Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-17
By H. G. Hamilton
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Omitted Press staff correspondent
New York, Aug. II. - Football as
usual is the slogan of colleges, with
few exceptions, in the east and west
this year. Nearly every one of them
will have a football team, an intercol-
legiate schedule of games and will com
bine with this general instruction in
sports for students.
War S hand, while it has crushed
some of the teams that represented the
big universities has not squeezed the
spirit out. Ignoring the action of the
leaders, Yale and Harvard, east and
west alike, have gone ahead with ar
Irangements for their fall and winter
sports.
Responding to queries by the United
Press, IA leading colleges have declar-
led their intention of carrying on their
sports program just as long as men
enough are left in the schools.
Penn State College, one of the east
ern schools that always puts out a
powerful football eleven, will continue
fsports regardless of the number of var
slty men who return to college. One
letter man from last year S eleven is
all the officials expect to see return.
-Four first string freshmen will be on
hand to help out. r. III. Smith, gradu
ate manager OF athletics, wrote that rs
per cent Of last year s team have join
ed the army or navy.
One Undecided
The University of Southern Califor-
mia, on eof the big western schools that
plays the American game of football,
is still undecided, with a division in
the controlling committee. Warren B.
Boyard, graduate manager, however,
declared the school probably will be !
guided by the attitude over the coun-
try,
Colgate University, champions of the
east last fall, sends in the statement
that Colgate is~going to play football |
schedule unless all dates are cancelled. |
A strong feeling is present at Colgate
in favor of military training and this |
will be put ahead of football activi-
ties.
The Syracuse eleven will be badly |
disorganized, but the team is going to
play its schedule games. The one year
freshman rule at Syracuse has been
abandoned during the period of the
war.
Washington and Jefferson college, a
strong supporter of football, despite
the fact that ten of last year S squad
are in service, is going to continue
athletics as long as we have any ath-
letes left in college, Only six of last
year S team are of draft age
1t is Good Training
"We feel that athletics is good train
ing for soldiers, writes r. NJ. Muir
ply, graduate manager.
Ohio State is going ahead with its
athletic program.
The Michigan Agricultural college
announces its intention of continuing
just as long as the students will bene-
fit. G. Il. Ganthier declares athletics
will make good citizens and good pa
triots.
Indiana will continue sports unless
all men are taken from the school. The
usual football schedule has been ar
ranged and plans made to play it.
Washington State college will continue
sports In spite of some opposition the
University of Texas is hopeful of con
tinuing its sports schedule.
The University of Nebraska is 60
ing back into the field, with special
attention paid to lines other than foot |
ball
Illinois may dispense with minor
sports, but will continue football, base
ball, basketball and track teams.
Wisconsin is going ahead as if there
were no war.
West Virginia will continue.