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Show WAS JOE ZILLIGAN A PROFESSIONAL? Not long ago the faculty representatives representa-tives of certain Eastern universities j met in conference to discuss matters affecting af-fecting their common Interests along lines of athletic policy, says the Illustrated Illus-trated Sporting News. It happened that the name of a student of conspicuous conspicu-ous baseball ability was mentioned. Said Prof. to his colleague of a rival Institution: "I am sure you have no questions to raise regarding the standing of Mr. He played baseball with a summer team, but Is an amateur of the first water. He was not paid a cent for his services, and simply made this a pastime pas-time of his vacation." There came something llko a twinkle in the eye of tho colleaguo of the rival unlvorslty as he responded with cordial accents: , "Yes. indeed, I am In a position to say that Mr. was not paid for play ing baseball. Not at all. For I have documents to prove that the captain of your baseball team obtained for him a position as 'captain of the bellboy staff in the hotel which was headquarters head-quarters for the Summer team. There were two bellboys under him and he was paid a handsome wage conimen-1 surate with the arduous responsibilities of his position. No, Indeed, thero Is no question about the young man's playing baseball for the fun of It. He was not paid a cent for his baseball. You are perfectly right, professor, and I am sure he made a capital captain of bellboys." |