Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-28

, pose of the fnterscholastic league
footbal) thst y closing date on pro-
tests be established in the season.
IL has been said that the fans are
sick and tired Of having protests
filed az the last minute against wall
liable PLAYERS after the team has
started a successful march toward
the championship
"a closing date on rrotestsi If
that time ever comes We surrender
10 the idea thu. the sole purpose or
high school football is 10 determine
a state championship and thereby
provide a huge spectacle for the de-
! lectstion OF the popUlace with a
/ string Of minor Epectacles leading VI
70 the major one. A date early in
the season 20 meet and clear up eli.
| gibility questions? Yes, but a clos
ing date never.
TO read some Of the proposals,
one would get the idea that the pur-
pose OF high school football in
Texas ia TO protect some towns and
F, cities from disappointment and 70
insure the smooth running Of the
| championship machinery. From the
standpoint Of simple administration
~ would he a fine thing to have 4
I closing date. But simple admins
tration' and smooth running ma
! chinery' are not the ends e. be ct
tanned. III the school men Of Texas
had the same conception Of the pur-
pose Of football rs q few Of the
sports editors and some OF the
practical business men and fans. n
closing date would have been writ
ten into the rules long ago. AS a
matter Of fact. the idea has been
proposed and turned down year
after year.
J Football has no place in the high
school and should not Ne tolerated
by the educator unless u is made
TO contribute something worthwhile
IN the cause Of education. The
championship is not conducted for
the sake Of the championship, but
for the sake Of educational ends
that may b secured through the Oh
seryance Of eligibility rules.
An insligibilitv rule stands be
tween educational ends and those
who would exploit our high school
sports for commercial or other non
educational purpose. VI this ne
true. and the school men Of Texas
know that IL II true. the very fonn-
dotion Of the entire championship
structure Is the enforcement Of eli
yibihty rules, therefore. everything
must give way 70 eligibility enforce
men'. II the door - closed on pro-
fests II is opened - ~ineliriblcs. What
re need Is not n closing date on pro-
tests. hut an open-minded attitude
Then nc are fsce ~ face with enc.
"If educational ends are 10 hs ~.
tanned, eligibility rules must he en-
forced This point III fundamental
and Is universally accepted BIZ edu.
cstcrs and others who know any
thing about the aims Fl inter-school
athletic contests. Granting this
Their. what is the main objective ~
high school football? y IL the state
championship? IL IL the simple run
ninS OF the championship machin-
eryT u II 70 provide a big specta-
cie for the fans? Is IL 10 keep the
busy business man from getting
sick and tired'7 r. Il ~ protect
towns and cities from di~saproirt-
mentg III 80. then let's have 4 clos.
ing date on protests. RI the main
purpose If high school football Il
for the benefit Of the school and for
me work Of the school. then lst p
school BE psnalized whenever = VIC
iation q eligibility rules il disco--
cred, whether IL II near the begin
ming or At the very end of the sea
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