The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-09
Rutgers and Syracuse.

And las, but not ,cost Hrc Ru,gcs
and Syracuse. likewise accused. like
wise branded by runIor. Tho former case
l. OF much interest In that Foster san
ford. prominently mentioned as Yaie's
newt coach. has been in charge. I have
heard ID on al sides that Rutgcrs was
in tho inarkc, for athletes and WsS pay
ms them. T~alinan and Nash, vino was
on the Cornell team until Nc failed 10
pass his work. are notahl" examples,
Taimsu had a bro'h~ a. Rutgers before
his day and that is why he went there
Nash lives hut a few miles from his
College and his parents wanted him near
.umo after his trouble ri Cornell Roth
these boys. SO the alumni secretary savs,
We're offered $50 each Ia play with MUM
lenberg against Lafaye't" THIS fall
Muhl"uherg j. another small institution
that uds no Ell Eligibility cod, and much
money. Red Fleming 'laNcd his MN
year - fnothal. with this team. Rutgers
- taking a stand on scholarship matters
and is president has IN" handling Of
all schol,rships except the competitive
ones gwen by the state. President DEM
Arrest als" witches matters closely and
tl. athletic student has n more difficult
'fno getting q scholarship than others.
Rutgers believes ia talking Rutgers tn
preparatory and athletic prospects. Bat
- does not ard them. The intercstiie
ding dhpuf the Rutgers situation H. IN,
'uiluouc" Of Foster Sanford. For two
Years he nI- given his service To Eutgorc
as coach and ne has been ~ great an
Influence fpr good as N" y. NJ. e. \
profanity, drinking and uuspurtsnan-
AZ" conduct have beer wiped M by
Sanford ard they give him credit for
clearing tho nearby saloons Of student.
fnl..l 80, a,'l..t. s..a.tt,. At Ipn,r.r-
has much 81 the ideal about IL. mu n
HAT ~ above and beyond the hair splt-
ting problems Of eligibility and amateur
ism. And with II has come greater
glory than ever before on the athletic
nc'd " vale wants a coach Of IN" tyne
Prof. tnrwiu has outlined In his ad
dress before the National collcgiat,
Athletic Association sanford Is that
man.
And a. Syracuse clean sportamanSh.p
has been the kcyuut" ~ the work Ut
Frank o'Ncil. the football coach. syria
,us" has been much uoised about THIS
year and IN the past. FIRST came tho
hearing h"fur" tn" stewards Of the In
t.rcollegiatc lowing Association relative
t. the eligibility Of three Of last wears
freshman crew, and a complies white
wash. and then IN" Wilkinson case.
Wilkinson did play on a professional
team AZ Akron. hn' not wl'Ip IN college.
And proof was had that'hc did not no.
cepr pay, He made the mistake Of drop
p'ng out ~ the university for a fow days
his winter following the football sea
sCn in order to accept a position At
Akron, hut rcconsidcred after the bad
effect this would hav" ON the college
was shown to him. That syracuse ma.
Il, en- talked about because Of its foot
hall trip west ihor" is mo- question, hut
as this il primarily a matter for the
faculty Ia determine the good and bal
Of there can h" no just ground for
criticism. Presumably Chancellor Day
and his colleagues know their business
In education. Certainly athletic rivals
do not. At Syracuse 7 found one Of Tho
players working at Tho University Clul
Saturday night. Surely tho graduate.
OF other institutions composing the mem.
hership would know Of wrong IL wronp
existed.
IN the next article tho conference
situations will he discussed, especial,
the Western conference. which is "A pio
recr in eligibility matters. Its ruling,
have been IN advance Of those OF tn.
triple alliance and its fght for clear
sport is n story Of interest. More i'm.
portant than any Is the situation In tn.
preparatory schools in the matter o,
proselyting. which all agree IL the one
enemy back of all the trouble. Specih,
cases Of how this Is lone vii, he given