The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-17
Neps From World of Sport.
FOOTBALL Will.
HAVE Big YEAR ;
DECLARES CAMP
Thinks War Shouldn't In
fringe on Game-Would
Bring New Men In

| waiter camp has studied the inter-
collegiate situation as relates to foot
ball and has decided that the game
is not altogether out of the question
for any college or university next
fall. Mr.. Camp says: There are three
distinct points to be taken note of in
the consideration of whether the i'm
portant football institutions will be
represented by teams next fall. These
] three are:
The possibility of sufficient time
for practice.
The question of material.
| THE question of sentiment.
| Taking these up in order, as to
the first-the possibility of sufficient
| time for practice. At almost all the
universities and colleges, the cur
! riculum proper will be carried on as
| usual. At most of them military drill
and instruction will be added to the
| curriculum. This will naturally fall
into the. hours formerly devoted to
athletics. But as All work and no
! play makes Jack a dull boy the
chances are that two out of the six
afternoons, might be with the con-
sent Of the military instructors and
the desire of the mem devoted to
football practice. A certain gain
on the conditioning side so that it
would be fair to raise this practice
ratio from 33 1-3 per cent-the ratio
of two days out of six-to so per cent
or equivalent to three days out of six.
Cub Material.
"As to the second question, that of
material. The larger part Of the two
upper classes will undoubtedly have
lent themselves to the service of the
country, so that the two lower classes
are the only ones TO be counted upon.
This would mean freshmen material
of last year with perhaps some
sprinkling of the scrub teams. A team
made up from such material with the
above so per cent - practice should
be, so far as the standard and variety
Of play is concerned, at the end of
November very nearly where a var
sity team would be at the beginning
Of the first week in November, with !
possibly a little advanced physical
condition. Would two such teams
meeting in the place Of the usual
varsity teams render a good account |
Of themselves before one of our cri-
teal and typical football crowds?
Personally I believe they would. I
think the usual tactics would be ac-
quired and the physical condition
i
ers at the colleges could accomplish
this.
Now to take up the last question
Sentiment. Under this heading
would come the practical problem of
adjusting expense to receipts. Would !
people care enough about such a con-
test to attend in considerable num-
bers? Secondly, would the prob
ability of such a contest detract from
any ones rendering service to the
greater cause of country? The easiest
way to attack this problem at the
largest colleges would be to send out \
at once. just as in the fall application
blanks are distributed, pledges for
signatures reading somewhat as fol-
lows:
Form to be Used.
II hereby apply for-seats for
the-game to be played in Novem-
bert being understood that con-
ditions may prevent such contest,
in which case the amount enclosed is
to go to the general university fund
for the continuation Of teachers SAL |
aries. This application blank must be
returned to the university treasurer
Immediately.
BY adopting this means, the uni
versity authorities would know posi-
lively Wlldl IilSy Can dlLOTu 10 SAp6Iu !
in preparation and in time to act !
understandiHgly and their word |
would be accepted Loyalty if they de-
termined that conditions in the fall
made it inadvisable to have football. |
No one is DESTROYS of forgetting the
serious business at hand but a clearer
understanding of the situation would
help on all sides. The chances are
that such course would clear the
way for football and general athletics
of a character less dependent upon
large expenditures but quite enough
to furnish interest and relaxation
from what would otherwise be too