Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-07

chicago, Feb. I.-Declaring that the
''proselyting of college athletics through
recruiting of high school stars by va
rious universities had become menace
not only TO amateur sports, but to
American youth, Aonzo 4. Stags,
athletic director at the University Of
Chicago. today called meeting of
Western Conference athletic directors
to decide what action should be taken
to prevent professionalism in the con-
ference athletic teams.
The athletic directors will meet at
ian early date" Mr.. Stagg announced.
Mr.. Stagg is president of the confer
ence Athletic Directors Association.
This prosecuting has been a grow
ing menace to the health and purity of
athletics he said. 1T has been de.
moralizing 70 the morals of high school
boys. Competition among the colleges
of the East for high school athletes, ]
am Informed. has become Il scramble.
East Completes for Athletes
''In the Middle West it has become
q serious matter. for certain Eastern
colleges have strongly entered the field
Of competition. This is the most insidi-
GUS of all the forms of profesSional ism
and cannot be easily eradicated. The
Western Conference must find some way
to overcome this evil
Athletic directors of seventeen Mid
die Western universities in statements
TO the Associated Press suggested dras-
tic ways of combating professionalism
in college sports and agreed that prompt
action must ne taken, particularly in
regard to football.
Summaries of the statements follow ::
Howard Jones. Iowa: Faculty and
athletic heads of the Western Confer
ence should meet at once to decide how
! to combat pro football and to act on
summer baseball
Dana EvauS, orthwestcrn The way
to prevent professionalism is to strictly
\ enforce the present rules. These are
I strong enough. but are not enforced
E. o. Steihm, Indiana: The pro
/ ORGANIZATIONS should legis!ate against
( college men. We must develop an honest
and gentlemanly agreement In our
schools to prcs ent our men from playing
/ pro games.
~. A. kellogg. Purdue The fact
that the summer baseball rule has
never been enforced has caused a feel
ing among the football men that they
also could play pro ball and get away
with it. We must enforce the present
rules or modify them so that we can
enforce them
Fielding ii. Yost, Michigan; Strict
enforcement of the present Western
Conference rules is all that is needed
Tom +. Jones. Wisconsin: 1--WE
must create SO strong n sentiment among
the players and the public that it woulo
be impossible to induce a college man
to turn pro.
"A. a. Stagg. Chicago: "Enforce
the rules we have in an honest. whole
hearted way
J. w. Wilce. Ohio State University
There is no need for hySteria
Simply enforce the present rules and tn,
public will see American youth in clean
wholesome, red b.ooded sports.
Abolish Pro Football
knute RoCkne, Notre Dame Pro
-.football should be abolished. ever
for men who are through college. Pr,
players work one day a week for few
4 months. Thus many become loafer
who do not want TO work -
G.. HUFF. Illinois: Il do not b"lev
professional football is a good thing
even for graduates, but il the publ
wants it there's no use kicking
The thing for us TO DO i protect tlr
colleges with stringent rules str!ngcntl
enforced
Fred Luefring. Minnesota: cone q
the first things 10 do is to abolish tn
idea some athletes have that they homo
a university by playing on it's teams
and that they thus are privileged to d.
as they please. Let the student knoy
he is being honored when he makes
foam -