The chronicle=news., 1914-04-06
C0lLEGE SPORTS
REACA. HIGH
PLANE

New York. April G.-ThAt the re,
cent attacks upon college athletics
In which II Is charged that the spir-
IL and siorsminship of iateryarsily
competition is dsteriorating fall Ia
hnd general support is evidenced BY
the many articles and letters sp-
pesrihg In the college press Of this
country. While il Is admitted that
there are isolated eas-s which fur
hish grounds for such conlsnlion the
opinion IL overwhelmingly expressed
that considered in = broad sense the
standard and ideals Of college spirit
Is Improving every year.
Dr. e, 4, Stroud. director Of aih-
issirs ~ Louisiana state university.
In an Interesting review and forecast
cf college athletics holds that the
standard Of sfosi and roasp~iilioa In
the American college il steadily i'm
psotins. lie do<~ not eonieni shs,
sasn7 of the abuse. charged do not
exist but h. roihls out that each
sesr s3e> the eiinainsiian OF improve
nsnt Of th~~r conditions as the spis-
il and understanding of irsi. college
workmanship spreads. Bs. Stroud
states in rass'
We speak ffom mshy y-sn Of
practical esprsisns- when se state
that shesr ssiis arc is~s-niax, Neral
infiasns-> either sosia mol .p-sE
sish authority os ~ss- not hsea~si
by the mass of .saa~as otiaian IL
shss did. 'ia~ aifsss-as ia il la.aAs 2
! seasus- that shss- i. no roach osI
captain in shf soiisx. OF this issd
. ha eouli .ossiaar To osiisase de-
ssaeS shd the square deal. II . sissi-I
trah Of hAs team made i.sa~ vi,h him
before the tS~uilf of the iasaisuylna
nf ss.s befssv sh- sosiss of the vhoir
.saa.as huaFs kss. had p~ssnAai
On sh- faculties at fauf|
'aisfss~ss universities 10 widely s~r+
asassI s~~sinAs Of shs sounsss. ssa
absolutely kes~ that shs.- ~es- the!
a%.ps ssrs mad. al shF OF these oa|
sas nsssai aa-ssias sha. issassssiisfi
s"saia have ssaaa mo- sAs1iees
IL j. isas~a . rroas-sps ~ naasr
n-A have fouAa TO ssris snssas when
lhrF have AIirnps-a sissi- hsAasaI
To f~veiatSnsi4r spsaslsuAss oil
pusiss~s asa uls-ssss s,ostsssI
1ssrs ssssf issa the psesi-sas Osss+
traHssss asa vrslrns~a lag ssS~aa.
s1As rsarAsss so bsSae she standard,
NJ the sss~~s sna sh- saAsSes plasr. i
ID. aelsas standard hack ihss lh-
,,sIsses iises u sll s~~ss. a. in.rsAs
isshte saAsIies. so sh.s !. ts sAsasal
In ash Ase athletic. worth the
esises Hsss IL psuti. ia. 10 s- eses-
hsssss~a by snis hydra
headed evil Of awss .saaeal body peii.
.ies We answer ushesisstih ssf.
YES lSrssthtns vossh while s.t
ssit~s = struggle Athletic. kasrI
Displaced MAay u4arf evils ws Of ,hls
asr hAus hos Of i&trsvuilcsisteI
athletics jnspsse sAe largest ies-sess
in iasss.soilesisse spnsss. and shrts
ls anssrs>ei sess5msay to-day I. the
saise ef the isssrf in any .Jssas,sns
II ssssems
'TAsse is NO great diff,,pity in
se~pins spott clean II ts It's ewa
rass snt Wasaitae~s ia not s,sott fos
fisscs .~sssss Great exhibitions like
ostt football seesesss have an cad
esstsia1 themselves and sometimes
ibis end Iesses ON question able
means IIoresUg college Rea have
'rash reason to believe that -sF in.'
athletics are resnsea
isaes q" stand for what th.r uetcl
fisss-thr srest pf sraslemen play.
aer under = spnsleman-. code ot
honor wiilinslr er uewillinelY.
he men in the hie games play fair.
rr and conduct themselves morc sem
,ismanIy than before The standard
Is set. Thi. progresses over the land
and gives force te every Ieeal veil.
directed effort"
The attitude ef ths University efI
regarding the abolition