Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
Yale Foot Ball Reform Stirs
Talk of General Curtailment

Reorganization of the college ath-
letic system which is to be undertaken
by the authorities of Yale University.
beginning in 1888, arouses the interest
OF the country, and there Is much
speculation as to the effect that it will
have on other institutions. Curtailment
of gridiron activities is commended. It
is recognized that the vast crowds of
the most prosperous years are unlikely
to be duplicated, but the chief argu-
ment presented for the Yale idea Is the
value of greater individual development
through contests within a single COL
lege.
Observing that the Yale action is
1Sympathetically supported by both
Harvard and Princeton" the Indianap-
oils News states: The whole plea of
the Yale authorities looks to the en-
couragement of intramural sports with
out the elimination of a reasonable
schedule Of intercollegiate games. Time
Is allowed for a readjuStment to the
new basis. and it will appeal as a SEN
slble program to most college authori-
ties. We want sports, and we want to
see the young men develop as a part of
their educational preparation. But, after
all. this Is an incident in college life
and not the main thing"
The question Is" remarks the Bir-
m1ngham Age-Herald, "how soon this
new sense of values will make itself felt
in the South and Far West" That
paper feels that 1T is in these sections
that the evils Of intercollegiate athletics
are most conspicuous just now" and
that the reason Is largely that the COL
leges thus infected have only recently
tasted the Joys Of foot ball glory" The
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin states
that the plan puts a major university
Of high athletic traditions into the
leadership as the first of its Importance
to make a radical move for decommer-
cialized, properly co-ordinated ath-
letics."
That the university has made an in
telligent move toward giving athletics
their proper place in an educationsr FIN
Stitution' Is the opinion of the HSVer-
hill Gazette, which sees a promise of
bringing at least the approximation OF
an ideal condition" The Gazette holds
that intercollegiate foot ball has de-
veloped into vast spectacle" and has
become "absurdly overdeveloped," while
the struggle for winning teams and
skillful players became one of sharp
competition" It concludes that yale
does well to be among the leaders in
this movement" The Hamilton Eve
ming Journal is convinced that "the day
OF sanity in college sports has dawned.
and is impressed by the fact that such
school as Yale has taken the lead .
The Journal advises that the new plan
Will mean more health-giving exercise
and less standing around to watch the
training ana performance of a few spe.
clalists," and that it lis a defiatior
along the line Of sports, long desired
and long overdue" and that it probably
Will result In some trimming of bud.
gets for foot ball"
Yale recognizes" according to the Buff
falo Evening News, 1.-THE tremendous cost
OF athletics in the universities is an ont
growth of the Nationwide wave of post.
war extravaganza and has set about to get
down to valid and reasonable basis
to remove the overemphasis on foot
ball particularly. International con.
tests on the gridiron have been prossl,
commerctalized and ballyhooed. Ir
them the amateur spirit has been sub.
merged. This movement to bring IL Il
the forefront, to restore the game te
the boys, Is highly commendable. It /.
to be hoped that the Yale plan win bf
widely adopted"
The Yale Bulldog" attests the HONS
ton Chronicle, has fastened his teeth
SO often in the leg of PROSTATE eridiron
adversaries that the present reversal Of
the New Haven institutions athletic
program will not be charged to lack OF
heart for contact with rough and tough
opponentsH On the other hand, 1t will
h Qew0 ShexlY N the eolle23ate Hnx6