Evening star., 1931-04-06

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dean of the University Of Georgia
who is here with his university S
lacrosse team fer brief visit
And Dean Sanford should know
whereof he speaks, as he has for
many years been chairman Of the
faculty committee which controls
Georgia athletics and also served
for a decade as president of the
Southern Conference. In fact, the
widespread influence and strength
of that body is due to the work
done under his leadership.
I'VE hear a good deal about over
emphasis on college athletics, especially
foot ball." says Dean Sanford, Dut JusG
what is meant by that nobody seems
able to saw. College athletics are not
different from anything else controlled
and managed by human agencies, In
that they are not perfect, but any
body can show me anything on earth,
in business, in banking In professional
life in government, or in anything else,
that does not have its tmperfectlons,
then I'd like to hear from that lndi-
vidual. Anything managed by human
beings is bound to show some OF the
imperfections that are inherent In the
human beings themselves.
Ask Too Much.
"Rut a good many people seem to
think that college athletics ought to be
perfect. At least they talk as if they
think that way. As q matter OF fact,
college athletics are not perfect ana
never will be. But there is one tnlng
Won can say for me, which is that col
iege athletics are on higher plane to-
cav than they have ever been in the
whole history of college athletics. And,
what is more, as each year goes by there
viii be further Improvement. Or TO put
it in another way, college athletics are
working en- toward better things just as
humanity is working on toward oetter
things in every walk of life. And college
athletics will show just the same ratio
of Improvement that is shown in other
fields. College athletics will grow better
as people grow better, and not one whit
more rapidly. try as anybody may TO
force the issue.
$50 far as I can see. college athletics
right now are on a higher plane than
the average run Of things. Certainly the
tendencies toward craftsmanship, falr
play. consideration cne for another and
a mutual Vi l4cAp4uAAACoo dAG AiApn~At
r1ore in evidence on the college athletic
field cnd in the business and profes-
e'onel side Of college athletics than IN
the general run of business and political
life.
Recruiting is Scored.
$50 fer as I am able to judge, and
7 think I understand college athletics
end the motives that actuate those
managing athletics, there is only one
real evil that ought to be corrected i'm
raediately. but that will not be. That
evil IS the surreptitious recruiting OF
rthletes That teaches a lesson in col
lege life that has no business IN the
life Of men who are to be leaders IN
the next decade. There Is no more
reason why a good athlete should not
have a scholarship than any other man.
and perhaps there is every reason why
he deserves one more, because usually
the athlete Is an outstanding man IN
the university; but the athlete should
be given no scholarship that is not open
to all students. or at least to definite
groups Of students However, alumK
persist in sending athletes to colleges,
and in other ways athletes are helped
through without the authorities OF the
university knowing anything about 1t.
This is wrong. 1t has always been this
way, though, since college athletics first
we're organized and in Some measure
the practice may always persist. How
ever, the colleges themscIges, those IN
charge of athletics, are making drive
to cut down this practice, and looz
for a good deal better conditions in
this regard in the next 10 years, just
as there are a good deal better cond1-
tons now than there were 10 years ago.
Sanford Highly Regarded.
Ill. Sc
concerned, hardly need say anything
Everybody recognizes the fine values
that exist in intercollegiate sports, so
much so that you never hear anybody
even question that. These values are
too generally accepted 10 need COM
Inent from me. Contrast this, though,
with the fact that the faculty of Prince
ton once issued an order that students
at that school would not be allowed
to take part in sports, and you will see
something Of the progress athletics have
made"
Dean Sanford unquestionably is the
most prominent man in athletics the
South has ever produced. He Is known
in every section of the country and is
beloved in California, Illinois and Maine
IS he is in Georgia and Texas. And he
deserves all the coed things that have
been said about him IN all sections OF
.IANC EOuIlLIlt OEE6ASC 4lc A4do CACA tSN a
wonderfully fine influence, directly and
indirectly, on more young men than any
ether educator the South has known.
THE fact that the University Of
l. Georgia lacrosse team, which opens
MSryland's schedule at College
Park this afternoon, beat Virginia Sat-
urday by IA to o Is indication that the
local school is likely TO have good
deal more difficulty than it had last
year, when Georgia was defeated rather
easily. To tell the truth, when Coach
Jack Faber looked at that score in the
sports sheet yesterday morning he al
most tainted. Georgia apparently has
shown exceptional development end has
q twelve strong enough to put up a real
battle This, coupled with the fact
that Maryland lost the bulk Of its team
Of last season, and itself has green
combination, certainly is sufficient to
Put Faber on an uneasy seat. The game
is TO begin at $3.50 O'Clock.
Georgetown. after three unsuccessful
attempts, today sgain will try to open
its base ball season. Dartmouth, Ver-
mont and Penn State all have been
scheduled TO play on the Hilltop in the
last eight days, but rain or a muddy
field prevented play in each case. This
afternoon the Blue and Gray is sched-
uled TO hook up with Lehigh at o'clock
on the new Hilltop diamond.
Penn State, which failed TO open
GeorgetoWn's home season Saturday, Is
due TO take crack at opening Mary
lands home opening this afternoon.
Maryland came back yesterday morn
ing from its Southern trip, on which 1t
split even in the four games played.
Washington and Lee and Virginia Mill
tary Institute were defeated, while the
team lost to Georgia and North Caro-
lima State. The first game with Georgia
and the game with North Carolina were