Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
BOOSTS INTEREST
IN COLLEGE SPORT
War Expected to Put Dampei
on Games Has the oppo-
site Effect.
M GRAW HAS PROBLEMS
By JACK vEIocK.

BY JAIN VhlOSh.
New York, April 2l.-When inter-
collegiate sports were dropped by
many of the big colleges of the coun-
try, following the declaration of war
with Germany, wall went up that
that action would be great handicap
to collegiate sports in general.
But, strange as II may seem, the
board of graduate athletic managers
of the big eastern schools takes d.
rectly opposite view.
1t is the belief of the athletic man.
ayers that instead of handicapping
college sports, the action will result
in doubling the interest of students
in sports within the course of year,
and there is hope that intercollegiate
schedules can be resumed as usual by
the time the foot ball season arrives
next fall.
With intercollegiate sports in vogue
it is explained that hundreds of STU
dents do not attempt to take part in
athletics because of physical infer
iority. The varsity teams and crews
which represent the various schools
are made up of the best athletes
available, and there is little chance
for the student who cannot boast of
his athletic prowess to get look in.
So he lodges sports.
But with intercollegiate activities
dropped for time, and inter-class
sports pushed to the front, coupled
with form OF military training, this
same student is encouraged to get out
and do his best to improve his physi-
cal self. The military phase is the
answer. h., ...
Many a collegian whose patriotism
urges him to answer the call to tho
colors, but who feels that he is physi-
cally unfit for service, will turn out
tor inter-class sports to get the phsi-
cal benefit. And many a student,
physically capable, but indifferent to
sports, is stirred by the military work
and takes up training and sports
along with it.
In this way il is estimated that the
number of college athletes will be
doubled or trebled within a short
time.
To Continue Trapshooting.
President T. E. Doremus of the In
terstate Association for the Encour-
agement Of Trapshooting, announces
that all of the trapshooting tourna-
ments scheduled for this year, includ-
ing state, sectional and national
championships and club tournaments,
under the sanction of the Interstate
association-somc 500 in number.
will be carried through despite the
state of war which exists between the
United States and Germany.
1t is the belief of President Dore-
mus and others prominent in the trap
shooting world that the sport alIur.
ing is great aid to the nation; that
it makes for better citizenship, and
that if there are $4,000 new trapshoot.
ers developed this year there will be
just that many more men better fitted
to aid Uncle Sam if they are called to
the colors. Trapshooting is encour-
aged as one method of preparedness.
Schupp and Middleton Stars.
Manager McGraw of the Giants is
looking to Freddie Schupp and Jimmy
Middleton to solve the one problem
that confronted him as the Giants
entered the National league raca this
year-that of rounding out the pitch
ing staff.
Despite the fact that the Giants
started their campaign rated as prime
favorites for the pennant, McGraw
had a faint misgiving regarding his
pitching staff, for he could not be
sure that his veterans-BentS:., Per-
rift, Sallee and Tesreau would all be
there i'll the tight places. He was
not sure that these four seasoned
hurlers would all hold up, and he
staked his chances on his two young
pitchers.
Schupp's remarkable pitching dur
ing the latter part OF 1916 was
revelation to the National league.
for it is seldom that young left
handler ever shows the nerve and the
control that was shown by Ferdi-
nand, especially during the long series
in which the Giants established the
worlds record for consecutive VIC
tories.
Middleton, with a world of minor
league experience and a record mile
long to back him up, has been rated
the best pitching prospect of the
YEAR