The University Courier.
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ATHLETICS.
Hector Cowan will be with us by the first of March.
Now, for goodness sake, "get from under" and lets us have work. Lets us work together for ourselves and our University.
If some of the people in this institution would get it into their heads that Mr. Cowan could possibly get along without them, they might be of some use to our athletics.
Our "going to do something" government, by a great deal of pushing and work from the outside, has at last secured a man.
Now this man has demonstrated, to some of us at least, by his work at Princeton, that he is capable of running his department. Now show him that we are willing and capable of working. He will show us how.
A few words to the base-ball candidates who seem indifferent whether they play or not because they think so few games will be played this spring that it is not worth the time needed in practice: Games are practically assured with S. U. I. and N. S. U., as their teams will make trips through this country. Missouri, encouraged by the victory last fall, has awakened, and the chances are that Kansas and Missouri will cross bats at Kansas City. Should we have but three games and defeat three state universities, is it not worth all of the time and practice we put in? Baker, though the triangle is defunct, is still alive, and to defeat her will take all our energies. These clubs depend altogether on their battery work, and to defeat them will necessitate steady and hard practice in both team work and batting. We can be assured that our practice will be brought to good account.
No year has the make up of the all-American foot-ball eleven been so easy a task. Usually there has been a man here and there on the smaller college teams that has played sufficiently well to have his name at least considered in the make-up of the national eleven, but this year none such appears, and the eleven men and eight substitutes come undoubtedly from the four large universities—Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania. Furthermore, the all American team of 1893, in my judgment, is the strongest combination that has ever been able to get together. Individually some of the eleven in the last few years, particularly '91, show up quite as strong; but for an evenly balanced team, including substitutes, I think the '93 eleven is the strongest that has ever been put forth.
All-American team for 1893:
Butterworth, Yale, full-back; Brewer, Harvard, and Morse, Princeton, half-backs; King, Princeton, quarter; Lewis, Harvard, center; Wheeler, Princeton, and Hickok, Yale, guards; Lea, Princeton, and Newell, Harvard, tackles; Hinckney, Yale, and Trenchard, Princeton, ends. Substitutes: Ward (Princeton), Thorne (Yale), and Brooke and Knepe (U. of Penn.), back of the line; Holly, Taylor, and Balliet (Princeton), and Greenway (Yale), in the line.-Casper Whitney in Harper's Weekly.
At a meeting of the Western Interstate University Foot-ball Association, held in Kansas City, December 30th, 1893, the following important changes were made in the constitution: Article X, upon which hangs the whole fabric, has been unmercifully slaughtered. No action was taken upon our protest, but it is the opinion of our representative that we will suffer little from that source in the future.
ARTICLE X.
No professional athlete shall take part in any contest of the Association, nor shall any player of any University be paid or receive directly or indirectly, any money or financial concession or emolument as present or past compensation for, or as prior consideration or inducement to playing or coaching, whether the same be received from or paid by or at the instance of the Foot-ball Association, athletic committee or faculty of such University, or any individual whatsoever. The managers of contesting teams shall place in the hands of the General Manager, fifteen days prior to each game, the names of all players to be engaged in aforesaid games, which shall be forwarded
to the managers of opposing teams within twenty-four hours after receipt.
If any player be specially challenged under this section by any member of the association, the General Manager shall on the same day he receives the challenge inform the challenged party by wire, that such challenge has been filed. Said challenged party shall within three days after the filing of such challenge with the General Manager, file with the General Manager an affidavit duly verified under oath, showing that he in no way violates the foregoing provisions of this section, and upon his failure to make and file such affidavit he shall be barred from participating in any contest of this association. And in case the sufficiency of such affidavit be questioned by the challenging party, and the General Manager be notified thereof, the player shall submit to oral examination on two days' notice by said challenging party before the executive committee, who shall then and thereafter decide concerning eligibility of said challenged player to take part in contests of this association. The date of such examination shall not be set later than 10 A.M. of the day the game is to be played. No challenge or protest shall in any way affect a game which has been played previous to the filing of such challenge or protest. The expense incurred in holding such examinations shall be borne by the team losing contest. Furthermore, no one shall be eligible to take part as a player in any championship game of this association who is not a bona fide student of the University on whose team he plays, matriculated for the then current college year, and regularly pursuing a course which requires his attendance upon at least five lectures or recitations per week; and the player shall further furnish to the General Manager an affidavit stating that he is a bona fide student of the University on whose team he plays, matriculated for the college year, and regularly pursuing a course which requires his attendance upon at least five lectures or recitations a week. No professor, tutor, instructor or post-graduate student, except an aluminus of the University on whose team he plays shall be allowed to take part in any contest of this association.
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI.
The fine of $50 imposed by the executive committee shall go to the team to which the game was forfeited.
Section 3 of article II now reads: An assessment of $50 to purchase a cup for the winning team shall be levied. On winning the cup three times, it becomes the team's permanent property.
At last K. U. has on foot a scheme that will, if developed, make base-ball circles spin once again.
The Athletic Association has received communications concerning the formation of an interstate league, consisting of the Universities of Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas.
The idea seems to be that a tournament will be held in Omaha sometime during May.
The teams of these different Universities to meet there and play for the championship.
This is surely a feasible scheme and it will be one of the best advertisements the University has ever had.
The tournament if fully aired in all of the western dailies should prove a financial success for any one undertaking it.
The only thing that K. U. will get out of it, besides the pennant, will be the expenses of the team. This of course is not much, after the heart of our "all for money government," but it is success to our athletics.
It is an incentive for our ball men to get out and work for the team. Training for the ball team leads others to train for other sports, and then we will have a good athletic team.
The indoor meet is probably given up because the rink could not be had only until the first of March. This unfortunate circumstance makes it impossible for the ball team to have any indoor practice this year. Nevertheless if this weather keeps up and we have our men out by the first of April enough good hard work will land the championship in Kansas.
We have with us this year five old men—Kelsey, Chamberlain, Matteson, Williams, Alden, all of whom will try for their old positions except Matteson who will try for second. But this fact should not keep any man in school from trying for any position on the team. The fact that we have these men back does not amount to anything. If you can play the best ball you are the best man and you will get on the team.
At last K. U. has on foot a scheme that will, if developed, make base-ball circles spin once again.
The Athletic Association has received communications concerning the formation of an interstate league, consisting of the Universities of Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas.
The idea seems to be that a tournament will be held in Omaha sometime during May.
The teams of these different Universities to meet there and play for the championship.
This is surely a feasible scheme and it will be one of the best advertisements the University has ever had.
The tournament if fully aired in all of the western dailies should prove a financial success for any one undertaking it.
The only thing that K. U. will get out of it, besides the pennant, will be the expenses of the team. This of course is not much, after the heart of our "all for money government," but it is success to our athletics.
It is an incentive for our ball men to get out and work for the team. Training for the ball team leads others to train for other sports, and then we will have a good athletic team.
The indoor meet is probably given up because the rink could not be had only until the first of March. This unfortunate circumstance makes it impossible for the ball team to have any indoor practice this year. Nevertheless if this weather keeps up and we have our men out by the first of April enough good hard work will land the championship in Kansas.
We have with us this year five old men—Kelsey, Chamberlain, Matteson, Williams, Alden, all of whom will try for their old positions except Matteson who will try for second. But this fact should not keep any man in school from trying for any position on the team. The fact that we have these men back does not amount to anything. If you can play the best ball you are the best man and you will get on the team.