rigid enforcement As the M
dergraduate comes 10 have a clearer
understanding OF th4 various factors
Involved In the summer baseball ques-
ton there seems 20 be "a growing SEN
ument aEainst the practice
Dr. Fauver Of Wesleyan university
wrote: "Our college is opposed 10 coli
lege men taking part IN SUMMER base-
ball.
Or. Anderson in outlining the sit
uation at Yale stated;
The college. 40 such. has taken no
definite stand on the question OF sum
mer baseball. The Athletic associa-
lion. however, is governed b. the
rules Of the l. A.. a. which u against
professionalism. They made consis'
ten, efforts TO maintain purity IN
sports. / enclose clippings which will
give YOU some idea OF the attitude OF
President Hadley and captain Bios
som They show that President Had
ley Il Internationally opposed and
Captain Blossom b. Ia favor az sum
mer baseball"
stadium Fever spreading.
The stadium fever Is spreading
westward. The University OF Michi-
gan is about 10 step in line and erect
a section Of a rcinformed concrete
structure along the lines ef those now
building az Iehigh and Cornell. This
new football ampitheater was made
practically certain NJ "a meeting Of the
board Of control Of athletics. when
that body expressed itself favorable
10 the tentative sketches and plans
prepared. which had been previously
examined and accepted by the board
Of regents. The regents, "a their ses-
sion, recommended that the athletic
board adopt the plans.
As prepared, the plans FOR the con-
crete stand call Tor the erection Of n
structure which will eventually form
"a component part OF "a stadium. mod
eled after that 81 Harvard university
az Cambridge. The stand will he de-
signed 10 accommodate $4,000 per-
sons. and II II estimated that the cost
win be between $4,000 and SEQ zoe.
According TO the action taken by the
athletic board. the whole Of the work
will be done under the immediate SUI
pervielon OF the athletic association.
Predicts victory for stanford.
The hrst track and field meet
prophecy Of the new year comes from
the Pacific coast where Trainer Wal
ter Christie, o. the University 81 Cali
ifornla squad. predicts that the stan
ford university team viii defeat tho
Berkeley athletics b. a score of about
81 90 SO points. Christie figures lee
way must be given the forecast since
the trainer IA prcAictine the defeat ~
his team na,urn'dy mad an object IN
view.
Harvard to fave New Gym.
The Ions continued agitation for a
new and modern gymnasium at Har-
ward appears 90 have accomplished the
desired effect. President Lowell re
Gently gave his official sanction 10 the
movement and n graduate committee