The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-25

Rig G.. HUFF, author Of the Immortal
onigram. Amateur rules don't make
amateurs, they make liars" has stepped
fmrward again with an idea which may
rov"Iutionize college sentiment toward
HUH himself one Of the greatest OF
the old time Dartmouth footpalI pray
crs coach Of the University OF it ttIi
department, member Of the faculty, an '
:, man who knows ard understands COZ
Icre sentiment calmly put over fute
a. Illinois whereby any student PEI.
ting on football will be deprived u GIL
privileges. oroh nm its
foce Nh such rule ever can be en-,
forcod by any faculty, unless pachSo
nv student sentiment. But nun rs
certain Of the sentiment Oh tHe So
mass of Illinois students ,.sIvns
will support the more-and, II they ~
hritinr as feature of college sports
esnecially football, Will disappear.
There is a chance that HUH mas mace
tho move at the psychologlcat naoi4'e
to put over o TREMENDOUS VS. decide as
n great many of them have, that pettln iiSS
&c a symptom of muckerism, they T!it
mt bct. The rather infantile loea ti !si.
il is necessary iur a stuoent " hii,r
his parents money IN P'SeI invaIty
anu a. no sing away with the old fashionca
;doe that il was necessary 10 get drum
in order to celebrate victory.
Now that the professional gampieaSs
have found football luSrative We i' niaccs
endeavor. the student VINO oets
himself upon the same plane. o.. .he
uu/F 10 right: Betting Is peril 10 tne
honesty of the spirit and Is niucketisi
Tonfine betting to those VINO cow
money more than they DO the cream
ness c or vs. Wti Attempt Anything.
The tremendous sums wagcred on Ine
hir football matches east ana "eS'' 80
stttute 4 real romance. some VII a,I
that football players ottlcIals -ont
others are too high class Sc IUr The fact
even 10 dare to approach theHi. Ing A"e-
is II already has been trled; 4,
Two of the most honorable men III
the history of the game were APP
proachcd by gambler with an on eIi
The professional gambler v works on
the theory that every man mas HIs
mica The story of this attempt Is IN
iarestinC. The men were Nell ShoM'
one of the greatest OF western .xn,hoIi
and the Swarthmores famous 100 o .h
leaders, who officiates in many OK 'ne
q dmirable exhibition Of efficient referee
inr in the Yale-princeton game: 1,
S,royell and Snow were to onlciaIe an
one of the Big Three games az .NeM
Haven a number of years ago. AS they
ware getting off their train they were
occosted by a man who remarke9
you are the officials IN To-Day
game"
Yes" "a
what would it be worth to you TO
" VIVA" Nv do you mean7" Snow inquired
calmly. ,,,,ira-vou
can turn 1t either way. HoW Hue" 20
II worth to you to do it,? .."
step back into the car ni'iu'''
Snow said. .,o .s-
and an instant later the crook unusd
stood how football players who OPPOSE
snow and Crowell felt: They cross
b,Icked. tackled and stiff armed ana
threw ia a few w-allops barred under me
football rules. They left him complete
ruin. After the game they entered tne
Amino car on a train. The crook was az
n table, but as they entered he jumped
IN and fled. The man was q NOTORIOUS
Boston gambler whose name Is tnNeo
with the corruption OF the chicago
White Sox last fall.
Hoppe Has Possible Rival
At last Willie Hoppe has an antaSon-
ist who promises to give him real oat-
Tie That man is Edouard Horernans,
tho Belgian billardist who recently
reached New York to prepare Tor an at
tempt to take Hopes titles away from
him. The Belgian ia far more modest
than his managers and friends are, ana
those who have had an opportunity 70