Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
PROSECUTING PRACTICE
SCORED BY COLLEGE mem
Prep School Headmasters Tell How
Athletes Are Garnered by Offers
of "AthleticsLips."
FOOTBALL GIVEN BIG boost
Major +. T.. Price Elected President
Of National Collegiate Athletic As
Would Have COmput-'
sorry Physical Training in Schools.

i"S' week discussed at length the SeI-
forts OF colleges universities and other
prep schools to get the pest athletes
10 these Institutions, and furnished
some Illuminating data on the methods
employed. The speeches in which this
gaia was used were made before the
National Collegiate Athletic .associa- ,
ton. which met IN New York.
While the information concerned
G9lem% schools in the Northern and Mid
uic eStern section. ii is IL well-known
mat distance from Richmond ahs"A
come in for similar criticism Most
OF IN" announcements made during re-
cent years have been unsupported by
conN incius evidence. but much of Il
has been Of such a nature 10 cause~
many followers OF athletics 10 believe
the prosecuting evil exists in this see
ton III nearly as large an extent as
II does elsewhere.
off, often /, has been shown that, the
schools themselves not TO blame
Tor the offers made promising athletes.
but that loyal: though misguided"
alumni. as one of the speakers charac.
terized them. wee respons ible. Offers
OF expenses and sometimes more were
made in order TO draw men Of particu-
tutl9ns, i was said Several Of the
speakers, among whom were the head
masters of Andover ami Exeter Acade-
mics. the principal OF the Oak Rark,
High School of Chicago. the head mas
ter of the University School IL Cleve-
land and the head ,naster of the Mer-,
cershurs Academy gave SPECIFIC in
stances to substantiate their state
mentS.
1t was the opinion OF DR.. Irvine. o,
Merccrsburg. that there is a legitimate
FORM of, prosecuting. which emhodies
the presenting OF various features OF
institutions to graduates of the big
prep schools. hut he particularly CEN
sured the attempts Of colleges or other
prep schools TO draw away schoolboys
before the completion OF their courses
IN order to bolster ip athletic teams
MI. MCDANIEL, Of the Oak Park High
school had induced six members OF the
Oak Park football team 10 enter il.
round out a splendid eleven
Schools Give "AthIetirphip.."
Mr.. Mcdaniel. of the Oak Park High
SchooL coined new word. He said
some colleges. particularly one or two
IN the New England states and in
an ennsylvania s did not give scholarshins
ships" Mr.. Mcdaniel EXPRESSED the
opinion that the colleges were catering
and that the public demand for f,n.
athletic teams and for such splendid
spectacles as are presented at the! big
material which ndoubtcdly led to
PProse,yting in its bad phases. DIR:
sh ,sar faat, OF Anaoyer, also mentioned
the colleges were allowing the vaude.
vile, vile feature to snpersede the educa-
in glowing terms of the educational
value OF competitive athletics.
Dr Peters. Of the University school
athletes in his school came to him last
fali and said he wanted to stay at the
University school. hut had an OFFER
from prominent prep school on the
Atlantic Coast. and would have to go
tnere unless something were done for
s h,m' lie was Sas, allowed TO go. Or. Peters
he was a star In football for the hig
prep school to which he went. Or
gave several such examples. mention
ing no names. When questioned Ill
reetiy' Or Peters and Mr.: Mcdaniel
sentatives OF colleges had come to their
students were very few. but that the
greatest evil with which they had to
Or Irvine. OF Mercersburs, seemed to
have a splendid grasp of tho situation.
re gave II as his opinion that athletes
that athletic ability ought not to stand
as dstriment to man holding Il
done. il should be given to athletes as
we'll rs to others. without fear or favor.
lie said that about seventy boys were
| through the medium of industrial
scholarships. which included waiting on
the table washing dishes. clerical work
and various other things of that char
acter. and that he was proud OF it,
| As an instance or the wrong methods
OF getting athletes, he cited the fol-
lowing case:
Got $500 and ,lcxpenses.
Know of one man who had decided
u, enter ,ns, certain universi;y. He was
nj mat university taking the entrance
examinations when telegram came
from representative, OF another uni
enter this university. $500 will be
placed in the bank to your credit to
40 40, with Ia, as You please. and beside.
through. The boy packed up immedi-
atciy and went to the university in
question, and last fall was the star
senting that university"
or Dean ,n Briggs OF Harvard; refused to
ersana'on neF as ed" II nTesifsT1 Of The
Pierce, of the War c:oiieee at 'W1. Washing.
, mn j., D. p g.. was elected To- the position.
tra as,, to the defense Of the state:
healthy state requires a healthy eiti.
zenry Just as soon a 5 the inhabitants
decay 's ssts n o a
the existence OF the state is endanger-
s Should omh n PhSses training
sti,utions, OF learning. How Necessary
some such step has become was made
ery where he me had eharse
500 90, college students.
sens% w ssn s,r hsss por o men
officer of very high rank pa tic. and
cheney of the methods employed in our
colleges TO train the bodies OF our
students. That this side OF the train
ing OF our young men has been very
much neglected by those to whom their
education has been intrusted has so,iS
been known: that u has been neglected.
20 such an extent as exemplined ar
PlattsburS was, however, revela-
ton"
The remarks or Major Pierce result
resolutions
Resolved. That this convention call.
upon all aftilia ted persons to Eivs their
active support to tho cause OF ma
tionai defense to the end that the ns-
ton shall be. assured immunity from
invasion. and that all members bs
urged to emphasize the necessity or
physical preparedness on the part OF
each individual"
Football Paid Fine Tribute.
splendid tribute Was paid to foot
ball by Professor Gettell. OF Amherst
College. Professor Gcttelrs talk on
football ended with these paragraphs;
Football is not contest between
individuals IT Is a contest between
groups or teams The union OF eleven