The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19
New Spirit Prevails in Deal.
ing With Matters of
Eligibility.
ATTITUDE MEANS MUCH
TO OTHER COLLEGES
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and Harvard once again, were not for
like reasons there ave been times. not
ably in 1901. when the triple alliance, as
it now stands. came to blows over clig.-
bility matters. Rumors OF severed re-
lations were in their air and the press.
There IL a fine reason In recalling the
more interesting OF the former eligibility
cases Of these three as IL will serve to
illustrate the wide difference between the
spirit back Of their college sport then
and now.
While the recent conference Of he
athletic heads Of Harvard. Princeton
and Yale IL. New York. coupled with the
lie Gore incident OF the fall. are ample
proof that these colleges face u problem
In athle;ic matters, a frank dis cussion OF
|. with some OF these men brings to the
surface n new feeling and a new spirit
in the manner OF dealing with II. II Is
n spirit that IL going to mean much not
only to these colleges. bur to all others
engaged in intercollegiate sport. What
Was the former situation?
In 1901 the Cults case at Harvard and
the Glass AFFAIR at Yale stirred up an
endless wrangle. rs We shall! see later.
Cuts was the star tackle on that Har-
ward eleven and although the fact was
DuptlSnNN III TIC DTSSS VI tne EAtSt dIlu
| must have come to the attention OF the
Harvard authorities he played all that
season in the face Of a Yale protest.
Cuts Remembered
Cults had acted as n teacher and
physical director at the Haverford Gram
mar School and had also received pay
for giving boxing Lessons. In January
Harvard had the pleasure OF admitting
the facts and OF apologiz.ng. Cults had
suddenly remembered he had been paid
for giving boxing lessons. Cults went 10
Cambridge from Bates College via the
route Of Haverford Grammar School.
Quits has been identified with some
splendid work since being graduated
from Harvard and Is an upright. honest
citizen. Glass came to Yale from Mer-
! c. -sbul Academy. which preparatory
schooLhe entered after leaving Syracuse
University. The Syracuse dispatches OF
the day accused both Yale and Prince
ton of tampering with their athletic
material. Glass played part of the 1901
season on the Yale football eleven. but
was questioned by Harvard and. after
much pressure was u 20 bear. was
ba rred from PLAYING tnat all. Theirs
never was any doubt as to the rule. Yale
mad at thst time the following code
NO mar who has attended lectures
or recltations in any other college or
university shall be- eligible TO repre-
sent an university athletic assocta-
ton Of Yale until he has been enrolled
in Yale University at East one calen-
dar wear and during said year has been
q bona fide student OF Yale University
The rule was IN attempt at the pres
eni efficient migratory rule. but was So
wOrded rs - cause some doubt IN M
te-prtt'ng. Vale believed that Glass
was not breaking the spirit OF the rule
AZ tina, time Harvard and Yale were
doubling each other.
Then there vas the GARRISON case
In 1904 Walter Clarkson. probably the
greatest college pitcher OF the last NJ
.eer years. signed a contract in ms
senior year to play with the New Yorf
American League club before his col
lege DAYS we're over. accepting pay 1T
advance. Clsrkson was not To play win
the Hlnkees until he had LETT Harvard
The athletic heads obtained proof o.
this and barred GARRISON.
Like the lie Gore Case.
The cases OF Vaughan and Lear. who
IL was discovered, played professiona
ball while at Princeton and who wer'
dropped from sport by that university
are much like the lie Gore case. Prince
ton acted when it ound the ractS
Princeton has learned it's lesson IN tn
matter Of summer bah earlier IN "
career when is teams summer'' q
Atlantic City. Princeton wa cr.ticise'
likewise about la02, when Ralph ifptoi
Davis. it's outfeld and end rush, p'ave'
at Atlantic City one summer under tn
name of T,pton. but was not deCi. re
Ineligible. Princeton finally took
stand and It's athletic heads ever sine
have -ried TO enforce the rule.
Within ten years two cases nav
missed publ!c attention, Andover Acsd
en-, twice has declared ineligible o.
account Of professionalism FOR its schoo
teams bots by the name OF Brown, on
left school to enter the University O
Virginia, wnere he pitched on the team
Later he went to Yale and pitched. tn
other went d!rec' To- Harvard an
. playsd on HarNard'a football and base
ball teams. .Ando,er mad announced IL
decision IN these cases. Yet In spite U
= the number or it, graduates who atten
Harvard and Vale these decisions wer
not recalled in dealing with these boy
Il seems certain the athletic author!tie
e did not get these facts. otherwise thes
men would nave been barred. Tn
= point Is made to show that the student
do not think as highly of the amateu
- rule as do the athletic heads.
y The above cases are not all that hav
come up. They are cited to show tina
h at the start "A great deal OF selfishncs
. and dlstrust marked intercollegiate rela
= tons that he matter of victory NEAR
moro than the matter of a clean slat'
Harvard was bound TO have CUTS an
. had him. Yafe was bound to have Glas
and would have had him blu for Hal
ward taking "a stand in the matter. tn
" cases like that Of lie Gore. Vaughn an
Lear of later years, especially the |
i Gore incident. but go to show that the'
colleges are determined TO clean the
athletics of any question of doubt thu
d they act with entire unselfshness an
that their athletic heads mean to i've u
y to their rules. In the lie Gore incidel
both Harvard and Princeton informe
Yale that they gladly would abide u
any decision rendered. 1t is a big ste
from the days Of protest in 1901. Th'
, Princeton and Yale have never protests
the competitor Of the other in all u
. wears they have played should he to
n here. II speaks volumes for the two
l. dealing with their athletic problems.
7. Has Great influence.
The action OF this triple alliance in u
matters dealing with their athletic pro
m lens is Of more Importance than u
y methods employed by other colleges b
q cause Of tho influence II has on .
"a others. Harvard. Yale and Princet'
n hold a position Of especial interest In q
We intercollegiate athletic world. With q
possible exception Of the Army-Na'