The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-28

remembrance. Then DR.. Angel
launched into an exposition OF the faults
of the old system and the demand for a
change all around. He pointed out that
there were three classes OF critics OF in
tercollegiate sport-the standpatter. the
conservative and the crank, and he indi-
Gated that hc favored the middle course.
In this connection he stated:
There are probably three fairly dis
tinct views regarding the judicious re-
construction policy Of our collegiate ath-
letics. The athletic 'standpatter' main
tains that the ante-bellum system was
In all essentials satisfactory, that its
critics are chiefly old maids. male and
female, or insignificant highbrows, and
that our best plan is to get back to old
times as fast as we can.
This group 10 perhaps not very large,
but It has q shriil voice and 10 decidedly
influential. On the other hand, the mild
progressive maintains that there were
faults in the old syeten, but that they
are capable OF eradication by patient la
Dor, and that In the meantime we can
resume business on a smaller scale than
before and make our Improvements as
we 60 along. This body OF opinion is
numerically large and probably counts
the great majority OF college alumni.
spoken OF as possessing sound common
sense. Asains. the two preceding
groups the radical reformer maintains
that the old system was a child of Beel-
zebub and that no amount OF oamou-
fiage or superficial reform win ever alter
that fact, much less effect n change of
inner character. He Is accordingly for
rendering permanent the euthanasia
brought about by the war. This group
is not very large, but while 1t contains
same crarks II also contains some
prophets with real brains"
His "Confession of Faith"
DR.. Angel then offered what he called
his Brief Confession OF Faith In Mat
tiers Athletic" This confession had
seventeen points the first ntne Of which
were rather seS-ewdent and along es-
tsblished lines. He declared that he
doubted tho advertising value OF SIC
cessful teams, and showed that many
colleges with tirst class elevens had
made no progress In scholastic or stu
dent expansion. He attacked proselyt-
ing. but declared that in the present
state OF financial depression II would be-
difficult TO define that hard line between
an earnest search for students and an
NHNCoNOi W SNTtnklnt1 dtNlet1C teams
His most interesting points were as fol-
lows:
II believe professionalism consists OF a
spirit, point OF view that is decid-
eddy frequent among nominal amateurs,
and that it is by no means TO be defined
solely In terms OF money value set on
athletic services, although this is per-
maps It's commonest sign. Men who play
for motives other than the love OF the
game. men TO whom victory however
won is the controlling end. are men al
ready on the road TO professionalism
men who have in some measure sacr:-
feed their amateurism.
Il believe that a good deal of the pro-
fessional training Of athletic teams.
particularly IN football. has been grossly
Questionable. in overworking boys whose
primary obligation ia to the academic
AIMS OF the college. the result has often
oeen that the boy has done neither Job
We!l-has been too exhausted to study
ana 100 much disturbed at his class de-
hciencles to put his whole spirit into the
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