The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-22

)Ar8 annual meeting OF the NdtIOnaI
ilegiate Athletic Association, which
to be held in this city next week,
lesday will be the largest and one
the most important that this organ
Ation has ever held in the opinion of
sse who have been following the
brk OF that association since its or
Imitation.
When first started the larger col
ges did not seem to take much IN
rest in its work Harvard was one
those which preferred to handle its
hletic problems directly with its OPP
SinE colleges 1t was not long, how
er, before Harvard began to see the
od that the association was doing
ID the result was that the Crimson
lned the organization. Since then
Act1cally all the large colleges
we become members. the latest ac-
feition being Yale University.
For the first time in the history OF
Q organization former President
the United States will be one of
b leading speakers. Professor W.
Taft has accepted an invitation to
oak. and will talk on college Ath-
les" Other speakers will be Dean
b. r. Briggs. of Harvard. president
the association; President H. A.
Arfield. of Williams College: Profess
r.. N. Corwin, of Yale. Professor
bert Lefevre. of the University Of
rginia, and Dean Howard McClena-
IN, OF Princeton University.
In addition to the addresses to be
iivered much attention VIII un-
ubtedly be given to the question Of
INNER baseball and amateur attn
les in general The events of the
ut fall. notably the case OF the
. Yale athletes who have been de-
rred from intercollegiate baseball
rause they accepted their board for
few weeks while playing on club
he on Long Island last summer.
20 the case Of George Briokiey, who.
hough a member OF the Philadei-
- American League team last sum
pr, was allowed to play on the Trim
College football team this fall.
There il no doubt that these cases
one or two that took place In the
estern Conference this fall have
ought college athletics to a point
here some drastic action must be
zen IL il is to be kept on the level
strict amateurism. 1T is pretty gen
AlIy believed that there has been
pre- or less violation of amateur rules
more college students than nave
en- declared ineligible this fall but
kse violators have either escaped
lection by college authorities or else
Fir violation has been a technical
which while II did not strictly
eak rule should have been consid-
ID as doing so,
That summer baseball ia the real
lsse of 30 per cent Of the anfraetions
college amateur rules can hardly
questioned. A good ball player is
ways In demand especially among
summer hotels which have been
tustomed To maintain teams to play
Id other hotel teams in their virini~
Few are the college boys who
re To or can afford to PLAY for
thing. and so they are tempted to
kak the rules and oftentimes fail
report 10 the college authorities
voluntarily withdraw from their
lege teams
eorne OF the Eastern colleges not
" Brown University. have been per
fting summer baseball Ia a re-
cted form and this plan will prob
" be proposed TO the National Cot
tate Association next week as the
solution OF the problem. That
will meet with opposition from
st Of the colleges Is practically GER
and it Is extremely doubtful II
receives any attention
hat summer baseball he entirely
red from the college athlete is also
70 meet with considerable OPPOSE
b. There seem 10 be two reasons
this One is that 1t will simply
an that some of the best ball play
will try TO play despite the rule.
this will result in deceit The
or is the idea maintained by many
IT is unfair 10 the good ball player
deprive him OF right TO play In
summer for his hoard and ex-
ses II another athlete is to he al
ed to earn money in other forms of
ployment which are offered him
ely because he !s a good athlete
some form or other
here Is today no rule which says
athlete shall not accept posi-
at some summer camp as "A coun-
br. Many Of the best athletes in
big colleges have been working
hese places for several years look
out for the boys. helping them
heir studies, perhaps showing them
to do some branch of athletics
even competing on terms rep
enting their camp against some
er or hotel team. That these
nselora secured their positions
pugh their athletic ability is pretty
ely believed by the general pub
ana II a college athlete Is to be
wed to take money during the sum-
j. Ia it right 70 deprive the good
player of a right TO earn his
ng during the summer and per-
- secure a little extra to help him