Evening star., 1924-01-17


The. light blue of camhride,a ,ra
vailed over the dark bIme ~ 0Xtnrl
IN the dual meet la st year and Can,1
pIiose also furnished nearly al, nf
iEasrana in9sr point timers in the dual
-. ,.,,r;I iouai me ct between Oxford
thus be seen li1at, anart fron, VIZ ,l,I
aaupoie Ieatur es associated with this
,n nfst, VISIT TO ranklln Field of pure
q ;,Int tm--upon one occas sion
to- the reia o rd-Cambridge team. came
Ss-there will be as we'll
~ sporting significance.
University council of athletics
sS,r enf sylvania has doneaa Splendid
n,ar,h decreefng that henceforth no
naeino tr- of the coaching stan, shall
sase s any connection with professionai
baJt nall. Against professional foot
6IE as d game no one logically can
,tot oplecuon. But when the pro
/atc capitalize the former coHegi=
aina- matters of the various men
opposlte their names in the line-up
nno q. emphasizing the collegiate angle
- - tp;ttDticl.y, the various educational
seem; a. right to object.
!, college foot bali is popular he
cause of the purity of its. spirit. be-
esnse the players are doing some.
through an bdeat of loyal devotion
70 their institution. 1t cannot he
purchased; cannot be tainted-excent
s;ne, Wa,ea ~ is exploited on the profes-
Heafy b.. Thompson, an eminent
princeton alunlnus, has written "a
lnoosntfui article in the Princeton
asuHni weekly, citing the great sums
OF o, money expended upon the support
or not the varsity game is worth the
canaie. Thompson begins by men
tlonihS foot ball, and while later he
SLOWS more general; foot ball uti-.
ne Is shooting.
SeW thompson virtually is the
Saiolng and aninating spirit in
- IileeI COR rowing and .aduatfcs have
hnoWn @ no more loyal or enthusiastic
bauT, ba uE51v pranceton. rowing is very
very able coach, is a mennIser 81
tHe taculty and for his valuable sery-
loHs VIII the rowing men he will
aSosspt ~ Neither wage nor honorarj,In,
condn z1nceton is in Il position to,
smaii cost. probably not in excess
of $4,000 or $4,000 a year. :
Al. ONE OF this money probably comes
si.rough subscription. but it would fTa =
come from the Athletic Association,
cnest But most certainly any larce
disbursement, IL one were necessary.
would have to be met by the athletic
ttspartmsnt ts az Suppose Dr.. spaeth wtre
20 De offered the presidency of some
institution, for which post, by the
way, he is peculiarly fitted or sum
pose events should occur which wbuI6.
make II impossible for him to coach? !,
In such case THOMPSON and his row
ing colleagues would face an. eco
nomic problem which might bring
from him a favorable answer to. his
own question. to wit: Is the VARSITY,
game worth the candle? -
!, AS fact, Lake Carnegie within a
short time will have to be 9lredged
throughout most of its length if it is
to remain adaptable for intercolle-
gfate rowing. Conceivably the atl,-
letic association will be called upon (
TO pay Tor this AS toy general util- .
4ty and value of intercollegia con-
tests as opposed to class and club
sports, one wonders how Thompson
would answer this question: which
all things. considered, would yoI
rather see as rowing enthusiast q
Princeton alumnus and a lover Of
thrilling sport. a regatta among
crews of the sophomore, junior ard
senior classes at Princeton or a race
among eights Of Yale, Cornell and