Evening star., 1935-01-15

paratively speaking. in the majority
of institutions there has been a big
ger growth in it than in intercollegiate
activities.
A brief study of what is being done
in the universities in this field is suff1-
cient to convince anybody that. in
stead Of giving all the time to the de-
velopment of a few athletes, the au-
thorities in many institutions actually
are giving a good deal more time to
dntramural sports. More students take
part in this kind of athletics than in
intercollegiate competition.
Figures recently compiled for last
year in at least one nearby university
indicate that about 80 per cent of the
entire student body last year took part
in some kind of competitive sport.
This, Of course, is rather large per-
centage, but it shows the trend as to
what the administrative authorities of
the universities are doing in reaching
out to help all students get the benefits
OF a play program.
Also quite lot of corrective work
Is done. the results of which never
reach the press. For instance. some
boy has a curved spine, another may
have poor heart action, still another
weak back, others weak shoulders or
poorly developed legs. and exercises
are laid out to correct these physical
drawbacks. And some of the achieve
ments in this field are astonishing.
The press Is responsible for columns
about intercollegiate athletics. often
prints stories about over-emphasis on
hd nY ,nyf hut
seldom mentions the type of work re-
bered by the 10000 persons who
watch some foot ball game that the
show they see does not represent all
the good, nor one-tenth the effort,
the institutions represented are MAX
ing to build up a stronger physical
manhood throughout their entire
student bodies.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S
Board of Visitors should be
given the warmest kind of
praise for its stand that there must
be no compromise with professionalism
as far as intercollegiate athletics is
concerned" That statement is
tribute to the men who control the
destinies of the Orange and Blue, and
years from now will be remembered as
q fearless enunciation of principle
that eventually all will proclaim. If
more university boards would follow
the lead of Virginia there would be
less of the Objectionable in intercol-
1egiate athletics.
virginia's Board of Visitors has
passed the working out of details of
its new system. to be inaugurated next
Fall, to President Newcomb, and his
energy, foresight, courage and sound
Judgment should provide for his uni
versity new era in intercollegiate
sports. Every action the Board of
Visitors took in regard to the intro
duction Of a new system of manage
ment OF intercollegiate athletics at
Virginia Is sound, is the result of care
ful thought and desire to keep Vir-
gtnia athletics on the highest possible
plane. And probably that decision re-
quired a good deal more courage than
to have taken an easier. more ex-
pedient way. Virginia's Board of Visi-
tors has achieved more than 1t now
realizes, and its action eventually
should have profound effect on the
future of intercollegiate athletics
everywhere.
ON MARCH IL University of Mary
~ land has a double bill with
Georgetown in basket ball and
Catholic University in boxing, and
something of the interest in that is
shown by the fact that yesterday Or
OF Do,- ,-Ix
for ticket reservations. Reserved seat
tickets are being printed and it is
likely that all will be disposed of be-
fore the doors open.
Apparently there will not be suf-
f1cient room to seat the crowd and
the Old Line school is getting ready
to meet the situation by having a spe-
cial type of ticket printed which will
be good only for the boxing meet.
After the basket ball game is over
and the ring rolled out on the floor
between 200 and ] 500 more reserved
seats can be made available.
THE Southern Conference and
l; Southeastern Conference, be-
tween which there is a close
liaison despite the split of three years
ago, have set up new system for ap-
pointment Of officials for their foot
ball games next year, and it soon Is
to be put into operation. A central
board has been established and each
school will furnish this board with a
list of men who are satisfactory to it.
From these lists will be appointed Of
f1cials for all games.
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its games until it receives appoint
ments from the secretary of the board
The Southern Conference and South
eastern Conference back the central
board financially through assess
ments against each institution.
The officials also contribute toward
the maintenance Of the board through
payment of q small fee for registra-
ton.
TT HAS been observed by a visitor
from Southern college that Vir-
ginia may get toppled from its
lofty boxing perch when it meets Duke.
OF course, the Cavaliers cannot go on
winning forever and ARE bound to get
toppled some time. However, they
certainly have attained a remarkable
record In that they have won 10
straight dual meets and in the mean
time have captured three Southern
Conference championships. Duke ap-
parently has a great team this year,
but so has Virginia.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI.
which is looking for foot ball
~ coach, offered $4,000 year to
4 certain Army officer who attained
sreat distinction in the coaching field.
This officers reply was, mot for