Evening star., 1919-12-31
BY II. e. BYRD.

NEW YORK. December 31.-The
National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
tion at its annual meeting here yes
terday went on record by passing
some rather drastic far-reachinS
resolutions as recommendations to
the several colleges.
one resolution that went through
after considerable amount of dis
cuSSlon was one which advised all
colleges to discontinue athletic rela-
tionships with any institutions winch
do not conform in general to the one
year rule, the migratory rule and the
amateur rule. The one-year rule part
of the recommendation was fought
hard by the smaller colleges and there
were plain intimationS made that 1t
was useless to pass such RUE, De
| cause it would and could not be ac-
cepted by institutions such as Swarth-
more. Haverford and others.
To Discourage Pro Foot Ball.
Another resolution which went
through without the least opposition
was one calculated to discourage pro-
fesSional foot ball. 1t was decided to
recommend to the colleges that no
letters be awarded and letters be
taken away from any man who had
earned one in the event an athlete
played professional foot ball before or
after leaving college.
Just what control a college has over
a mans action after he has left the
portals of the institution with his
diploma and how letter could be
taken away from a man under such
circumstances were not clearly DEM
onsIraUeG. but the resolution WAS passed,
just the same.
one resolution. which was passed
after a protest by Harvard repre-
sentative. probably will be considered
as something of rebuke for the
Crimson The resolution decried the
playing of post-season foot ball games
for any purpose whatsoever. and
recommended that no such contests
be booked. The Harvard representa-
tive doubted the propriety of this, es-
pecially as HarVard's team is on the
coast for a game with Oregon. but
that did not seem to affect the passage
of the resolution. as it went through
| by a big majority.
Discusses Effect on Nation.
At the morning session of the asso-
citation three speakers were heard. all
| of whom dealt with kindred phases
of athletics and physical education.
Prof. Phillips Of Sewanee took up the
part that athletics play in the de-
velopment of man and the student
body and the effect such development
| has on the nation.
DR.. McCurdy of the Springfield Y. NJ.
! c. \. Training School spoke more spe-
cifically of the lessons learned from
the war and the steps which might
best be taken to improve the youth of
the ma alton. DR.. McCurdy stated that
not only were 80 "."r cent of the
| drafted men droppe'i on this side as
physically unfit. but that of the G5 per
cent who went to France about Is per
cent proved unfit to bear arms and Were
trained for other duties.
Secretary of War Baker was the last
| re g-ular speaker of the morning, and
he took up physical education in the
Army and what the Army is trying
to accomplish now.
Boxing for Colleges Favored.
The afternoon session was filed
mainly with representatives of stand
ing and special committees. There
was favorable action toward boxing
as an intercollegiate sport. and a
committee was appointed to draft
rules for it. The night session
brought out reports from the various
rules committees and a general dis
cussion of sports. which led in the