Evening star., 1922-06-15

Der III some rural community
Just how this announcement will be
receI' ed by schools which the Wash
fnSton team is to meet next fall
may not be said Probably they will
object strenuously. or else follow suit,
thus giving broad impetus to Gus
tom that is unfair, unnecessary and
not within the ethical bounds of a
purely amateur sporting spirit.
ON the other hand, hopeful indica-
ton, have coHe out of the middle
west where the western conference
faculty committee has put II ban on
long interSeCtional Journeys of big
ten teams and has made StipulationS
concerning eligibility of students
who are pursuing courses In physical
education and athletic coaching at
the various conference universities.
It would seem. however. that the
conference authorities did well to
take further time for consideration
before placing a ban upon the hold
ing of inter scholastic track meets
under the auspices of colleges and
universities. These schoolboy meets,
thus promoted. are always ably con-
Quoted and give to the participants
expcl isice and incentive which are
most Valuable whether they go to
instituoIuns of higher learning and
continue their athletic careers. or not.
Albert II. Barclay. Official spokes-
man for old Eli rowing. in state
ment in the Yale News. discounts
criticism of the Blue crews on the
ground that nine out of ten rowing
critics haven't the slightest knoWl-
edge of their subject. He added that
Yale sought English rowing instruct
ors, because no American coaches
could be found who could give prom
ise of adapting themselves to condi-
tions and at the same time teaching
YaleGs:anS to swing sweeps victorl-
ously,
Whlcl. statement reminds one of
tho I'D bon mot that you can tell
Yale q an anywhere. but you cannot
tell Kim much.
Success Of college base ball in the
middle west this spring has
checked Temporarily at least. tend
ency among certain schools of that
section to remove the national game
from Sthe roster of intercollegiate
sportss
The Mfssissinpi river at Mime
apolis is talked of as the site for the
in the middle west. If all goes well
this significant aquatic event will be
rowedh next spring over the Henley
distance with crews of the University
of Wisconsin, University of Minne-
sofa. University of Manitoba and ST.
John sa Military Academy:
There is no more ideal rowing
COURSE in the world than in the vi
cinity 'of Ninnehaha Park. On either
side OF the river is fine buolevard
we'll above the water level along the
proposed route.
In plans for a regatta of the sort
we see the first signs of definite
effort 10 organize rowing in the mid
die west Every lover OF rowing will
follow! this movement with keenest
interest Whether 1t fails of mate
rializafion or not. the fact remains
that the establishment eventually of
aouatics in the middle west is aoso-
lutely certain.
Here IL the comment of fine wom-
an gOifer-.who has not thought 1t
attire, smoking and the like which
rave come to characterize so many
golfers of her sex:
II have watched Alexa Stirling" she
said. land have found her example In
snirinp and uplifhting She plays golf
mn to the hilt. and in so doing finds
that she can as well retain fine wom-
anliness both in respect to Garb,
habits and demeanor. ] have become
thoroughly fed up with the women
who seem unable to play the game
without cigarettes in their mouths
and Indulgence in bad language. I
an, also disgusted with the favor Of
we'll, I wouldn't say toughness, but of
a sort of staggering coarseness that
is not becoming to women Of sup
nosed breeding"
The old-time pugiliSt. who ate and
drank as he pleased and then was
obliged to spend months preparing
himself for battle, has given place
10 the modern fighter of Benny
Leonard's type. LeonsTd is perhaps
the highest example of the sort. His
cIeverness extends not alone to his
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