Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-30

Griffth's motion followed the sub
had made for he federation. i'm which
no declared that interest in base bah
among the boys of the country had
fallen off 10 per cent in the last three
wears. a condition frequently deplored
by owners and man gers OF major
league base ball clubs. So Tar as Is
known, Griffith's survey did not in
Clude a recommendation for putting
the Youngsters back on the sand lots
or reViving their worship for the
heroes Of the diamond.
The discussion of profeSsiona lism in
sports. which has been under fire re-
Gently by many orsa nizations. oc-
Cupied most of the time al the meet
ing Henry Breckenridge. president of
the federation and formerly Assistant
Secretary of War, calling ii the
"hugahoo Of American athletics. He
declared he had no quarrel with pro
fessional sports except where they
threatened to make inroads in anna
teur athletics.
Paid GladiatOrs Scored.
1.-THE professional athlete is perfectly
all right in his own sphere" said Col.
amateur and professional spheres of
athletics mixing it is like the eco
nomic law of bad money driving good
money out of circulation.
Our colleges are not TO train glad
Iators. College athletic training is
means, not an end. | object 70 the
College-trained athlete who sells his
services all over the country.
This would hit at all foot ball, base
hall. basket bah coaches. practically
all of whom gained their coaching eX
perience as college athletes. but 1t was
not eXpla aimed whether or not the y.
A A. F. or Col. Breckenridge was
opposed to collece.trained coaches who
sell their knowledge md their services.
Committee Named.
To keep the professional and anna
teur spheres as wide apart as pos
sihle. Col. breckenridge appointed a
committee to deal with the profes-
sionalamateur problem. which is veX-
ing so many authorities. This com
mittee consists of Mai. Griffith Mr..
Kirby. Brig. Gen. Palmer r.. Pierce,
president of the National Collegiate
A. A: Matthew Vol, president of the
craftsmanship Brotherhood and vice
president of the American Federation
Of Labor; Frank c. Cross, director of
Americans of the American Legion:
Mai. W. G. Rose, athletic director of
he ID Corps Area of the Army. and
Or. l.. II. Smith. executive of the Ma
tional Federation of High School Ath-
letic Associations.
Much of the time was taken up with
the reading of reports by the many
orca niZations connected with the fed
Grafton. The following orga MIA tons
,-.. i
mitted reports:
United states Army. United States
Navy. the Marine Corps. National Col
leEiate \. A., Playground and ReCrea
tinn Association of America. Y. NJ. c.
A.. Bows Club Federation. American
Legion, American Physical Education
Association. Society of Directors of
PHYSICAL Education in Colleges Jewish
Welfare Board, American Turner
humid. National Rife Association Of
America. Catholic BOYS Brigade.
Grand Council. Order of De Molay:
Boy Scouts of America. United States
Lawn Tennis Association and the
knights of Columbus.
Professionalism Issue.
Most of the reports dealt in some
measure with the professional ele.
ment
At the executive committee meeting
"f the y. c. A. A. six applications for
membership We're received. The appli-
cants are Hobart College, st. Bona
venture College. Millsaps College of
jackson. Miss; Pacific Northwest Con
ference. oregon Agricultural College
and the United States intercollegiate
Lacrosse League. The applica tions
will he acted upon today at the bust
ness meeting Of the y. c. A. A.
There are now la college members
and 81 associate members Of the or
ga niza' m.
Or "Seph +. Raycroft. professor OF
physical education at Princeton, was
appointed representative Of the \. c..
A. A. n t the meeting Of the commit
tee of outdoor recreation, Endorsed by
President Coolidge, TO be held in
Washington on January 10. Brig.
Gen. Pierce presided.