The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-01

comes Of oar athletes figure would
make interesting reading il they were
omen 10 the public. Their contents
nrobably would stun some believers IN
The purity of athletics and cause an
,,rthnu,kr N some of our seats OF
learning.
Tho queries sent to the income tax
bureaus. both national and state, are
sufficient to give h!ni as to what may
n, hidden IN the complete reports. some
ID, Of the tremendous amount OIL
money now being paid can I've gained
from them.
In ,ae New York state bureau some
Of the GU"rirs iud:ca'" tn" trend 81
affairs. one asks; "Having paid $l,3oV
during the last part Of l92W 10 1"F-
ward on u Basketball team VIII" l!'eH
in Connecticut and 4 like amount I"
several New York players. etc.
Paving baskc'ball players $1,000
short season for two "r three games /"
week tndicp:rs II" money earning
power vf athletics.
Another query says: Il received
$1,000 approximately from my college
As window washer ~ enable m" 10 pay
COLLEGE expenses and play football. etc.
That query should be ~" moro inter-
cyt to the roucg" world than To tn'
irron,c tan collector. \ college which
paws a window washer $4,000 year IS
merely dgdging the rules and hiring a
man to play football
lust where tho line Of Legitimate ala
IN plaNrrs WHO want - attend college
shall be drawn is not Gear. hut mat
fellow. ought to pay income tax, as MS
income from window WASHING Is Almost
double the estimated income Of IN"
average student of the school
Minnesota demands 4 winner.
The University O: Miuursora cri-
IDENTIFY desires Ia become tn" Yale. OF
IN, Nyn~. So far ~ football feeling =
concerned. Th" "pa'ly." tn" organ OF
The student body. has d"manie1 an in
vcStiration Of the stat" Of alh."t!r$
which is considered 'hinly v"n""rcd
outhurst Of the sentiment against Do"
Williams, the athletic mentor for years.
Tho paror declares that at IN" clos"
Of tho season N!nn"sota'S football out
look was bright. but that four OF tn"
Veterans of tn" team have quit college
and others will follow IT hints that
tn" athletes feel they arc Disseminated
nuainSt i'm classics, and Others feel that
,nry ere not appreciated hy tn" ath-
lctf, association. faculty W students.
The situation IT Minnesota is much
as TINT which existed AZ Yale until III"
final arr""o!nnt upon Tad Jones as
coach. The students demand Il winner
There is uoih!ng mu,h else 10 II. WITH
what seemed the brst football material
IN the western conference the team lost
six straight games.
Evidently the demand for n winner in
college sport is just as insistcnt as It
is in professional ranks.
u there such thing as pace IN
golf?
At rjnchurst a swarm Of golfers. en-
gagged in a heated and dry argument at-
Ter a strenuous day on IN" links. raised
tn" question of pIc" IN match riny
tournaments Admittedly tn" golfer
knowing thu, another has turned in Il
"a. and fiCur nE that he must beat PAR
10 win a medal play. is under Il heavy
handicap. Iui IN" Question of pace IN
match play raised Il l"nc argument TIL"
statement was mad" that a golfer VINO,
over a series Of holes favorable 10 his
style. PUTS on ull speed and Comprls
his opponent To- 0NcrpaC" himself and
begin "forcinE," is certain TO cause his
upTor"nt to lrcak unless he breaks
himself.
"Evlns'S performance in IN" finals
# the AMATEUR At Engineers on" pr"
remarked. "was rs fine Il bat Of pacing
rs ever saw. Going "Ut for III" final
round. Ne held the advantage. Of course.
and could afford to tax" It "hanc" of
losing one or even two holes in IN Of
fort 10 get par figures or better. He
started ~ tho third hole To do IT, lie
carried Oulru"t at such a raCc tina; h"
oyrrgolrcd himself and hrok" badly.
Evans deliberately tried for twOs and
tNrrcs where safe golf would have dc
tatCd that H., make certain of threcs or
tours and halves on each hole. Instead.
Sh!ch c!rctrd 1" force tn" iSSu" and
carry Franks" So fast for five holes that
h.. broke al to pieces"
I"rharS--hur when they get into that
class We 10 boys are lost.
Tb9, new contract between the ball
clubs and players which started 4
whisrcrcd threat OF trouble in baseball
arpcnrS 10 have been accepted complete
~. II is well for baseball that il was
adopted ar Tim" when It was impos-
sih,c for tn" players 10 get together and
talk over the subject.
As II is. there is considerable dissat-
,sCartiun among the players over the
terms "C The new agreement. or course.
No one Of them ever will HAY" the
bravery or rashncss to refuse 20 sign
the contract on tile grounds of opposit-
Ion Ia the clause by which they agree
70 submit t. Judge Lands decisions.
In fact. tn" feeling Of the players
against the NOW form nC contract IS not
thof ,hcy object to this. hut 10 their
JistruSt Of the owners. They are afraid
that the owners ar" slipping something
over on Them or that m" contract is :"
Ur-I.I ihut sorrtim inc IN the future the