Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-31
CODE IS CLASSIFIED
BY COLLEGE MEN
Amateur Now Has Better Idea
of What lie Is,
Anyhow.
ACTIVITIES AT SETON HALL


why he is an amateur and lust
what he must do IN order to remain
one. The congress on amateurism
ca led by the Intercollegiate Amateur
Athletic Association approved a set
of rules substantially the same as
those proposed by the college offi-
cials. They will be presented to
the various amateur sport governing
bodies. The A. A. u. and the l. c.
A, A. A. probably will adopt the code.
The conference decided an amateur is:
"a sportsman who engages in sport
solely for the pleasure and physical
mental, moral and social benefits he
derives therefrom. and to whom sport
1a nothing more than a vocation
The conference decided in favor of
summer baseball for amateurs. sug-
gesting that each sport governing
body adopt a rule providing for
summer baseball should not endanger
an amateurs status.
Basketball Teams Mt University Practice
With Brooklyn Poly.
NOLUMBIA basket bali team de-
~ feated the Brooklyn Polytechnic
1ive IN a practice game yesterday in
the Columbia gymnasium. After the
Blue and White Varsity had battled
with the Brooklynites for fifteen min
utes. the second team took the floor
ard won practice game with a safe
margin.
The epidemic of grip has deprived
Columbia temporarily of the services
of two first string players. Ed Burg
hard center, has been in bed for sew
erai days, and may not be in con-
dition for the opening league game
with Dartmouth on January Z. jeff
Healey captain-elect Of the football
team, and a contender for a guard
o. 'tinn of the basketball team, Is
also III.
sss
Preparing for First Contests OF Season
with City A. C. Jan. Z.
FHRESTLERs at Columbia Univer-
W sity are getting in shape for the
opening of the season next week.
Practice has continued during the
holidays, and Coach Gus Petersen
has tentatively picked the team that
viii represent Columbia in the dual
meet with the City A. c. January Z
at the latter's clubhouse.
Van de Water, substitute guard on
the football team, will wrestle in the
unlimited event. He is a novice in
the graphing game, but has plenty of
weight and strength. Krulewich and
Girdner will probably be picked for
the 175-pound and 15s-pound divisions.
williams a veteran, will work at l45
pprnds. Demeuria and Newman are
contending for the 135-pound class,
bnt Newman is candidate for the
basketball squad and has given little
attention to wrestling. Aimee ana
Captain Pascarella will represent Co
lumhia at 125 and 1l5 pounds.
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ehevIin One Of Five Modern stars to BE
Called.
THE passing of Thomas Lee Shev-
i lin adds another name to the list
Of famous Yale football linemen who
have died in recent years when ap-
Darently on the threshold of busi-
nesSs career as promising and brilliant
as their gridiron record just a few
wears back.
Five great Yale scrimmagers who
won their "Y'' in play since 1900 have
died within the past decade in r.
Gordon Brown, Lee McCIung
stillman. James J. Hogan and
records that few gridiron stars
since the beginning of intercollegiate
NAV have eaualled and none can sur
pass
This quartet of giant linemen
PLAYED game after game without IN
5osy during the entire four years or
their undergraduates lives, making the
mythical Ail-American eleven with an
ease and regularity which left no
doubt as to their football ability.
Brown and Hogan were selected Tor
four consecutive seasons at guard OF
tackle. while Shevlin made an end
~ four
years and Stillman two seasons at
tackle. A glance at the calibre OF
plavers wearing Uniforms in those
years and the type of game played
will add impressiveness to these
feats.
EAfrcrty and shevIin Had stin Opposition
in Those Days.
IA N the case of Shevlin 1t is only
II necessary to mention that his
running mate was the famous Raft
erty and that when Yale lined up
against Princeton these blue jerseyed
ends were opposed by the famous
Tiger pair, Davis and Henry while
Bswfiitch was holding down wing
xtp position for Harvard about the
~ me time.
i AS captain of the Yale team of 1905
Ishevlin left a record that few gridiron
|7eaders can equal. His team played
{eieven games, scoring 227 points to its
okkponents 4. The list includes Wes-
kau. Syracuse, Springfield, Holy
Fks. Penn State, West Point, Co
fbia. Brown, Princeton and Har-
IA. The Tiger team was the only
fe to score on Yale that season, the
H6af result being Yale %. Princeton 4,
%hiie a week later Harvard was de-
Heated 6 to 0.
Nsny ; student Owes HIS Chances to
shevIin's Generosity.
THERE are. however, those who
can testify to feature of Shev-
ms undergraduate life that is not SO
reneralIy known. Many a successfui
Business man of today win remember
The great Yale football player for
financial help, anonymously given at
times, which tided him over trying
koeriods while working his way
Through Yale with Shevlin as class
mate.
More than one student, about to
leave college because he did not have
dollar to meet further expenses,
foiand in the crisis an unaddressed
envelope on his desk, containing what
appeared TO him to be a small fortune
as.d did not learn until months after
flat it came from Tom Shevlin, the
varsity end and son of one of the
waa1thiest men of the Middle West.
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