Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-10
Judgments

using undue influence in securing
- prep school stars for the foot
ball and other teams. This will
be but q repetition OF what was before
he public several years ago. when
ne western colleges were accused
paying for the services Of
kars--and in some instances the charges
we're substantiated. Rigorous house
aeaning methods were resorted 10. with
T. view TO putting western foot ball on a
triotly amateur basis and 1t has been
everaI years since any serious allega-
lon of unfair inducements to players
as been heard. Charges now made
gainst the eastern schools partake OF
! auch the same nature as those made
gainst the western. although coming
rom another source. indicating that the
o-called college spirit is much the
anne in the east as in the west, and
uite as susceptible of being warped
rom it's true purpose The practice is
most deplorable. for It makes the first
hsson taught the boy on his entrance to
Dllege one OF deception. With this ideal
lrst fixed in his mind. the establishment
any higher thought will be Of great
afficulty in accomplishment College
DOTL mas TtSltu Oli NAN AONhNhsASh
{ honor, victory solely for the sake Of
INNING to the credit of the school and
he record of the class. and not merely
D gain some material point. II 1t Is to
e commercia.ized, the sooner IL is done
way with the better. One hopeful sign
n connection with the present situation
5 that the faculty of Yale, at least.
There the scandal seems to have orig
mated. rs alive and threatens, II the fact
n established. to take the needed steps
remedy the situation. Yale may need
winning team, but II doesn't need one
hat has been brought together at the
Expense of honesty
Omaha eyes will be truned toward
neve.and today. where the Luxus team is
laying with the Cleveland boys for the
onor Of contesting for the amateur
championship of the United States. II Is
impossible to say what chance the home
oys have for winning. for no one out
ere has any line on the playing strength
{ the Cleveland team. II is fair to think
hat something OF a ball game will re-
uIt. for the Luxus team has class and
mght to give a good account of itself.
will likely face the biggest concourse
4 people it ever saw in onc place, for
he accounts OF last Sundays games be-
ween Cleveland and Johnstown say that
5000 spectators watched the play. On
his basis, Omaha ought to get at least
oOO0, and may see more. That's as many
Is some leagues draw in year.
II Frank Zehrung really wants TO be
resident OF the Western league, no very
- lup& kowr f.
low apparent. OF course T. ONeill is
allSing about hanging on under his iron
dad contract, but some bets are being
ffered that II the matter ever comes to
anything like a real issue. Tip will find
lis contract Is clad with a very thin
aver OF tissue paper. and isn't worth
my more. He's been in the business
png enough to know what base ball con-
Eacts are made Of.
Charles Comiskey is still being panned
br trying to get together team that
lould win ball games. For what else
Ices the game exist and what would be
aid Of Comiskey II he didn't try to get
nut in front Of the procession? Byron
bancroft Johnson Is talking big about
he way his organization has been trans
Iorned into three teams and five trail
ms. but he doesn't say just what he Is
gOing 20 do about 1t.
The amount of noise that Jumbo Stiehm
sn't making ought to convince other
Missouri valley managers that he is
Ilanning on adding one more champion
NIP 10 the nice little collection Nebraska
las on file.
Grover Cleveland Alexander surely
brought home the bacon for his opener.
rnd that's all the home folks asked OF
hm. He's the Joe Stecher of base ball
tut this way.
Kansas is making considerable OF war
ak. but no one will worry q great deal
lntiI the Jayhawkers are seen going
lcross the line.
That Gibbons-McFarland affair eYi-
iently hrd some effect. It's hard mat
Ter to interest New York in the fight
game Just now.