The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-21
CALL INTRAMURAL
SPORTS CURE-ALL
Does as Much Harm as Inter
collegiate Battles.

seem to think that intramural sports
is the one sure cure for all the evils
that they see swarming all over col
lege athletics like phalanx of ants.
They excuse the big money collected
by the colleges from football by point
ing out that the profits often are
turned over to the intramural and
athletics for all" programs. writes
Ray Cannon in the Chicago Daily
News.
In theory, no doubt the intramural
program is sound, but in practice 1t
probably does as much or more harm
to the student body than the great
intercollegiate battles do.
Hang around some of these intra-
mural contests some time where the
boys are boxing or wrestling or play
ing basketball or running the half
mile. and see what happens to men
who overdo competition when out of
condition.
But you say, why not make the
boys get into condition before COM
peting? The answer is that they
wouldn't go for the stuff if they had
to get into condition first.
Intramural sports, organized better
than they are in their present pioneer
state, may become in time of consid-
cradle value to the student body at
large, but they can never replace the
white heat of the big game as cru
chile of what man is going to be up
against later on in the bigger game of
life.
College football coaches often come
closer to vicious professionalism than
anyone else in the higher range of
sports. James Rowland Angel, Yale
president, has said: Men who play
for motives other than the love. of the
game, men to whom victory, however,
won, is the controlling end, are men
already on the road to professionalism,
men who have sacrificed their anna
teuriSm."
When a football coach ducks out Of
a contract to capitalize on a cham
pionship with a new job at big In
crease in pay he is a professional OF
the strictest order.
Though Babe Ruth will receive
salary of $4,000 this year and next,
he actually will receive less than S7O,-
600 himself each time, because $lO,246
must go to pay the annual income tax.
In 40 years the Brooklyn club of
the National league has had only IL
managers. This is due largely to the
long tenure of Wilbert Robinson, who
is going on his seventeenth year as
leader of the Flatbush team. Ned
Hanlon had seven seasons with the
Dodgers. Bill Dahlen ofticiated for
four years, preceding Uncle Robbie.
In his annual report, DR.. David Kin
ley, president of the University of llli-
nois, voices the opinion that the eight
game football season is too great a
strain on members of the varsity team
and favors the elimination of the last
week in the season. Doctor kinley
declares the institutions in the inter-
collegiate conference would gain If the
last week were eliminated.
Without doubt Jimmy McLarnin is
the most popular upcoming fighter on
the map. His victories during the
past II months have convinced fans
that the smiling James has lost his
ink and found the stride that Will
lead him to the championship.
They hope Jimmy will win because,
besides his magnetic personality, he
is the type of fighter the fans like.
digest of after-the-fght comment
on the Miami affair indicates the most
important result was huge loss of
prestige by Sharkey. Nothing was ex-
pected of Scott; but of the man who
is to carry this cOuntry'S banner in
the next international match for a
title, it was at least expected that he
would bear himself like great fight
er. Sharkey looked like anything but
that. as reflected in stories of the bout.
He punched wildly and he lacked
ring poise. He lost his head and be.
haved like an excited schoOlboy.
level head and good disposition are
absolute requisites In great fighter.
Glenna Collett Is the first one TO
hold the distinction of winning the
United States women's golf champion
ship four times-1922, 1925, 1928 and
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