The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-08

marring their amateur standing fol-
lows action OF few weeks ago by
certain college authorities to permit
college athletes to engage In pro-
fsssional baseball. There Is "a great
diverRency of opinion among college
authorities regarding the playing OF
professional baseball by collegians
and 1t is unlikely that any action
Will be taken soon to lift the ban.
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Those opposing the lifting of the
ban on sumner baseball declare
that collegiate and amateur sport
would be professional and that IL an
athlete Is permitted to accept re-
muncration for playing baseball. it
would result In the demand that
they also be permitted to engage in
! other professional sport While
there are very few college athletes
who would participate In any sport
other than baseball for financial
! gain, the point OF the "purists" is
well taken in that they forsee the
| commercializing of amato ar athletics
should professional baseball be al.
| lowed.
Advocates OF the permitting of col
| leganS to play summer baseball
without enhancing their amateur
| standing declare there should be no
line drawn between the way a man
earns money In the summer TO pay
for his education. providing ne does
it honorably. Fair enough, and
| correct. But 1t is true that there
| is already enough professionalism in
collegiate athletics-too much OF
the desire to win at the expense of
sportsmanship and academic stand
ing--and the lifting of the bars on
professional baseball would tend to
further commercialize amateur ath-
| letiCs.
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An athlete H. either an amateur or
professional Is no hyphen--
and to lift the ban on professional
| baseball would be grave mistake OF
amateur and academic athletic
| powers.
"Who won the Kentucky derby"
"a feminine voice asked over the
telephone last night. Behave
| Yourself we replied. mind your
own business" countercd the fair
one AS she Indignantly slammed
the receiver on the hook.
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Several important boxing bouts arc
scheduled this week or this month
and many near champions engage in
scraps which are of great interest
to pugilistic enthusiasts. Bill Bren-
nan and Billy Miske, heavyweights,
meet tomorrow night at st. Paul in
| Il 1O-round no decision affair. Bren-
nan should beat che st. Paul mauler,
as his feat of staying IL rounds with
| Champion Dempsey indicates he is
one of the very best OF the big fell
lows,
May 25. at Dunn field, Cleveland,
! Johnny Kilbane champion OF all the
lNCathcrweights, meets Freddie Jacks
In the,first of six bouts he is to ems,
gage in.
While Jimmy Ticrney, Billy
Baync, clyde Manion and other
forn,cr Oilers have been making
good ns major lcagIcrs, much 10
the qualification of Tulsa fandom,
| Tommy Connolly, Oiicr outficldcr
last season, has won place as
regular outficldcr or the New
York Yankees. After adjoining
the bench all spring Connolly has
been assigned the middle garden
place by Miller Hugglns. The
midget manager selected Connolly
as third outficldcr TO succeed Ping
Bodic. figuring the cX-Tulsan's
fielding and throwing would be Of
more value than the harder hitting
of Nelson Chicken" Hawks. Hug
gins, according 10 New York sport
scribcs has confidence in the In
hcrcnt batting strength OF Con-
nolIy--admircs the stance and
swing of Tommy and believes he
has all the natural qualifications
OF u good hitter.