Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 18 | Illini Students Take Initiative to Halt 'Booing'

mini Students Take Initiative to Halt Booing Sportsmanship Adopted at Mass Man Meeting ION CHAMPAIGN Ill III Dec 7 AP University of ot Illinois students have taken talen the Initiative In ridding Big Ten athletic contests of hissing nn and booing by adopting a a. of sportsmanship Adoption of ot the code which fol lol follows follows fol- fol lows the golden rule came camo as a climax of a campaign started by George Huff Iluff director of ot athletics who recently wrote a letter to all Illinois students asking them to be bemore bemore bemore more sportsmanlike at all athletic games basketball Students Students Stu Stu- dents framed and ad adopted the at a mass meeting last night OPPONENTS GUESTS Under Its Us provisions Illinois students students stu stu- stu- stu I dents who are arc true sportsmen sportsmen sports sports- men hereafter will consider all athletic opponents as guests and tr treat at them as such accept all of official official of- of decisions without question never hiss or boo a player or official of or- never utter abusive o or Ol Irritating Irritating tating remarks from the side line opponents who make good plays plas or show good sportsmanship ne never neer er attempt t to rattle an opposing layer seek to win by fair fall means onty love the game for It its own sake I and not for what victor victory may bring follow the golden rule and win without boasting and lose without excuses es STANDARDS HIGH Director Huff told the students that while standards of sportsmanship sportsman ship In the Big Ten always alway have been high that they began to fall fail three years ago especially In basketball bas has and that their of ot sportsmanship would undoubtedly be adopted by all other universities In the conference conference-