Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-22
Despite "Reformers' Red
Blooded Men viii Play
in School or Out.
MUST MAKE SACRIFICES
Athletes Must Possess Extra
ordinary Ability in
All Lines.

"Our old friend. Or Edwin Linton.
Of Washington and Jefferson has
Just put himself on record as being
opposed TO intercollegiate athletics.
As DR.. Linton Is vice president OF the
college, II In well To weigh his re-
marks.
Dr. Linton commends intercolle-
giate sport for cultlvating a spirit OF
loyalty to the college. He condemns
II both for initiating against the
proper physical development OF the
student body and for causing the
college to he exploited by ita friends
In the matter OF public apectacles
which are wholly foreign q its pur-
pose.
DR.. Linton claims that the varsity
teams take up all the avallnblep lay.
Ing spaces. thusp reventing the other
students from exercising. and that
the interest created by these came
varsity teams causes the other stu
dents to get their sport by PROXY OF
course, Dr. Linton takes rap at
intercollegiate sport on the ground
that II fosters gambling Or. Linton
Is particularly anti-intercollegiate
football Dr. Linton also writes:
'Rcformcr's' Propa gnndn.
", and although am fully
convinced that intercollegiate ath .
letlCs. especially intercollegiate foot
ball, as at present conducted In this
country, has little to commend II to
the educator. recognize an obstacle
when | encounter II. and waste no
time In buttlng my head against IL
.... | should Ne opposed to the
college with which my fortunes are
cast undertaking to make any great
change from present policies. unless
II In done In concert with other insti-
tutions with which tho college has
-thletic relations"
In "A published protest many years
ago DR., Linton yentured to remark
that II was within the power OF the
Carnegie Foundation to bring about
"A greatly needed reform In he man
agcment os intercollegiate athletics
As the Carnegie Foundation Is re
ported to be about to make such "A
survey Dr. Linton evidently believes
the outlook IN fine,
Fine for what? In Or Iinton'd
criticism he blames INTERCOLLEGIATE
athletics for using all the avRiinble
playing spaces at college At W a.
J. there Is one football field. Were
the varsity team dlsbanded and the
field turned over 10 the use OF the
student bodN / am quite certain
that. as is now the case. but one
game could be played on It at a
time Surely such action would get
no more students m sport I'm fact
should such action be taken by the
educators At ". & J or elsewhere.
would II not also give ENCOURAGE
ment to gambling Surely. students
would not resist such fine chance
TO win. They might gladly take all
comcrs that only one game could
be played on one Neld at one time
Likewise they might welcome the
chance TO bet that only one basket
bail game at time could be played
on the available floor space fo-
basket ball the college possesses.
Linton's Plan Absurd.
Then there IN the other criticism
that The varsity teams are picked IN
advance and thus competition ls
stiiled; that too few get the benefits
cf exercise incident To tho develop
Ing OF these teams Again let us
answer Br Iltnon h, prryumtng
that the varsity team Is done away
with and thai some other team IL tu
PLAY on the ong flcld o. indoor cOur.
available At the college We have IN
mind. Would this team permit OF
more students getting exercise" And
n This team wa not handled To-,
som" sort OF a leader would 10 &c.
q corrcJpouding benefit from It's plat
that the varsity now gets
Most Of the criticisms OF Inicrcoi
legiate sport f1il to offer ANYTHING
constructive There Is usually ack
ing q Hi-siEhted view OF sport and
us purpose. even among educational
elHdtrs
Aud Sc READ these criticisms and
ponder the subject tho belief come.
In M. I'M l.. H. - - :