Evening star., 1928-03-04

YalLE OaSkSC Dali HAS piO.
greSsed and indoor track ath-
wv leticS have hardly held their
own In this immediate Sec
ton, the most remarkable
and outstanding feature OF the devcl-
opn,ent of Winter sports In the colleges
Is in boxing.
1t is difficult, indeed to stretch rea-
soning powers far enough to find even
a good excuse for great interest IN the
prize ring as a college sport, yet In the
South Atlantic section the last three
years has found 1t growing from a
place of iasignificance to command
Ing position in relationship to other IN
door sports. Boxing in the colleges
seems to have come to stay.
It has been only little while since
boxing in Southern colleges was un-
heard of except as q means Of physical
training and Virginia was about the
only university in the section that had
q team, but right now the University
of Maryland is about the only one left
without one. North Carolina. Virginia,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Virginia
Military InstitUts and Washington and
Lee for two years have claimed boSinS
to be their most important indoor sport
and by the development al Georgetown
and Catholic Universities in one year
seems tItdI lIteSS SCtltO.S ANf
claim to the same situation.
Usually it has been case of the pro-
fessional ranks encroacfing on the
ranks of college athletics. but 1t seems
that this is one case whether the col
leges are taking some OF the thunder
from the professionals. In all proba-
bility 1t will not be long before most OF
the professional boxers come from COL
lese ranks, which may elevate the prize
ring or may not, according to the point
OF view.
College ball players are largely sought
after by professional clubs. and every
big league team in the country has Its
scouts watching the college teams
every Spring as regularly as they watcn
the hushers in the Summer, and 1t may
not be long b.fore the promoters are
sending their scouts to find what likely
boxing matches.
This growth of boxing in the colleges
has its unusual psychological side, in
that it is the one sport for which spec
tators are often requested to appear IN
dress clothes and 90 appear at several
places in such attire. Why? Is 1t be-
cause boxing is sport which deserves
greater consideration than other college
sports, or is it simply an effort to lend
an air of artificial responsibility to the
one sport II the colleges that may neeo
It?
OF course, the war added greatly to
the prestige OF boxing. because 1t was >
yeSu.a. laY; o. the tralni1g program
5o. millions OF soldiers. That helped
develop the game in the colleges, out
even with that the prominent status u
has attained in such short time. al
mcsi overnight. is the most amazing
0ese,cpment in the whole history OF
caiicee athletics.
Ah. a,erase human being seems to
Ls. o.ss those sports that have in
L. m The clement OF physical contact,
sass tSpe O. sport IN which one man
:. as physical and mental prowess
SO. t.lat OF another, or where q
n -, oi E.cn strike In ike manner
4-.-si sl.o-.1cy group. That is the
a. o. game in which tho public gen
:. -, Gsxes greats. fFfteTss<: sATld* the
3 az Coileg. community Is like more
t..-.l = ta4-.y good crcss-socsion OF the
pIo.se.
hat is the factor that makes foot
bali The great public spectacle IL Is and
IL probably Is the factor which Is giv-
ing phenomenal growth to boxing and
vii continue to do 50 until human ma
ture becomes more refined.
Enxineers Of the construction COM
pany which Is to build new stands On
the athletic field at University Of Mary
land this Summer yesterday took meas
urements and grades 70 begin work on
plans and specifications One Of them
was In consultation with Dean john
son and Prof. Skeiton OF the Engineer
ing College practically all afternoon
going oveT preliminary sketches and
getting the approval of the uniyersity's
engineering department ON the type OF
construction.
All the work contemplated cannot be
done before FAN, but it Ia expected
that the whole program for enlarge
ment Of the athletic plant, With the
isned by Spring. The held Is TO be
ENLARGED and really will comprise sew
eral helds. When the Spring athletics
begin next year Maryland's plant Will
cover about 20 acres and provide facil-
ttieg for all sports without one inter-
fering In any way with another, and
at the same time give o stadium In
which no practice viii be held and
only games played.
This Is likely TO give the Old Line
school about the most complete general
athletic plant In the South. although
=. 80. not s.a"e aS great ssatinz ca
pacity for foot bail as some OF the other
universities. *.
intercollegiate competition In indoor
sports Is ended for the year. and for
the next three weeks nothing will be
done other than 10 put In hours OF the
most strenuous practice possible TO get
ready for the opening Of base ball
the latter part Of this month. All the
colleges have full Spring schedules. per-
hzps the best they have ever arranged.
and they are leaving no stones un-
turned In their efforts 10 get IN the
best possible shape 10 60 through thes,
Echeoliies successfully.
Many persons have questioned just
what Yale means In its agreements
with is foot ball opponents not 10 en-
gage IN organized scouting. but Prof
George H. isettieon, chairman of the
boarc Of control of the Yale Athletic
Association, puts YaIe's attitude very
clearly IN recent article In the Yale
Alumni Weekly. He says:
''Yale's mutual agreements with Har-
ysrd and Princeton begin thus:
with the intent of maintaining ex-
!sting athletic relations between EaF-
vaf6, Princeton and Yale In their ss-
seGtial integrity. End with mutual eon
fdence in The cordial spirit as well a:
IN tEe actlial rules controlling such re-
Lstkns, i. is mutually agreed
WIN that spirit Yale IL content "
haYe ~ the good faith and tiie. COCO
VIII ri all colleges on her athletic
schedules tils effective maintenance d.
mutual athletic agreements and TeiA'
tioils. Yale IL as Teacy ~ trust fllls
tkeu integrity In observing sgresment'
whether against organized scouting oi
pToseIyting oT professionalism a. she Il
ready to trust their faith and fairness
in interpreting any Ut The countless
athletic relations on snd IN the field
In such coilslderst.0n III tie whole neiG
of soilege sports Yates attitude 10 Z