Evening star., 1934-12-29
Needs Better Understanding.

"T>HERE must be clearer agree
mrnt among colleges on thu
type OF athletic policy educa.
tional Institutions should have" ssit
Bingham. II winning foot ball
necessary for prestige, then the matte
Vi nrst Importance Is " procure foo
ball players. They can be had for .
price. An authority L. quoted in thu
press that top-notcher Is worth a
much as 81 900
An Institution may hire a coacl
and he Is worthy Of his hire only I,
the extent he can procure good ata
letes 10 make up his team Such
coach must have athletic scholarships
Very often scholarships do no
Sufrlee. and when ompetition Is keeI
there must be. III addition. free Doart
and room, aid sometimes lncidenta
expenses, or, 10 put II bluntly. salary
But where Is all this going to Leaf
us? We are approaching in colleg,
foot ball the same conditions that no
only killed college base ball but ruinet
community amateur base ball as wei
SEMI professionalism. Too man
boys are being urged to 60 10 eolleg
to play foot ball.
Unless college administrations max
tns game Of college foot ball Incl
dental 10 q college degree We nigh
just as we'll lace the fact We ar
doomed. You cannot blame tn
schoOlDOy star; you cannot blame th'
coach; but You can blame the insti
tuition which makes recruiting q con
dition Of your employment.
Respects honest Pro.
w eruitina' nH y Boys ,u. Who Who, are e' en-
rolled primarily 10 get an ed
ueation Will not be candidates 70
your team. The benefits OF the gam
will be lost 10 them because you
hired gang must be given FIRST chance
not only to prove your Judgment o
selection Of recruited athletes, but
satisfy the people who are putting u
the money Tor sthlettc scholarships
There will be Increased connivint
bidding and recriminstions and thi
vocation Of college coaching. wher
We want TO have ideahsm, will becom
the Laughing stock Of the athleti
World.
The game itself will cease to be
college game. 1t will be taken owe
by the professionals. and II condl
tions have outlined then are to con
tinus. that u where 1t belongs. w
have the utmost respect for = profes
sionsi athlete He earns his livin
through honest effort. But we hav
no respect for the athlete OF the in
stitution poisoning college amateurisr
by infestins 1t with lllegitimate semi
professional lism."
Warns Against Liquor.
TINE coaches also listened to !
warning from the chairman
their Public Relations Commit
tee, Charles ,GiH) DOrais Of Detror
that the welfare Of the game depend
HpOn their help in curblng "excesslv
drinking in the stands" as well as tn
menace Of syer-incressing betting.
As q specific measure, Dorais sug
sestsd coaches who write for news
papers discontinue the practice c
picking winners.
The one topic OH which the coache
generally agreed was that no drasti
changes should be made In the rule
nor any attempt made now to b
stampeded by what the professions
clubs are doing with the gridiro
regulations. Except that they woul
like TO have some minor or clarifica
tions made 80 per cent Of the coache
are OH record as desiring "statu
quo" In the rules situation. The an
nual report Of Walter OkesOn, chair
man OF the National Collegiate Foe
Ball Rules Committee. indicated thi
view is shared by the rulesmakers.