The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-21

The first drastic step toward
stamping out professionalism in col
leges of American has been taken.
The action of Purdue university, in
discharging l"Lone Star" Dietz, head
coach. after evidence was produced
| that he had offered players money to
play for Purdue. is purely indicative
of a vast reaching change in collegi-
ate athletic conditions.
Prof. Leslie ]. Ayers. chairman OF
the faculty athletic committee of the
University of Washington. and repre-
sentative of the N. c. A. A, fatty ac-
cused Dietz of offering 500 a month
to eight high school stars in Seattle,
providing they would come to Purdue
and play football.
Furthermore Ayers had conclusive
| proof.
AS a result. Dietz is out of a job.
He probably will be out OF a job for
some time, at least on the coaching
staff of an American college.
The action taken by Purdue faculty
members in firing D-etz is heralded by
coaches and players everywhere as
telling blow to professionalism.
Dietz isn't the only coach making
| inducements of that kind to players
for school. He just didn't know his
stuff" Dietz was caught. Others
will be later-but it will take time.
give subtle and yelled sanction to the
hiring of athletes. The schools of
that type will be hard to deal with.
But professionalism is doomed.
Years will elapse before it is gone
but it's going, surely but slowly.
Fielding H. Yost, of Michigan. ia
miliarly known as "Hurrp Up" Yost.
flayed professionalism in an address
before the Michigan alumni club at
New York Friday night.
Now, Yost~ Isn't any scrub athlete.
He's been in the game about twenty
five years, and has held his job as
head coach at Michigan for twenty
years.
In his talk Yost elaborated upon
the moral influences exercised by pay
ing players for their services. He
made one good speech, as it is re-
ported over the wire.
Professionalism, Yost said. tends to
rob the player of the love of the game
for it's own sake; making him mer-
cenary, a man who markets and sells
prowess that should be used merely
for the satisfaction to himself, and
the good to his school. School spirit
goes with professionalism also, Yost
maintains
He doesn't like inter-sectional
games either. 1t seems Yost and
President Lawrence Lowell of Har-
ward have gotten together on the in
ter-sectional games proposition. In
his talk Yost agreed heartily with
Lowell, in the theory that education
was the prime motive for a college
student, and that sport was a fine
thing, as logn as it was subordlnated
to academic work. International
games, said Yost, are. detrimental to
the study attitude of student.
When men like Fielding Fl. Yost
slam bast protest. onalism over the lot
the time is coming when their
wishes shall be laws.
When as good a coach as Lone
Star" Dietz is in the actual playing
of football, receives his walking pa
pers from q. school like Purdue-the
PROFESSIONALISM coaches better watch.
their step.
Topeka high school. leading the
Northeast Kansas Basketball league,
with three games won, and none lost.
enters its game with Rosedale tonight
handicapped by the loss OF Wilson and
Edminston. Wilson is disqualified.
due 10 a. technicality in rulings and
Edmiston is on the sick list.
Dutch MantelI, of Winfield, Kan,
and Tommy Tomlinson of Eskridge,
will wrestle Monday night at War
hicks hall. Mantell's reputation is
good, and Tomlinson's mat actions are
well known to Topekans. Harper
Rigby is promoting the bout.
The elimination of girls basketball
tournaments was effected without
much fuss, by the Kansas High School
Athletic association members in their
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