Show i I 4 camp Discusses Summer Baseball 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 I College Players May Take Part ni u U C Special i Corre o of oC o The Standard I Copyright 1923 by The rho Standard Standard- Examiner NEW YORK May Stay The 12 12 The question of Summer baseball lor br I college athletes has haq never never- never been set set- set settled tied Once again as-aln it Is 19 beginning to seeth and bubble In the minds of those who are for tor and those sho ho are arc against as athletics as now con con- conducted conducted con conducted ducted in the colleges e of the tho UnI- UnI Unil-cd Unil ed cd States Stales Other problems of at o Import to amateur sport are ars ar press pres- pressing In ing for Cor solution It Is la well there there- therefore therefore I fore tore to cheek check up and take an In- In in inventory ot of the situation now so that I by the tho time lime the college e baseball ant 1111 foothill seasons arc are over wo WI may have some sonic fair Calr conclusions to draw I res the whole subject of oC o laws vs as affecting the ethics of at sport In tho colleges I The summer ball bail problem has pr pressed for lor solution for Cor years Lu Long Lou ago 0 joined Collegiate association o Proto Prof Dennis then chairman of oC the Cor- Cor Cornell Cornell nell Cor-nell nell athletic committee frankly stated that If it the association could soh tho ho summer hail ball difficulty he bc was rca read readi l to ad- ad advocate advocate ad advocate Cornell Cornel s entry Into the rca rca- as association There have been various arlou methods ot of dealing with Ith the tho question put In- In into In Into I to 10 effect but there thero is just as aa m ue as aB ever er 0 over oer er the J Jor or Injustice worked by the laws I which are supposed to control factor Moreover baseball men and writers are ar frank frankIn frankIn I In stating Slating that many of or the cot cot- col collegians ana do not live hie 11 e up to these law hawk and are re ready to prove prose pro e their state state- statements statements ments it if asked to do BO so I NEW hEW ADOPTED Another pain point I that is exel exercising I college baseball circles is the tho new code of at o baseball ethics promulgated ed for tor the western conference y by Major Griffiths who hold holds in that organization a position similar In some respects to 10 that ot of o Judg Landis in professional proCessional bill b That code provides against attempts to rattle opposing players disputing with officials and many other mat mat- matters mat matters tars Of OC course e It his hia come In for considerable good natured joking on the part of fans Cans but bul after afler all Lh n lc ia Xe q closely in accord with auth th what hat was recommended some years ears ba back by u a sub-committee sub or orthe orthe the Nation Nation-il Collegiate association ne neer never er was put into effect No one can tell as yet how thIs code of oC action which involves olves spec spec- spectators a aa well ell el s a-s 0 players will ort workout ork out It is undoubtedly correct But one of oC the most mol con con- conscientious con conscientious and high principled men menI I connected with athletics told the writer today Baseball is not t et etin I In a state where here it can be or alIt bo be played according to golf gal etl- etl eti I Even I If It the lived up to their rules it Is highly Improbable that spectators would auld be governed by principles ot of strict courtesy to opposing teams team The eastern faculties however are aro watching the experiment Ith aith Interest and have base hopes that it II may succeed in raising raisin the ton tone of oC o the gme ganie Along this same samo line there Is at- at Al Already ready to report dealing with foot CoOt tool ball bali on record mide m by a I commit commit- committee committee committee tee of oC o which r Alonzo Stagg the of oC Chicago coach Is 13 chairman which hail haa tor for Its pur- pur pur poso the elevation ele of oC o the ethics ot of the gridiron game next tall fall The recommendations ot of this commit commIt- commIttee committee tee teo apply to spectators eb co coaches and players They rhey embrace many angles of oC o conduct providing tha thai Rood good pla plas by opponents shall ho I that thit Information Ce- Ce re regarding carding garding plays of opponents b be he re- re refused re refused fused except such data dati a as may be gained by 1 visiting duly scheduled schedule games and that no effort b br be marco to discover signals of opponents opponent TS tinder this new code ill all ques ques- ques questions questions ot of ell eligibility would be seW hv by means of private conferences tho subject t matter matler ot of which bo be regarded res as os a confidential Coaches would bo be prohibited not only from doing sideline coaching but from teaching It tt and would be b bunder under obligations to encourage c players playas respect for tor offIcIals aid a their decisions and to discourage recruiting the spirit of o commercialism Im I'm- Tin ally ally coaches are called on to Ills Ills- dis discourage cour courage e professional football pro pre pre prevent vent cheering when signals arc are be bo- bo boIng Ing bo-Ing Ing given extend courtesy and hosl ho- t hos-t toi to i visiting teams and t to con congratulate the coach an and 1 captain of oC the team which is oer o them theta Altogether the tho report of ot committee Is b a good text to follow Callow Another bone of ot contention In college athletics Is preliminary Coot football ball practice I 1 his will conic com up for Cor consideration again as-aln this tall bali I Leane eane lt J one of our mo t expert trainers said said sald flatly today that two weeks preliminary train train- trainIng training training ing is ab absolutely essential for th thc safety of oC o the players That period Is certainly not a bit too much I ithe the players come back soft sod after a 0 I Ithe summer of at o loafing dancing and late hours It IC an experienced trainer like says a n boy is not safe to go 0 into Inlo scrimmage ic without thIs two weeks wees Preliminary then then Ihen the tho mere whim of eno no ne op- op Dosed op-Dosed nosed to preliminary pra practice would hav havi but little weight In Intact 1 fact parents woul would 1 be justified In forbidding their sons from Crom pia playing Ing IngI I football at all it if they must go Into the tho game in condition which a corn corn- com competent trainer of forty Carty years e cc- cc ex experience with Ith the tho physical concH condi condition tion of at football players says is un- un unsafe UnSafe un unsafe safe In view v of oC o all these facts there there- therefore therefore therefore fore it IC we C e follow the remaIning games of oC the baseball season In the Uto Western conference and gauge a as nitha the tho end ot of the tho season the of t workings of oC o a similar policy procedure in that game we should have by December 1 a fair Calr Idea of how far tar ethics of oC sport may be at at- at at by the laws governing that b sport port Donald G 0 Herring the old oil Princeton athlete strikeS a note of at sanity in all this discussion when tie ho proposes closer association ot of faculty and alumni In consideration tion ion of oC the tho problem ot Of o compell- compell competitive th tive ie a athletics In this connection the two types against h e warns arns weak minded prejudiced alumnus she ho deplores the lack of ot practically of or f the faculty and the tho l lm m number of ot the faculty 00 00 |