Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-15 | Page 28 | Order Curbs Athletics Stops Special Training No More Extended Trips

Order Curbs Athletics Athletics' p J. p. p b 4 1 1 z 2 4 1 1 e. e 4 Training Stops Special 1 I 4 e. e t 4 I l. l 4 q 1 I 2 A 4 fi No More Extended Trips Washington Sept 14 J Athletic I spurts sports as formerly pursue pursued Involving 1 t e extended trips and specialized training will not bo permitted at colleges and e other Institutions having army students students students stu- stu dents training corps Col R. R I I. I ll-es ll chairman of oC the war ar department committee com on education and special Main Main- Ing In has hns advised ad presidents of or such In Institutions In- In in a letter ma made e public here today odar It will be tho the policy of or the committee commit commIt- tee however to strongly encourage athletic sports within each institution with neighboring Institutions Colonel said in cases in which the ie distances are so short as to necessitate necessitate no Interruption of oC the weekly 1 schedule of or academic and mill military tan training Athletic sports as formerly pursued Involving In extended trips and specialIzed specialized specialized special special- training are arc inconsistent with the tho soldiers soldiers' program of oC drill and stud study said the letter Athletic directors and professors of oC physical education who are already in the employ of oC the tho student camp Institutions can be used in connection with mural inter sports and for ot tho the assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance of oC the officers In char charge e of ot military mill mili tar tary physical training The Tho commanding commanding- officer at each ench In Institution Institution In- In will vIiI be in charge of ot the tho physical physical phy phy- condition an and training of oC men under his command an and will be responsible responsible sible for co tho the military training routine and discipline with athletic sports After Acter receipt of or this letter the tho presidents dents of or several sc colleges wrote to senators senators sen sea I protesting that the plan would prevent pre Intercollegiate football this season and until the end of ot tho the war with a consequent financial loss los to the schools which already had arran arranged sed schedules of games an and made contracts for Cor playing them In addition to preventing Intercol Intercollegiate toot football ball tho the ruling also ma may make it impossible for tor or the Institutions to participate in Intercollegiate or engage engage en en- gage gase In other track meets Intercollegiate intercollegiate intercol Intercol- baseball and other sports I