The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-18
BY HUGH FuLLERroN

BY AUeA 1UA1xA11ON
Yale, Harvard and Princeton have
formed an alliance which has created
perhaps more comment than any move
that has been made in college circles
in years There have been raucouS
walls from some sections charging the
Big Three with a desire to dictate. ana
there Is x great deal OF sincere regret
even in the Big Three at the decision
to restrict intersectional games 10
those played on the fields Of the Biz
Three
The move Of Yale. Harvard ana
Princeton. however. Is big conStru'-
tive step forward. No matter "ha'
presumption the smaller colleges may
charge against the Zig Three. the fact
remains that they are morally reSpon-
sible to great degree, for the tone
Of athletics in all the other schools anu
colleges Of the country. The move
was compelled. not by any desire Tor
excIus.veness or control. or from o'c'
tatorial purposes, but in selt-detense'
The example OF the Big Three is Ger.
tain 10 have great effect upon d II
the other schools in the country. Inc
same conditions which compeHeo inc
Rig Three 10 place restrictions upon
footbo,, exist in even more aggravated
form in the other schools and must he
mot in the same manner. The Big
Three realized the portland II ~ evil
dent that the western conference ana
the Missouri Valley conference anu
Some Of the other college conferences
realize the situation.
wsstsrnsrs Seek way Out
Tho Western conference. which Is
rsrv peculiarlv constituted body. IS
having the same troublcs--and Is nav
inr the dickens OF a time trying 10
hnd a way out All tho members want
70 do something 10 clean up. and nave
taken such action as possible put they
must walt for official action until AFTER
the semi-annual meeting. when the reu
tape will be cut that Will permit
prompt action by any meeting proper
called and attended.
The spring practice sessions OF tne
football herpes trying for the teams thaI
will fght it out next tall mas ptoWsh'
nut greater numbers Of candidates than
.ver before. There Is not the slightest
sign Of any waning interest on the part
NJ tho students because OF the facu!tYs
fears and tho coaches alarms. The most
promising sign OF next fall comes from
penn, where nearly $50 candidates Tor
tho football team Of the red and blue
responded to the call OF Coach HE'S
man. Penn was accused last fall or
lacking interest, and the coachcs ana
others charged the poor showing OF
Penn to lack OF interest among the
students, because often fewer than
score replied to calls for practice, and
at times not even the first string play
ers would come to practice. The frank
declaration has aroused the spirit or
the school and Hcisman Will have more
material at his command than ne mas
had in the last two seasons.
HAD 10 Guard Lang.
One Of the regulars who managed 10
survive the winter racing at Ne"
Orleans tells mo r story which Illus
trates the conditions down there. Lang,
the marvellous little Canadian hoy
whose riding has been one OF the SEN
sations OF the last six months. and who
has been carrying his campaign OF
success northward over the Maryland
tracks. is under contract TO Jim Arthur.
Tho boy IS clean-livinG. likahle little
fellow, honest and straightforward.
who loves horses and loves to ride. In
fact, every jockey l ever have known IS
that way until some outside influence or
some crooked trainer gets to him the
boy has perfect score on reputation
and his manager intends that II shall
remain that waN
Conditions became SO bad At New
Orleans that the boy was carefully
guarded day and night. His manager
escorted him to and from the track. alto
with him. sent him 10 bed carly every
evening and appointed 4 guard to watch
the door Of his room. There was no
fear OF the boy doing anything wrong.
but the crooks were so bold and SO
dangerous that the manager refused
To take any chance Of any OF them
reaching him either to talk to him or
10 do him harm.
Wonderful condition OF affairs. Is 1t
not?
Racing Challenges Baseball
Speaking o! racing and racing Condi-
tons. baseball has been openly chai-
lengcd by tho racing people. One or
the most prominent turf writer's in the
country has risen indignantly to de-
mand whether or not Judge Lands or
dercd John McGraw nnd Charles A.
Stoncham 10 get out OF racing. This