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Show WOULD 'SCRAP' I PAID COACHES, J Collegiate Football Is Con-' t rolled By Outsiders ; Educator Complains N 10 W YORK. Feb. IS A conference! between Yal Harvard and Prince-j ton. to consider disarming college athletes ath-letes by "scrapping" ail paid eoachaa was suggested by President Alexander: Melklejohn of Amherst college In anj address before the Amherst alumni here. President Moikle.lohn declared coaching systems and sports control, I at present exercised by college authorities, au-thorities, were wrong "An intercol-leglato intercol-leglato game is or ought to be a con-tost con-tost between the undergraduates of two competing colleges," he said. Our garner are managed by outsiders, coached by outsiders, and In a very real and lamentable sen?c, plaed by outsiders." Collage authorities. President Melklejohn believes, ai- responsible for this condition by taking over control con-trol of sports from undergraduates " nd placing the entire management in I the hands of ihe board. "These men build up a system," he said. "In the hands of that system thi pleyera re puppets usel in the conflict With a 'v.i- system elsewhere Wo v. Ill not allow our students to earn money bj playing because they would destroy the amateur quality of college sports. But these outsiders demanding for 10 weeks' work salaries twice those paid to our best professors profes-sors for a year, make the rules of the game dominat" ihe plays and substitute sub-stitute for our games annual contests between themselves" In regard to student participation In sports, stated M'lklejohn, I am not saying that undergraduates have too much Interest in athletic games. My own impression is that their active ac-tive interest is loo little rather than too great. "I do not think iMat winning teamx add to the repute of the college. A winning team does not indicate very strongly that a college is giving a good education. It means something, but In the main it Is hrevclant." |