Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-15
HARVARD DIDN'T
ASK INVESTIGATION
Made No Threat Of DroppiNS
Princeton-crimso Di- {,
rector Broad Minded -
RAPS GRADUATE "AlU1

SousO7 NBcs No0ss ADTh - ~
true that Harvard, at the threat Of
dropping Princeton from the football I
schedule. virtually forced the investiga-
tion and recent disqualification Of eight B
cen athletes?"
The question was put frankly befora'
Fred c. Moore. graduate manager sf M
athletics at the local university, for
such was the rumor after Gilroy, Me<
Namara. Wittmer and other famed
Tiger stars were declared ineligible.
"No," he shouted rather Indignantly,
and his fist pounded additional empba
sis on his desk blotter in his private Of.
fee Of the athletic association!
"No." he said again, at Is not true.
and"
He hesitated few minutes while he
puffed vigorously on his long black
cigar.
"Furthermore, Harvard did not even
suggest or hint at an investigation. u
was a matter for Princeton to discover
and deal with.
'Tt may be that Dean McClenehan
heard rumors regarding the effairs Of
some Of the Princeton athletes and that
may have prompted the investi-
CATION. but I'm quite sure that thess
rumors didn't come from here, either.
Knew Nothing Of 1t
81 knew nothing Of It until Il was
placed before Committee Of Three
which passes on the eligibility Of stu
dents at Princeton. Yale and Harvard in
all cases except scholastic dificulties."
The Harvard graduate manager IL q
broad. minded sport director. He stands
in back Of the professional coach In
football and is in favor Of voting down
the motion to ban students who have
transferred from another college. Fur.
thermore. he does not criticize the col.
lege whose athletes have borrowed"
money from the alumni. He does, how.
ever. rap the graduates.
This 1oaning' on notes to the str =.
dents he explained. "is Just case
Of enthusiasm on the part Of the alumni.
: II is done unknown to the college aus
thorities and should be stopped. The
colleges cannot be criticized. however.
IL they have investigated all suspicious
cases
! "we have here at Harvard the same
rule which prevails Mt Princeton. An
athlete must report any financial aid
which he receives from any source othfr
than that upon which he is naturally
dependent.
This il embodied in the eligibility
rules which every student participating
in athletics must read. sign and Alc
: with the Athletic Association. This II
>. one means of checking up. The Athletic
Association should make sure that the
" eligibility QUESTIONABLE is signed and
fled
d Transfers 4
Then Graduate Manager Moore tvn
ed to the problem of transfers. ss
bn1i bo Nn-
JUSTICE he said. ''to bar transfsi
students from athletics. 1t is unfaii
e to the student and to the institution
which he is attending.
"Now I'll tell you why. To the
average high school or preparatory
school boy a college is n college. As Z
T. rule. he doesn't know what course he
any institution that appeals to hia
l. fancy.
,. After year or maybe two yeaYu
in that institution, he realizes that he
could get more out of his course at
., another college. He transfers.
h ''Is there any harm in that? No.
e 'Now we'll say he enters Harvard
d or any other university where the
/: courses are elective. Friendships are
}! formed in the freshman year. He does
g not come in contact with his classmates
h because seniors, juniors and freshman,
! probably are in the courses which he IL
t taking.
) There is no better place to make
. friends than on the athletic field and II
that boy is barred from athletics, hs
: misses a big part Of his college educa-
tion.
Eligibility rules are strict enough
as they are. The transfer student must
n pass his studies for whole year be
{ fore he can represent the university,
O and furthermore he must continue to
D.. toe the mark in the classroom. As long
0 as he lives up to the spirit OF the
g rules as we'll as the letter and the uni .
versity authorities see that he does.
there's no reason why he should he
. barred from athletics. am against
; disqualifying transfer students
!. Tho Center
New England Is the center Of the
d movement 10 do away with the pro-
g fessional coach. Recently an associa-
{ ton Of smaller colleges in this section
and New York State agreed to have q
member Of the faculty tutor the foot
3 ball team, the rule to 20 into effect in
: the fall OF 1923.
That policy may work out efficiently
with the smaller colleges" said Mr..
;; Moore. but 1t wouldn't do here. The
q university couldn't afford il.
They say the average football player
neglects his call in life for the sake Of
the game. That isn't true. find that
2 Hardvard graduates are not desirous Of
!. entering the coaching ranks.
; II have before me more than a dozen
requests for Harvard men to tutor foot
ball teams and can't fill one Of them.
. And the positions call for anywhere
4 from $250O to $4,000.
O And 1t isn't because the graduates
of recent years are making more money
than that. They're not making as
d much.
o First, however, they want to make
good In their profession or business.
r Then they will give their spare time 70
!. football II. j. p.