Show w Forward Pass Gene General Geneal al Review of or n Athletics All Over Sob uti Ul Remains S l The Country I 1 n II iii Mt I JJ xI Neu I Jan Thc 1 Tho must most ir Imn-ir- tent tani event C of if f th the week In general athletics ath was ivas the second annual m meeting of or thi Intercollegiate U associations of or th the United States Slates In Itt cH city There was a it line taU on from rein all over o the tho country and questions affecting in- in l sports were discussed and andIn andIn andIn In some seine cases acted upon One Ono of or the time most Important actions taken wits was undoubtedly the decision that tho the forward puss should not bo from football That tide this pha ploy will be le modified in some somo respects to Lo moot meet the objections of or some seine of or the Iho larger uger colleges oJ l Is altogether probable but the tho play will ivill be lie retained This Is as ns It should be There are arc objections to plu play pitty w are ale legitimate legit legit- but bul on iho The whole It adds to tho time Interest of or tIll iho game and glees gives freer l' l plo ploy piny to tu brains as against brawn blawn They football rules committee of or the time association consists of f U. U L. L Williams Minnesota 3 J. A A. A Babbitt W. W L. L Duall Dudley Van E E. 10 K Hall Halt D Dartmouth Dart Dart- mouth J J. J T. T Lees Nebraska C C. W. W Sav- Sav ago Oberlin and U. U U. U Hackett West Vest Point The They will meet with the tho rules committee of or the thc larger laler colle colleges cs und as all was ivas tho the case last year YC will a agree reo on ott whatever or changes changos be may necessary The Tho question n of or summer baseball was tree dealt with In a drastic manner an antho and tho the disposition was evident to eliminate all taint of oC professionalism from collego col- col logo lego athletics rho Tho resolutions touching touch touch- In lug ing- ingon on this point were strong and C wound with this up tip That Inasmuch as aim the whole matter mailer Is far reaching and amid Hall vitally are affects fhe athletic Interests of or other organizations wo 0 re request re- re quest Ih the e operation co of ot the National Athletic Association of or Secondary tr schools th time the Playground of America the time Amateur Athletic Union the League Lague of Young M Mans Men's m Christian Association oil and other national bodies of ot a similar character It Is 19 u It p safe afe e proposition Ion that thai this will wil meet with wih the rhe hearty operation co-operation co of or the time Amateur Athletic Union pre President l ent Sullivan feels eels very ery stron strongly JY on this question queston and amid and Is doing much to purify amateur athletic sports 0 5 In tim speaking of or time the question Queston of the forward COlward pass past a number r of oC the delegates seem to favor a change which would Impose a Q greater penalty for failure In this pla play lUl and amid It t Is considered probable probable able abl that this action acton will will- wl willbe be taken m. m There could be bo no objection to any change which would con confine no time the forward forward for for- ward pass to lo its is legitimate status That hat It wn was used od oa too recklessly during tho thc I past season docs does not pot admit of men ment I. I admi ot S S In Tim an un address to the Intercol Intercollegiate I Af Athletic h association Dr Lu Luther l hll U. U GuI Gul- ick director of ot physical culture In th the tho New uw York Tork public schools pointed out oui Olt L a n weakness in pur par 3 ati t i t Ir 1 system st 1 In connection with tho the coe colleges es which Is a real ono oio and 1 Jt it J in is n a 1 mailer flintIer r mut to too tl See sec how the time weakness ma may I be be lel remedied ed Under the as ut it H now flOW exists exist a t cump comparatively small m l per per- contao I of the llie stu student ent body LOlly b benefits b b. b by athletics It I is of or CO course IBO tho the ob obJect ob- ob Jec of a f on and athletic n authorities W tip in tho o strongest In Jim Iho thu j Luil Ii h o oL ot ti I. I nn bb m. m ob 1 t t I Ut At n t r t. t 1 U f to a 1 K Kt got gl t th tl b nelM of ul active oil oil- lot lotic mc ic II It is nol nul at nil all certain that better I 01 al teter re- re U suits I. I oven wn from the time standpoint of slun tennis loams Ut ht not be tIC secured If tt all 01 students were com compelled to take led part In iii II athletic exercise exercise him In other words If It athletics should be Le made wor com com- a part of the time college curriculum lum hum It I le ms to mo me that this Idea is well wol worth rth serious reflection refection on tho the part of at college authorities C C S Tho The controversy ers concerning concerning- the time ap ap- ap ap of or Matthew Halpin Mathew as us man man- manager ager nger of or the the- tw Olympic t team am has reached a stage c which M reflects little credit on American amateur athletics I do o not propose to express an any opinion as to who is right and who ho is wron wrong wrong- In this I matter but bitt ut It ft certainly seems that there should he be sonic some means menus of suppressing sup sup- I pressing this controversy contro which has lies reach reached etl th the Iho 0 stage of oC charge and coun coun- har tom charge e and amid which ran an not fall fail to fal bring ring American Am amateur athletics Into disrepute In iii II London this summer As I stated in a previous letter T I am ant Inclined lo to believe that under tinder leter all tho the circumstances It I Itras was ras not good nJ I Judgment Judgment to lo appoint Mr in ha the time the first Ilao with the knowledge o of time the strong feeling a against him How how- ever wr he lie has been appointed and it i Is probable that his lila appointment will stand In any steps should hoube wi be bo hou taken to have ha th the soiled athletic linen laundered in private S 5 S SIt It I Is not nol Improbable that him th Middle Slat States s regatta this year will wi be rowe rowed on tho tto Potomac river at Washington The Time Washingtonians are arc hot after tho the meet on promise o that If It th the r regatta commit ten tee favors them ft nothing will w-UI wU be left let un UI- UI umi- umi done to guarantee S' S the visiting oarsmen the time time of or their es 1 lives They Thoy have a fine cour course e and there Is a good possibility of or their Winning the Iho regatta 1 S S Syracuse oarsmen al' al are aru bewailing time tho fact that young O n Jim Ten fen h has len left college and hence the time Syracuse crew crow will wi bo too Q short ono otto of or Its Is best bost ost men at Pou Poughkeepsie next June Junc Jim Jini ha hats has In In- In hunted In a marked marke degree time the Ten Eyck ability in a racing Ih shell l and was WW alto olt gether one ono of or the time strongest oars among oart tho thA college ts cre crews No o reason I is given givon for his action acton S S Haste la is being ma made e slowly lowly In Ito yelling getting an nn American crew for rOl tho the Olympic pic pie r regatta In London this year There are re two difficulties which President ill Pil- Pi- Pi 1 nn and his ide committee find it h hard r to overcome although thc they art are confident that they will wi be overcome o One Is ts the question or of It I will wi cost not less than titan 1 to send a a. crew 01 0 over bud and It Is no mio betrayal of confidence to sn say that thai tho time money mainey is not yet et in sight eight Another difficulty is in fn the selection of or 8 homo a-homo homo homo- crew strong enough to stand a chance of or winning C S SIt It J teems t. t now that th the best beat chance o lo to I get gt a crew will wi be bt by selection from the college crews after the rc regattas A As these crows crews have each a different style and und are arc trained to different methods methods meth meth- It I will wl be a herd hard matter to s- s get st t them rowing well wen tu enough h together to win races against the worlds world's best beat et between the time time of or selection and the tho time of oC the te London regatta reata I am inclined to believe that while a crew could be got ot together which would be he hf equal Individually to to city any crew I In tho world the world whether they could be Jot got Into shape to beat oven o en inferior oarsmen who vho have been trained In the same ame boat bont I in tion Uon time for tor the time London races race Is I a U QI- QI ques S S S Th The Tito rl II rowing enthusiasm at Princeton I continues and Fred Titus Is 18 confident that he will viii wi be able ablo to put lut an eight and amid per per- perhaps haps humps a tour four In the wat water by the time time the th j I summer slimmer regattas Ol are re ready dy fit to give a good sool account of Old Nassau The Princeton Prince Prince- I ton toil regatta reg-ata reg will wi b 1 held on ton Carnegie Io lake on Juno I 6 anti and n a number of or surprises are l j I promised at that time A multi millionaire luJ baseball al player is alom among the time po possibilities I J understand that thai Ja Jay Gould now court tennis champion Is Isa Isa a lan l'an candidate candidate- for fm third base for Cor or the Co lumbia club Tommy Corcoran who l I Is coaching the Al t players Is en en- over oer Gould Gould's ability on 01 the diamond and amid It ft I Is I. not at all nJ Improbable l. l Ule j I on of oC 1 railroad tt will I t mUSJ 1 I WJ t 1 J t ij Ti acS LacIc C wh I kc so 10 I Is A r ne ne player la has lias received cd a 0 number of or ofel offers tt to Ko go 10 Into professional baseball iut ton h. h hum hast turned them all down ut S S 'S 5 Tail Tad Jong's Jonja ha has hag accepted the po position of ot director 0 of tho Y V 1 M. M C C. A. A of the Lol Stool Stool- leh field Scientific school anti and anc will wi be one of Yale's main coaching slurs next s season non S S S Yale Yalo ha limos has another had find Ind in Joint John Joll R. R Eli Kil- KI- KI patrick has haM beil beaten n Coys Coy's record rec rec- or ord for or total strength making units as us against Coys Coy's lil i. which was the high record for or Yale Kilpatrick Is an all aU aroun around biger bIgel man than Coy Cy and amid as captain of or this years rears football team he showed showe marked football S I ability Wesley Vt-shey COP Cor champion shot putter has ha decided on a novel no el method of ot keeping in m trim this winter vinter Ho Ito Is going to a Maine lumber cutup camp am anti expects to do tie the time work of n a. lumberman I If I I anything will wl keep n ii 1 man Inn In po t physical condition It Is ho tho work of ot a lumberman In the North- North r 1 and If I COo Coe does not nol break roe rec when he core comet comes out next spring I 1 Ishall shall he vcr very much surprised I |