The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-01-23
ATHLETICS

Az was to be expected objection
Aas arisen TO the time and energy
expended in athletics by college
students, and there is much COM
qiaint against the means employed
~ some institutions to obtain the
services of promising athletes.
There have been some intimations
hat in this state students have been
steered from one institution to an
ether in order that the services OF
particular students might be obtain
cd for the football team or else
where .,.
Here and there students have
BEEN induced to attend certain in
solutions for the purpose principal
" Of thus assisting, and in some
!. cases contributions are made to the
college expenses Of students who
tappn to be on the baseball team
or on the football team. Perhaps if
all the truth we're known, and all
the motives exposed, there has been
some maneuvaring in all Of the col
leges looking to the building up Of
the team"
- The Press and Banner is not op-
posed to athletics. We believe that
attention should be- given to the
physical development Of the stu
dents, looking to this end, athletics
should ba encouraged. And least Of
I'll; would we discourage those who
are disposed to assist young men to
obtain an education. Here and
@there. will be found a young man
who Is anxious to secure an educa-
tom and who cannot easily do SO
without assistance from someone.
If he happens to give promise as an
athlete, itiwould seem a hard rule
that! he could not be assisted by
rome other person, even though
that.i other person . desires to
!Idp' only because the latter would
help the athletic prowess Of a cer-
tain institution. {, :
: But there must be a line some
where beyond which we cannot 60.
Certainly there is too much travel
ing over the country now by college
teams in order to stage athletic
sports. Out of present practices will
grow nothing except the employ
went Of professionals. The result
will be- the introduction of an ele-
'aaent in college life not conducive
to the upibuilding of the young
men along proper lines, and at the
same time the loss of the develop
nent physically Of the individual
student. "a
Looking alone to the institutions
of South Carolina, we believe thai
some rules or regulations should bt
made which would so confne thes,
activities as to prevent the suspi
ciou that irregularities are creep
ing in and that athletics have ,
place in college activities, other fha,
what they should have. This can b,
done by requiring that no game
shall be played by the teams of tn
colleges of the state except witt
each other, and maybe with tn
teaaas Of certain colleges. outside O
the state against which there is NJ
suspicion of professionalism. Th'
number of games which any colleg,
may play in a term should be limit
ed to, say six games: The numbe:
IF coaches and assistants should b,
limited as should the salaries paid
encouragement should be given tt
interaclass games between ths
classes Of the larger colleges to tht
end that more and more student:
shall be participants in the sports.
The. same is true Of the higl
schools. Too many young men are
found now attending the higl
schools sgai.st whom there is {
suspicion thRt they are brought il
for the purpose Of helping out tht
football team. Perhaps here and
there contributions are being made
to secure tho attendance Of certain
students. The result is thai certain
towns and cities are able to turn