Show Griffith Accuses Presidents For Army College Sport Ban By DAVE HOFF 1 CHICAGO Feb beb 19 UP Major lP-Major Major John L. L Griffith Griffith commissioner of I athletics for forthe the Western conference conference conference confer confer- ence said Friday a group of ot college college college col col- col- col lege presidents had advised army officials to take a stand against participation in intercollegiate ath ath- He said the action was taken by a few v university heads who and dont like college athletics that It was followed up by last weeks week's announcement by army aimy officials officials officials of of- that university men trained for tor the army in colleges would not have time to compete in Intercollegiate intercollegiate Intercol intercol- athletics These college presidents present present present pre pre- sent arguments against intercollegiate intercollegiate intercol intercol- sports which are unclear Major Griffith observed For in instance instance in in- stance they refer to a a. transportation transportation tation problem Recently two of our Big Ten teams played a basketball basketball basketball bas bas- game on a a. night when the temperature stood at zero There were spectators there and most of ot them walked to the field house What is there wrong with these people going out to watch two teams of boys boy perform What la is there wrong in these boys playing playing play play- Play Play-I ing The commissioner recalled that tha Brigadier General Joe N N. Dalton assistant chief of ot staff for personnel personnel personnel per per- services of supply said We are not sending these me men there to universities to participate pate in big college athletics Is this what la referred to when certain college presidents urge rge abandonment of ot Intercollegiate athletics th the e commissioner asked Griffith said It had been hi hIs experience that In all college faculties faculties fac fac- fac there were some professor fond of ot athletics some completely against sports and others who wh didn't much care one way or th the theother other Its If the same way in the arm armand army and navy Griffith declared declare Many dont don't like college athletics athletic but there are many others others Cap Cap Captain ap- ap tain Arthur Radford who conceived conceived con con- the navy preflight training program General MacArthur A Admiral Admiral Ad- Ad miral Halsey General Hugh Drum Dmm and Secretary of the Navy Knox Knox- who have seen fit to comment commend competitive sport for the role i it plays as a super-conditioner super o omen of men for battle |