Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-08
PROFESSIONAL SPIRIT
MENACE TO COLLEGE

MADISON. wis, Feb. Tine pro-
f.ssional spirit growing within as wen
as without colleges in coInInercia lizi7lg
competitive football, basket bali ana
baseball is doing much TO undermine
athletics and unless stopped. Is bonna
10 ca1se serious damage 10 college
sport Coaeh T Z Jones. dirertoT Oh
athletics al the University Of Wiscoh-
sin said today in 4 staisiilei4.-
colleges which are members Of no Or
Gantzed conference. newspapers ~
u-re more leniency in applying I4e
srr,a-e11r rule, and extended pias4i4s
schedlIes beyond the regular seasol.
are ali working TO cuulrnerciaize sl'o,
and bring aboat its decline N N0
leges- ,--5o,,..g
athletics there is suif that caii-Lo- u.
b. sr,srlued." !" the coach said lHe
Ideals and ends OF the Two are as Iaf
zuart IS the poles Inc athlete VIM
choose one nust give up the otheE-
If professionalism were 10 creep iato
the college athletics II would rOb -
paue Of its educational value and !eA
IDEALS leaving no good reason .ot
continued existence Of these sPor
.sf+hiof among the Influences WoTkli1s
"a me detrfrnent OF intercollegiate ac-
tiyittes are those small colleges wnieh
do not belong 10 any organized cSilie4
.uce. who have no freshman ruie, WIG
are free lances and pay from one enc
~ me country 10 the other without re-
gard for time Of schedules stanoafo
,caoois who schedule these colleges afe
doing much 10 damage athletics
some uesy spspers have done con-
siderable damage in trylns to Tnouio
y,-Iblir. opinion toward more freedom
In amateur sport thru permitting sum-
ue- baseball Some Of these papei =;
probably upiTftentionally. EaNe cause
harm by giving more space and prom
ineuce to professional sport events thaH
10 amateur college athletics
There Is also the evil Of e1tenolhs
football schedules past their season
where the commercial idea Is Of course
prominent All OF these things tend 70
damage sport in the eye. of the puDie.
TO maintain wholesome intefesl
IN sport Il must be played hccoruss -
the established rules and every spof'
IN It's season / believe the western
conference is one OF the cleanest organ
.Iaiions in the country In this respect
CHICAGO. Feb. by the Associ..
a.ed -ezsp-Athletic directors Of
seventeen middle western universities,
\
today. suggested drastic ways Of com
batting professionalism in college
sports and agreed that prompt ACTOR.
must be taken, particularly In resa!u
10 football
Tho suggestions Included aboli,hInent
OF pro-football. formation OF naaohai
organic ton 10 fight professionalism
IN colleges. aid from the press IN pre-
serving college amateurtsTn. COOPERATION
with pro-orra nizations to prevent sign
ing OF college men and general atm
le,lc house cleaning al once in all uni
ver-!t!cs-
Summaries o, the statements follow;
Howard Jones Iowa: Faculty rep
rssentatives OF the western conference
must take a firm stand on what con-
-.itutes professionalism and make attn
IetIc directors responsible for enforcing
the rules
Dana Evans. Northwestern: The
way to prevent professionalism Is 10
strictly enforce the present rules"
z. o. Stiehm. Indiana. The pro-or
gsrlza;ions should legislate against the
college men. We must develop an hon
est and xentlemanly agreement In our
schools 10 prevent our men from play
ing pro games"
\. A. Kellogg. Purdue. We must
enforce the present rules or moohy
them 80 that we can enforce them
Fielding II. fo~f. NichiEAu. sim a
enforcement. Of the present western
conferenc. rules Is all that IS needed
Tom r. Jones Wisconsin. We mus
create 50 strong sentiment among tho
players aud the public that II would be
Impossible TO induce a college man 10
turn pro-.
A. 4. stage. chicago: Enforce the
rules We have ia an honest. whole
hearted way"
J. c. wiice. Ohio state. "simpiy en-
force the present rules"
Rnute Rockne. Notre Dame: Pro
football should be abolished, even foi
men who are thru college
Bennie owen Oklahoma. when IN.
colleges winked at pro summer ball
they encouraged professionalism and
brought on the recent revelations
George Rider. Washington. fSt
I.ouis): Organization OF national
collegiate associa ton with clean
sports as the motto is needed
e. W. Mayer. Iowa state. The prob
lem Of professionalism will continue 80
long as their arc million dollar drives
for stadium
q. Huff. Illinois: THE thing for U,
to do is protect the colleges with strin-
gent rules strinscntly enforced
Fred Luehring. Minnesota; one o.
the first things to do is TO abolish the
idea some athletes have thst they hon
or university by playing on its teams
and that they thus are privileged to do
a. they please. Let the student know
he is being honoTed when he makes a
team"