Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-27
COLLEGE ATHLETIC
MANAGERS GATHER
Meet in New York to Discuss
and Adopt Policy forl
Wartime Sports.
BY n. C. BYRD.

sentatiyes of colleges in every section
of the United States are gathering here
today for the meeting tonight of the
Graduate Managers Association and
the meeting tomorrow of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association. Vari-
Gus phases of collegiate athletics and
the whole question of wartime sports
will be thoroughly discussed. At the
gathering of graduate managers to-
night many things are due to be talked
over. though the main development is
expected to be along lines of sugges-
tions for the financing Of intercol-
legiate competition during the period
of the war.
Most important of the rumors going
the rounds is that Yale. Harvard and
Princeton may reconsider their stand
and resume intercollegiate schedules.
1t is said that these three institutions
are not averse to that action and that
student sentiment in them is strongly
in favor of it. There seems to be a well
defined belief that the big trio of col
lege sportdom. having failed 70 carry
others by their lead last spring, will
follow along lines of Recommendation
of the N. c. A. A. tomorrow. 1t is to
be hoped that such will be the case.
Base Ball to Be Live Topic.
Base ball is one of the sports that
will come in for big share of dis
cussion. There is doubt among many
minds as to the advisa bility of contin-
uing the diamond game during the war.
Practically in all colleges it is losing
proposition financially and there is much
question as to whether the athletic as
sociations can afford to carry it on
even if they want to do so. Pennsyl-
vania is said to be very much in favor
of developing base ball along usual
lines. but does not appear to have much
support, if prevailing sentiment can
be counted upon as a criterion of what
ings.
President Wilson and Secretary Baker
are to send expressions of their views,
it is said. Col. Palmer E. Piercs, presi-
dent of the N. c. A. A., probably will
deliver them. One of the big ques-
lions of discussion will be centered
around finding the way in which col
lege athletics can be made best to serve
the nation and help it win the war.
Practically everything done at the
meeting is pretty sure to have that as
one of the main aims.
DIR. Faunce of Brown University is
due for an address tomorrow en- "Ath-
letics for the Nations Defense" and
around that address will come up sew
eral kindred topics.
Foot ball activity next year is sure
to be urged especially. 1t seems to
be accepted everywhere that that is
the one sport most needed at the pres
ent time, the one sport which gives
the development most required by SOL
diers.
To Abolish Weaker Sports.
There seems to be no doubt that the
Graduate Managers Association will
pass some kind of resolution recon-
t@1 ,-l,. hnC a
sports which are not financially self
supporting. The problem encountered
in financing intercollegiate competition
Is intricate in one way, though in an
other comparatively simple If foot ball
Is way below normal in its receipts at
the turnstiles, then minor sports. which
depend on getting their revenue from
foot ball, are bound to go under.
Whether base ball will suffer thA fate
of gymnastics, wrestling and other
forms of competition is question to be
decided. One thing against base ball
is the early closing of colleges, due be-
cause of the efforts to allow the stu
dents to go out as extra labor on the
farms and in the factories of the nation.
Tomorrow at the three sessions of
the N. c. A. A. every branch and phase
of athletics will be taken up. from the
question relating to minor sports and
major sports to the plans being de-
veIoped for the institution of systems
OF intramural sports and general work
in physical culture. Any plans which
hove as their base the giving of oppor-
tunitfes to all the students for COM
petition and development are bound to
be given lot of consideration.
Many of the graduate managers here
have hopes of materially benef1ting
their foot ball schedules for next fall
nd possibly their base ball schedules for
the coming spring. Not much will be
done definitely about schedules in any
sport except foot ball. though, until
after the meeting of the n. c. A. A. to-
morrow. If the decision is reached To
continue minor sports many converse
tions. particularly in reference to track
athletics, will ensue relative to the
schedules for next spring.