tate Collegian.
Vol. 11, No. 17
Inter=fraternity Athletics,
The following clipping from the
Syracuse Daily Orange explains it
self and expresses in a clear way
what is before the minds of college
men —the participation of all in
athletics. The scheme is meeting
with great success at Syracuse and
there is no reason why it should not
do so at State where theie aie quite
a large number of fratern.ties and
clubs. We have inter-fraternity ten
nis; why not football, baseball,
basketball ?
“'The formation of a basketball
league by the fraternities of the Uni
versity will be of great benefit, not
only to the University and the fra
ternities, but to the men themselves.
It is an excellent plan for discover
ing and developing good material
for the ’Varsity team. The base
ball series of last spring fully dem
onstrated the usefulness of such
friendly and manly athletic contests
in the piomotion of good feeling be
tween the several fraternities.
But the chief benefit is that accru
ing to the men themselves. It is a
trenchant criticism of American col
lege athletics that too much is made
of intercollegiate supremacy that
only men of extraordinaiy ability are
encouraged to participate in athletics.
The attitude of the students of Eng
lish universities is in sharp and
wholesome contiast to this. There
everybody engages in some form of
recreation, and almost their entire
attention is directed to the contests
between their own teams. The men
engage in their sports for the per
sonal benefit to themselves. There
is need of such a spirit in American
colleges. Any movement, there
fore, which contributes to this end
should meet with the warmest en
couragement.”
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FEBRUARY 8, 1906
Rules Committee Act
A wholesale change in football
rules has been mapped out by the
National Inter-collegiate Football
Rules Committee. Nothing has
been definitely decided upon as yet,
but will be at another meeting in
about a week. In the interim
the proposed change will be dis
cussed and considered prepara
tory to being acted upon. Before
actual embodiment in the rules book
it is probable that experiments will
be made to test the new ideas to
prove their worth. The suggested
changes favor open play, elimina
tion of unnecessary roughness, and
provides for the appointment of
officials by a central board.
Little can be said of the outcome,
as it is yet vague and an unknown
quantity, but that the change will be
radical and rapid we feel sure from
the attitude of Columbia Union,
Harvard, and several others, which
have demanded a decided change.
Debating Club
The. Debating Club as usual met
in 367 on Saturday evening. On
account of the small number of those
present it was decided to carry the
program over to the following week.
The resignation of C. R. Stahl, ’O7,
from the varshy debating team was
reluctantly accepted, and his place
filled by the alternate, W. H. Went
zel, ’OB. The coming debate be
tween the second State team and
Juniata College was discussed.
Fuller particulars in regard to this
debate will probably be ready at
the next meeting.
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Basketball
Our Varsity basKetball five return
ed last Monday from their Eastern
trip. Two defeats were experienced
but only after good hard contests.
The fellows report that both Le
high and Penn won in square style,
although against Penn, State seemed
a winner until the last few minutes
of play. Both referees, Messis
Dougherty and Sharpe, proved
splendid officials and in the Penn
game the latter certainly called all
the fouls in sight, which slowed-up
the contest to a large extent. How
ever, the Philadelphia papers called
the game ‘‘a whirlwind affair” so
that State’s sons must have at least
managed to keep the grass from
sprouting beneath their feet. The
Penn floor is* as large as that in
our Armory so there was plenty of
room forpassingand good team work;
but at Lehigh the extremely limited
floor-space naturally resulted in a
rough and unsatisfactory argument.
Although our five dropped both
games we wish Captain Heaton and
his men to feel that the students are
with them stronger than ever, and
confident in an unbroken string, of
victories during the remainder of the
season. The smallness of Lehigh’s
floor space was a decided handicap
to State’s five, but Lehigh’s men,
as well as the five at Penn, played
clean, fair basketball. Considering
the strength of their teams, Penn
State cannot feel in any way dis
couraged. Here are the scores:
S PA I'h 19
Mooihead .
Heaton (.CapU guard
Goal*, from field Anderson *l, Travis A, McMul
1m 3, Troutman 2, Ross 3. Moorhead 2, Yeckhy,
Kilmer. Goals Uom foul- Rierce 5, Moorhead S
Referee—Dougherty, Lehigh Timers—Golden,
State, Smith, Lehigh. Huhea 20 minutes.
Continued J'/om /’i'i.v ~
LEHIGH 31
I*i outman
. Andersa u
McMulhn