The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-19
By HUGH FULLERTON.

There was open sconlnE and open
charges that the athletic heads or some
OF the big eastern universities were IN
sincere when the first moves were pro-
posed to clean up athletics In the coz
hges, especially football, and falling TO
restrict the sport by limiting the num-
Der OF games TO be played. The prompt
action Of Yale, Harvard and Princeton.
and the quick results OF their decision
10 clean up conditions have father put
a damper on the scoGers.
The determination OF the faculties
and the athletic heads OF tho schools TO
20 behind the face Of returns and TO
place the responsibility for the profes-
sionalism ard near professionalism that
has creps into football especially ana
which has been rampant in baseball. Is
getting results. Tho moment tho coach
es and the active proselyterS among the
old grads found that tho faculty repre-
sentatives were sincere, they fell into
line. Tho quick EXPOSITION at Hrince-
ton was much advertised. In 1act.
Princeton should be congratulated In
having found so little that was on COL
or Ia her athletics. It was generally
supposed that conditions there were
worse than the investigators discovered.
Il Is fine to discover that. while some OF
the fellows were disooeying tho letter
OF the law. they were not engaged In any
distraceful or actually dishonest work.
The revelations thus far indicate that
the grea, part OF the athletic evil lies
with the old grads. In every case have
ever, investigated the old grad has been
20 blame. although in a few the coaches
have co-operated at least TO the extent
Of guilty knowledge.
Tho only proper method Of handling
such cases Is that In force In the East
ern Athletic Association. which rules
srorts in Japan. China and the Ph!hp-
pines. Over there each athletic hody
entering athletics In any event cerones
TO his purity as competitor ana MS
right to compete. II II Is discovered
that cheating has been INDUCED IN the
club or association is held responsible.
and the club or association hold the
coach responsible. In case guilt Is
proved then the club, coach and athlete
are all punished.
There Is perhaps nowhere In the world
that American sportsmanship enjoys
such high reputation as 1t does In the
Far East. Japanese. Chinese and Philip
pine athletes and those associated with
athletics consider US tho sauarest and
know why?
II was IN. result Of an Incident that
happened at Manila early in the life OF
the association. \ baseball league was
formed, composed Of Jap Filipino
American army. Marine and Chinese
teams. The army team was leading the
league, having won five straight games
when Il was charged that three members
OF tho team had played minor league
bail N America. Protests were Aled-
Gen. Franklin Rell was In comr.a9d. an
officer extremely jealous OF The rdnuta-
zion OF tho army. Sitting on the board
10 decide the question OF professional
Ism were three Americans, one Jap and
one Filipino. The little brown men
smiled and expected a whitewash. ETi-
denc. was heard-and TO the surprise OF
the fasteners ailthree OF the Americans
voted to eNpcl the army team. to FOR
fe.t all the Earnes Il had won and 70 bar
IL from playing during the season.
Gen. Bell was furious He thought the
Ao-or Of the army had been attacked.
When he heard the evidence. however.
ne punished the three sold!ers.one an
officer, FOR making false representations
Since then the word American" In sport
means fair play TO the natives.
A college man who a few years ago
was a football hero came UP to the office
the other day and introduced himself.
He said ne has been reading the re-
marks concerning college athletics and
athletics In general. and had tale TO
tell
Look at this" he said.
He passed over n cancelled note for
$1,000. signed by himself and made out
to a man who is very wealthy and very
active In sports.
you see Il IS cancelled and paid
and besides that I have a written re-
ceipt" the man said. Il paid It on last
year. tn fact delayed my plan OF getting
married ono year in order 10 do II which
ought 70 show that felt bitterly about
y.
when was IN high school this man
.aw me play too'hali. He came 10 me
two or thrrH times that fall, asking me
when I would go to "ollege. My father
had very lit:l" money. but wanted me
TO so TO coilcre | wanted TO go, but
we could no, afford 10 let me so out OF
the city. so had planned that would
live at hor,n and attend a college IN the
city. wanted 70 60 TO another school,
but gave up all Idea Of doing CO on ac-
count .. IN" extra cost. I told this man
Tho situation He srCced Mt the idea OF
nv going "a the local school. and al
yIsed me to 40 10 the one from which
ne graduated. told him l couldn't NJ
ford It. but II I could. I would prefer
another rol'""" whcre ruUIe o. my
friends wcr" going Among those
friends wis tho follow who played quar-
ter on our 'ram. The man asked e
would p" willing to go Ia his Old school
~ hr arranged !: for me and MY friend
20 20 there. and | told him ! would
to,d ta.re- about, and ne said the nan
vas Jus. talking. and 70 forget Il.
"A few weeks later he tslephoned and
asked ne 70 como 70 hts otneA He aid