#2 Booing a Real Manace in Basketball

The bad thing from an educational standpoint is that the
young twelve<year~old boy who goes to see the game, if he follows his
booing elders, soon develops a state of mind that the official is a crook

AE he does not please the home teamy thet the opposing team, should they

win the game, are lucky "stiffs" and the whole thing is a bad set-up miless _
his favorites wing 50 eevee to me that op ae0. deesheping calle rather
than good sportamens |
The boys whe play the game are under discipline, practicing
every day to be able to acquit themselves welle ‘There are rules of
behavior that athletes must follows Just because a man pays money at
the gate is no reason that he should be permitted to be a roughneck end
rowly, hurling epithete and discourteous remarks at players and officiales
| We as coaches should emphatically go on record as deploring
this type of expression of disapproval of our officials and players, and,
further, to lend every support to a project of education and control of
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appreciative vublics ?
Yo deoent person will long continue tc be an enthusiastic
follower of @ sport that attracts such insane outbursts and antics.
If some of our college presidents and menbere of the faoulty could
walk in on demonstrations reported to have occurred at sone of our college
field houses, I an sure that ow profession would suffer in their estimations
We should see that the rules regarding the home team being responsible
for the behavior of speetators be augnented with definite rules to control
this situation 1f present regulations are not adequates I am eure that the
coaches and athletic directors of our schools will realize this condition
Me Perna pe he most dangerous that cur gane ie fheing today, and will way
properly mest the hazard by prescribing proper treatments