DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

The pseudo-patriotism of some of our so-called big time coaches in both
basketball and football is astounding. These coaches are thaveling over the
country signing up all the likely 4F boys with athletic potentialities,

They also are scouting for all 17 year old high school graduates who have
one year of athletic competition before registering for selective service.

The method employed by these proselyting coaches is to appear at alumni
gatherings and quarterback clubs, as well as business executive meetings.

They ae their veals of football or basketball games and enlist certain men

of the community, whether alwmi of the college oP big shot business executives
who grab an opportunity to get m™ the reflected limelight of publicity. These
high powered young business executives have the name and record, as well as

the financial standing of the young athlete's family. They know just how much
— family will need to help this young ee school athlete obtain a
college degree. This personality-plus business executive has already talked

to the dad or mother of the young athlete and assured them that ae tix

the boy up with Coach So-and-So of Siwash fame.

When this coach comes to town he is entertained by this business
executive or executives of this hot down=town quarterback club, and the boys
are brought in and introduced to Coach So-end=so.

Now, that is just one angle. It is soaatela that the alumi of several
colleges reside in the same i aes and each one of the alumi of certain
se or the followers of the various colleges will make D xeaaely
with their own particular favorite skates In this way it is Gate jase .
the boy to talk to and even be propositioned by five or six of these itinerant. }
athletic tramp coaches who are out to buy the boys on the hoof through the

so-called respectable status of the coach being interested in the welfare of a

the boy. As a matter of fact, tnisleoach ig only interested in his own coaching

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