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It must not be supposed that the whole American academic world is By a decision of the Turkish complacent about this sort of Ministry of Education pupils of Hong Kong Bank 1435 1410 thing, for it is not. More than one secondary schools will not Chartered Bank, vide college president has proposed that be allowed to
any Mercantile Bk., A&B. intercollegiate athletics.be abolish kind of sporting club. Sport- without any admission fee-a rule ed in all secondary schools, ed, or that the games be played ing organisations will be creat-tank of Asia which would keep the athletes in a and competitive encounters are to condition of healthy poverty.
It take place at the end of every year is also suggested that only up with a view to a championship of per-classmen (seniors and juniors) Turkey. The practice of sport will be allowed to participate, on the thus to a large extent, be controll theory that no one will subsidised by the Government. do away with the large payments
an athlete, through two preliminary As a consequence of the intro-H. K. Fire tos......$65 now being made to amateur cham-however, it must be admitted that Turkey, Anglo-Saxon games like years of idleness. Until now, duction of Western culture into piens for their endorsement of ver- these efforts at amelioration have football,
Shipping. tain trade-marked types of athletic
boxing and nautical Douglas eatpment. The other was an in- trary, the tendency is toward big-occupied by the national ones. But, On the consports have taken the place once vestigation, carried on at the suger stadin, larger crowds, and more in spite of considerable expense. gestion of members of Congress, to money available for athletics. see whether it is true that expert the Middle West some of the col-sults which have been obtained are In both of money and efforts, the re- football players attend West Point, leges are habitually playing their singularly disproportionate to the Union Waterboats $ the United States Military Aca-important football games at night, high physical qualities of the Tur- demy, with no intention of re- maining in the army, but merely in noodlights at large expense, the
on flelda specially fitted with great kish race. order to lend their services to the argument being that more people now
The private sporting clubs Academy football team.
the express This in-re free to come to a match in the the withdrawal of their young Langkas............... quiry revealed the fact that a large evening than in the afternoon ander members will weaken them number of the best football play that the colleges need the money! to
such ers have in fact resigned from the Amateurs' Making £15,000 a Year, some years they will, perhaps, & degree that for army shortly after graduating from West Point. This is also the case; surround intercollegiate sport are tomary
Scandals similar to those which not be able to continue their cus- Raubs however, with many men who do piso found in connection with non-European and Balkan teams.
matches with Central not play, football, and the investi-collegiate vators found no evidence of real a particular golf, tennis, and BILLIARDS RECORDS.
amateur athletics- professionalism of men
are swimming. In theory the leading Such professionalism exista in wees; actually it is not at all un- nothing whatever for their pro- many other colleges and universi common for one of them to earn ties in the United States, perhaps £15.000 or £20,000 a year because a majority of them. of the Carnegie Endowment a few some
A report of his abilities. In the first place, months ago described in detail
of them
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these conditions in scores of the year playing exhibition matches,
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WALTER LINDRUM.
Walter Lindrum, the Australian champion, has received no fewer than 17 certificates from the B.C.G. for world's records, one of which is
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chief institutions of try, and, did not surprise wall- they live in the most expen
of which time in London. last December. informed Americans. Intercollegiaivehotels-and-clubs as ate-football earns vast sums every guests of one
the year: several colleges have gross in the second place most of them group or another. incomes of £200,000 annually from "write" for newspaper syndicates this source. Every institution
The first certificate for a record feels that it must have a winning
and command large fees for doing break by a woman has been award- team at whatever cost, the chief actually composed, as is frequently break of 96 in the Women's Bil- so. even when their articles are ed to Miss Joyce Gardner, for her pressure to this end coming from the case, by some seedy journalist liarde Championship. those thoughtless alumni, who are, hired for a few pounds a unhappily, in the majority.. The Various attempts have been made, football coach is almost always a especially in the field tennis, to professional, and is paid more than prevent the players writing, or at any member of the faculty, some least to prohibit their describing times more than the president him- the matches in which they them self; annual salaries of £3,000 or selves take part, but such efforts £1,000 are not uncommon. dition, there are secret funds which finally, the personal popularity of In ad- have broken down in practice. And. are used to ensure the presence in any champion is a Midas touch for the undergraduate body of certain him: If he sells Insurance or young men who, in their propara-bonds, or is a lawyer, his admirers tory schools, have demonstrated Rock to buy from, or consult, kim that they are, potential football and gain the chance to shake the stars. In the more llagrant cases hand which shot a 63 or defented the youthful athletes are paid the Frenchman in straight sets. straight weekly satory, but usually the subsidy is concealed in one mission had been seeking to pre. On demand
What the Federal Trade Com- or another. The player may have
60 -am-charge-accounts in the local shops,vent-in-particular, is the pant Credits, which mysteriously neglect to pre- quite customary for a champion
testimonal advertisement. It is sight sent statements; he may be paidathlete to make a public statement
On Bombay- an absurdly high rate for some that he uses So-and-an's ball x-
Wire President Cleveland
trifling service performed for the
On demand (Due Victoria, B.C., Sept. 19:) college or for the athletic associa-clusively, or plays his best with a On Calcutta- Parcels.......Sept. 1, 11 a.m. tion, and he is almost certain to friends may be well aware that he On demand
Such-and-such racket, though his Wire 11 a.m. have a scholarship which is at
.Noon least equal to the cost of his never touches aither. For this he On Singapore
tuition.
Is paid in cold cash sums ranging On demand
On Manila-s up to a thousand pounds or more. If the Federal authorities have On depand their way such testimonials in fu-
On Shanghai ture will be genuine, unsolicited,
On demand and not paid for. This will be a
Dollar and blow to the pocketbooks of most
On YokohaR- of the athletes (thero la a minor- On demand Ity to whom none of the foregoing Sovereigns (Bank's criticisms apply), but no doubt
buying rate) Manchester Guardian. it will be good for their souls. Silver (per oz.)
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Examinations by Proxy. Even the feeblest American institution, has some standard of scholarship, and the student who falla below it is supposed to be dismissed. This creates difficul- ties, since some of the sturdiest football players are genial young thing remotely resembling college morons incapable of doing any pm work.
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BASEBALL.
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.IN UNITED STATES.
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are taken by proxy. (This critic. ism, of course, does not apply to all the athletes, many of whom are honour men in their own right.) The following are the results of The college professor who; on games played in the National Empress of Canada
the eve of a big game, would Baseball League to-day declare a atar player ineligible. Cincinnati St Louis 8 (Due. Vancouver, BC., Sept. 19.)
Parcels.Sept. 3. 5 p.m. ecause of scholastic deficiencies ChicagoPittsburgh 5 Registration Sept: 4,9.15 am thereafter. Rarely does any such
would be hideously unpopular America FARME
The Americague games deplorable incident happen. In results are deed, there are authenticated cases Philadelphia 10. Waakington 9 where a colléga president has sald
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