Show M l U L S. S l 9 V M iA OO I j By Sol Soll Metzger L j I I I ight ht 1918 by Sol Metzger r SE si Princeton and Yale Yae will vill presented in the tho intercol- intercol 2 race in m the thc east easter easter C er er many followers of college B of the fhe opinion that these with Harvard ard arc It Jf to enter re-enter the intercol- intercol athletic arena vise Likewise lie e 1 men inen see sec in this move mo the theal cal al step towards reviving Ii fil al intercollegiate track meet present presentS r rey ney ey of fact does not war- war view vie True one may piece and remarks man chance many any hI 5 5 leading up lip to these con con- l kr i 1 but there are fire big and conf conr contacts con con- r f acts of such a nature as to toi i doubt that such gratifying e t jay ay av come about I member of I 4 ask hk a n time long-time S Basketball assoc asso- asso c P hy by iv Yale Yule and anel Princeton were ere for or this sport He replied S. S now is that when hen we called h to decide the question their voted for it My fy own view I y it ey ev w want nt to resume intercol- intercol 55 They The feel they f e e a mistake and ind this is fh the wedge vl Not Help Matters he hc Yale Alumni Weekly J I 51 he lie whole situation when it l M published u the follow following J g item ng g g when they do and being P I upon the simpler scale l l is S continued to IS aP r m 1 major sports the the min minor r I I Cu v apparently possible It is 15 S t therefore of Yale Yale's s J 3 continue her athletic sports normal a basis as possible t rv th l Ii the exception chiefly of I which the absence of a rink i p Ps possible the usual winter aI EI Torts orts will ivill go forward about a The only essential differ- differ Ij tie aile t be the freedom from pro- pro training tables t t. t lar ar r indulgences Noto Noto No to abandon the salutary peaceful times By the theno I cn no one wants to make 11 sacrifices which k jor ajor sport as intercollegiate Cf ds Yale has come coma out with the fhy she abandoned inter intercol- intercol ol- ol Olt when we entered war J eton ceton and Harvard worked with Yale at nt that time 11 I. I f must apply appl to all three i e the other two have g that major sports chiefly J F are re not salutary at any anytime time rr they demand unwarranted during durin war as well In e Big Three are making ki 1 tf i ji Tc present unsettled times to t toso 1 ase e so it would seem fr l May Not Return i i leads to the immediate const con con- I l st St. i hat these colleges will not c f hi I 0 P an active e intercollegiate f basis during the war vt It l lI Hl gs s 's to light tl tho o fact that albs alb's ath- ath I ot of s 's have not been heen conducted J f is es s satisfactory t to those in int t to for some little time There LOiS H's Hs of or this from New Haven i itS al il years before war was dej de- de j A. A struggle was going on un- un surface between those who whon J In n intercollegiate sport as it nd those who sought to reI re- re I 1 r r abolish it ident if the real reason for tout Slit ut oC of intercollegiate sport l ic e war 1 is the one g given gen en by hy byc byG c G Weekly that those k I I and reforms at at these three y i X i us ns now lu have t the 1 Ie upper hand f they are arc mIn using had bud taste be 11 1 r reasons for not riot playing ames mes to today as a cloak cloa k in m orf or- or f ing ng about abouL these reforms it fare arc these men driving at 7 J if fa 10 e war it was evident e that ici was nH being made at ati i the tremendous ti expense ati atI at- at I i p intercollegiate t I sport espe- espe ti ti and aud that there was aed u a ed fie foot fooL to abolish professional 5 Tho The wartime arl me sport program ig his this idea closely There is MUrf rent Wt cat desire on the part of or S t to promote a scheme o h jjr or sport for lot all in place of t. t athletics These men mell wen well reason believe o the days dayse e emes mes big teams big sums of oi ig g coaching staffs and all allI I sport port have e passed The Thc They I make sport port what they call cal 1 I. I Will Vill they thies' succeed 7 everyone doss does agree that thai all l bJ should participate in I ol it t will be of no aid nirl in order cOil 1 this is about to abolish inter- inter f athletic competition It is lI lure attire which has hns developed cd 5 demands the latter in its j forms and we wo are arc beo ber be- be r 0 o note that these intensive sport aro nrc meeting with the theof LI o ill of the army n as well as fill- fill j j ional ph physical ic l need rj Clears lc rs Situation 5 J i is IS s it going to be lie an nn cas easy Ift We flee war is over o to offer for tho the intensive colt colIt col- col t It t. which intercollegiate ate sport a spirit which is both ud u l normal in youth car car- and lampoons to the contrary I not notwithstanding What is to be he the result of this i undercover undercover- st struggle rug le in iii the homes of the Big Three Surely it will be farther reaching than the mere question question question ques ques- tion of whether they will resume majOt major ma ma- jOt jor intercollegiate sport during the present war We Ve may well look to the arm army for this result I recently discussed the tho present at attitude nt- nt of Yale lIar Ira and Princeton Princeton Princeton Prince Prince- ton towards sport with th man many officers in one of the cantonments who had bad been star football players in their day men who h have sacrificed much to do their part in this great war With one they the tell teU me that the army armr from Gen General ral Pershing down is after making every man an athlete that at nt some cantonments the time ime formerly given iven to setting up tip exercises es is now allotted to competitive tire tive athletics and that these games are doing a n. big work Out of Patience And with one accord these same officers are out of patience with ith the Big Three attitude they think that if this war continues for some years tho the best job our colleges can cando cando cando do is to make athletes out of their students and at no no sacrifice of time in other work They can see no bad taste ill in in the Big Three playing Continued en on Following Page |