Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-08
ATHLETICS ARE
To Be DISCUSSED
COLLEGE PRESIDENTS DISGUST
ED WITH NJ. |. A. A. CONDI-
TIONS, TO ACT.

That matters regarding eligibility
under which professional football
players, such as Watson of Oivet can
re-enter college, coach the team and
play. or a Lambke down at Kalama-
ZOO College, belonging to big league
team, the Chicago Americans, can
play i'm association sports against real
amateur college students in the M. /.
A. A., probably will get their innings
at meeting of the presidents of the
non-state colleges. which is to be
held at Jackson, December>2S.
Announcement of the meeting to be
held by the non-state institutions at
Jackson was made the first of the
week by President III. NJ. Crooks of
Alma College When pressed as to
the real reason behind the calling of
the meeting. he said that he was un-
able to say, not having received a
notice as to the matters to be dis
cussed.
From various sources it is learned
that there has been strong agitation
during the past months as to eligi-
bility conditions at some of the in
stitutions, and it is known that some
of the college presidents are ready to
enter some highly strenuous objec-
tons to a continuance of the present
conditions.
Just what the matters will be that
will come up for discussion at the
meeting of the college presidents,
or the extent to which they
viii go in appealing to the faculties of
the various colleges to clean up ath-
letics,. is not known at the present
TINA Intimations are however, that
one or two Of the presidents are ready
to go sled length in curbing the evils
in the association.
Professionals coming into the asso-
citation and playing on the same
teams with and against real college
amateurs, is expected to be one of
the serious problems that will con-
front the gathering Of college presi-
dents. 1t is believed that the exam
pie of Watson of Olivet, who has
played professional football for some
time i'm both Detroit and Pontiac, and
is now i'm college, competing on ath-
etic teams and also coaching, and
the example Of Lambke of Kalama-
zoo College, pitcher for the Chicago
American League club, who is com
peting in the NJ |. A. A. with Kala.
maZoo teams, are some of the things
that will be gone into thoroughly.
1t is expected that steps will be
taken also to see that an anti Sunday
) baseball rule is again adopted. 1t is
understood that the presidents OF
Michgan's sectarian colleges do not
the majority of them at least, like the
idea of colleges for religious educa
ton winking at the man who is com
peting with his college teams anC
then playing on other teams on Sun
day. 1t is expected that the colleg,
presidents will give the men six day:
week to play on other teams, ant
: that they will ask that the athlet.
, rest on the seventh day the same al
other people.
During the past year when the ma
jority of the colleges of the associa
tion voted to abolish the Sunday rule
Alma held steadfast in favor of keep
ing from athletics the man who com
peted on Sunday. The rule, however
was abolished.
> We have no knowledge of why an.
) OF the NJ. |. A. A. colleges may hav,
voted TO oust the Sunday rule. AS
= number of star athletes Of the associ
alton became eligible again this year
with this rule gone by the boards, w
can well imagine, however.