The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-02
/ ALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The theo-
~ teal, rather than the theoret-
zeal, side and the good points
rather than the real or fancied evils
of football and college sports gen.
orally, we're brought out here on
Thursday by the National Collegiate
A. A.
II a KEYNOTE TO the proceedings was
sought II came. in the opening address Of
DR.. Charles w. Kennedy of Princeton.
president Of the Association. when he
while critical self-scrutinv is a virtue,
and necessary root of development and
growth. It Is mistake to focus one 8
attention exclusively upon the detec5s or
weaknesses which exist in all human con-
stitutions.
In the province Of amateur sport It is
we'll 10 hold clearly in view the unuues-
toned and unouestionable benefits. which
the PLAYER derives from the game. benefits
both physical and moral a stimulus 70 re
which are reflected in later wears in eyerv
so-called contact"
conventions have been such things at
Carnegie reports and addresses by other
stern and In MANY cases biased critics;
annual meetings. no representative Of the
Carnegie Formulation was invited to the
These who did appear seemed in agree
ment as TO the essential good OF the game
and rather disturbed that It's eritlcs should
have had so long a period without organ
The British athletic scheme, which
served. or appeared to serve, as the gauge
with which Carnegie Foundation. inyest-
gators operated in measuring their att5cK
upon American college sports vas scores o9
the Western Conference. He presented
statistics which confirmed the recent in
vesti0ation Of the Football Coaches as
ISOLATION committee into charges Of soot-
ball oyer-emphasis showing there was 'acK
Of substance to such charge
DR. THOMAS S. GATES, presi-
IL dent of the University OF
Pennsylvania, and himself the au-
thor Of a so-called reformation
plan, advanced practical rather
than an idealistic view Of the gate
receipts question, which came before
the public a year ago when DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler of Column
bia came out in favor of endowed
athletics.
There has been great deal Of talk. !"
said DR.. Gates about the possibility OF
80 far as / know no institution has
taken thiss tep. on this point 1T seems
TO be we should be frank, honest and
Gate receipts at most institutions
could not be abolished at this time. The
Step STEP would have to have millions added
20 their endowments to carry on large
physical education program"
DR.. Kennedy In opening, the conyen-
tion, first touched upon the impending
olympic games and the part to be played
in them by the N. G. A. A. and athletes
who serve under its banner.
His second topic was one affecting the
administration Of the N. G. A. A. he asked
the convention to consider the suggestion
of the appointment of salaried executive
and the establishment Of a permanent
The matter Of fatalities during the sea-
son Just ended brought from him the
I'VE can have every confidence that the
members of the rules committee have
been giving. careful consideration to the
record OF the season and to the as
which to Judge it.
we. may be sure that. under the con-
members Of that Committee will h now 'a as
always in the past. overlook no possible
precaution which may be taken to safe
guard the interests of those who play the
In addition TO pointing out the falacy
Of Judging American sports and institu-
Griffith, in his address said:
THE ace OF cynicism in past. The
cynics. the satirists and the critics have
helped to prove that some oSs' of our castles
were made of air-they have pricked some
Of our bubbles, and the bubbles have burst.
are now working as we did before the war.
throughout the last twenty-five years have
builded wisely In matters athletic"
"A few of the colleges undoubtedly, have
developed football to the detriment of the
play and educational features of the game
tutions are now working for balanced
program"