The Washington times., 1918-12-29

in the vacation is contrary to the 81
DIR. Fred W. Marve,. of Brown UNI
versity, said: 1--WE are expected To
conduct college sports along amateur
lines and to finance them along pro-
fessiohal and commercial lines. We
are not given enough lime by the FAC
uity, not enough equipm ent by the
trustees. and not enough financial
help by the colleges, SO that We must
resort to the gate to get enough
money TO, support our sports"
Dean ]. r. AngeII, of the University
Of chicago. attacked the -meuase. or
the professional COACH urged the
abolition OF training tables and othef
expensive auxiliaries, and concluded
,by saving: II 90 not believe the-e
is any obligation on the part OF the
college to furnish the general public
with substitutes for the ctrcus.j the
prize fight and the gladiatorial COM
bAt-s
Evils Of Athletics.
The evils OF intercollegiate ath-
letics have been pet hobbies of cer-
tain. gentlemen for several year,.
some rough folks have said, rather
mere or less poiniedly that 1t was
jealousy of ili-paid faculty members
aimed sat the higherSpaid athletic
coaches.
II It is possible for DIR. Marvers
suggestions to be followed, IL may be
possible for college arthletes to be
conducted with sentire success with
cut appealing 10 Dean Angels pub
lie,. which demands its Substitutes
for the circus, the prize hgat and the
rIsditorial combat" The gate" will
not obtain. IL viii vanish through
lack of necessity,
DR.. Marvel would have each college
provide the necessary gymnasium,
fully equipped, the necessary equip
ment for football, baseball, basket
ball. track and rowing candidates.
DR.. Marvel would bring about the mil
tennium In college athletics.
The BeIaberedsaPubIl
The poor old public has been be-
labored by everybody for years and
taking punishment So maybe II
won't worry about this latest desire
on its part for the circus. the prize
'-rht and the battle of the gfadiators.
The public is inclined to be.human in
its likes and dislikcs. IS
Some uniyersity-Yale. IL We recall
correetly-quarreied with n New York
sporting editor a couple Of years ago.
concerning something published and
concluded by saying that college
athletics could very well get along
without newspaper notoric;y." These
may not be the exact words, but they
express the meaning.
Dr. Marvel's suggestion that coll
leEe athletics would bring about jast
the situation that Yaie-if II was
Yale-eaid existed a couple OF years
ago. 1t would then be possible to
restrict the attendance at ialI inter
collegiate competitions to undergrad
yates, or graduates-have sort OF
family games" as 1t were.
But IL the poor old public is to be
expected to lend its dollars TO sup
port athletics at our colleges, and It
has done its share, right royalty. the
colleges viii have to deliver the
'6ds. No intra-mural game, some
clash in club swinging OF some heroic
exhibition OF rope-climbing would
ever pack Yale Bowl to sufrocation.
BooEu for Pro sPorts.~
With the colleges apparently deter
mined to eliminate the professional
coach and to lessen Ihe striving for
victory merely for the sake of vic
tory. there should be a wonderful
boom in professional sport. The
American public Is hungry for spec
tacles. be they circuses, prize fights
or gladiatoTial comb6ts. IT will fever
ishly give up its dollars for what it
ants i
Professional football has flourished
successfully in the Middle West for
several years. Taught TO look for no
stars in college competition. the public
will turn to its heroes Of the gridiron,
diamond and the ring, for IT just
must have its heroes.
The ideal situation might be when
100000 spectators would gladly pay