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Show AM OF SERIOUS Prominent Oflicials Trying to Discourage Clubs and Colleges Col-leges Uniting. STUDENTS SHOULD NOT RUPMSENT ATHLETIC CLUBS Will Formulate New Rules to Govern the Situation in Colleges. Trlbjino Special Sporting Service. XEW VOKK, Aug. :i. Tho agitation against the compotit iou of college athletes ath-letes for athletic flubs has provoked widespread comment 'md genoral commendation. com-mendation. All the prominent, oflicials of the Amateur Athletic union and the leading spirits in the colleges are united uni-ted in their opinon that the practice must be put down or it will result in serious injury to the sport, along all lines. Tlio method of suppressing it is the present source of discussion. Probably the best solution of Iho problem prob-lem that has been offered has come from the New York Athletic club from Capl. Haubold. who declares that ihe club will actively support any measure, that proves effective. His idea is to enfnrco n one-year prohibition against collegians, hased on the same, general idea as the one-year residence rule, which prove so effective in prcventriug proselyting among the collegs. "I am heartily in accord with the criticism of the practice of allowing collego athletes while in ivoIlcgp rep seating athlotic clubs, and believe that the best interests of the sport demand its suppression." said ('apt. Haubold. "The New York Athletic club allows al-lows it at present, as all other athletic clubs do. but tho feeling among the members is very strong against it, as I belive it is, throughout the rank and tile of athletic clubs. It opens up the way for the proffer of inducements to athletes lo ruu for one or another club, and certainly bears an unfortunate likeness to professionalism. Ono Member Ready. "The Now York Athletic club stands ready, I am certain, to seo enforced 'anj rule that will stop the prnctice. T sug-gest sug-gest that a rule be passed which would forbid any athlete from rppresonting an athletic, club while he is a student at any college or university. He can wear his' college colors in any athletic club meet, and thero is no reason why such a rule should work a hardship upon up-on the individual. At the same time, it would prevent the athletic club from seeking to recruit their ranks by the borrowed strength of the college cracks and foster the dnvolopemcnt of tho legitimate le-gitimate club athlete. "I would go further than this. I would suggest" that, the college athlete bo not permitted to represent any athletic ath-letic club, after he has left, college. 1111 til he shall have been put ot collie a vear, and until ait or ho wfiL" member of the ath etic club H o nan u length of time. This rule n .0 leges worked especially well n cun' ink "buses of jW ''rTricod Hi when they wore general U prat ticeu n the colleges. J th.nl Jt would senc just as effectively, in this case Awui. I. will not work any Iin.rd i p 1 " f'; , the individual, for he car. always compete com-pete unattached. .... ..,.hnf. ' "Bv this double restriction PY' , ing college men from, wearing ft club colors both flnring the co leg terms and until a year after they him-been him-been graduated or lelt college. I believe be-lieve a blow will be struck at the v. hole practice, for the college athlete rnrob . maintains his athletic training "o- i lenving collego for a year, unless , 1 o has some incentive- to do so. 7 s" I like to hear criticism of my proposal from pfher athletic club men, and, ii thev agree with me, n declaration ot their support." - |