The "Summer Base Ball"
Question
A recent issue of "The Daily
Princetonian" comments favorably
upon the suggestion to make "sum
mer ball" players eligible for mem
bership on the 'Varsity nine, and
the College publication of the Uni
versity of Virginia, along with many
others, has fallen in line with this
most sensible idea. "The Daily
Princetonian" editorial in entirety is
as follows :
"The new baseball ruling which
is proposed at Cornell, whereby
members of the 'Varsity team are
allowed to play summer baseball for
compensation, except with a major
league team, or with a New York
State league team, although a radical
step, is one which is well worthy of
the consideration of the Athletic Ad
visory Committees of other universi
ties. From this, we are led to infer
that the playing with a hotel or with
any other semi-professional team is
legitimate at Cornell. In considera
tion of the fact that in conjunction
with this new rule, other rules were
propcised, the substance of which is
almost identical with that of those
passed by Princeton, Yale and Har
vard a short time ago, it appears to
us that Cornell has taken a brave
step in the right direction.
"Another rule states that a man,
in order to be eligible for the team
must not in the past have received
compensation directly or indirectly
as a member of a professional team.
The injuries which professional base
ball playing does to the average col
lege athletes are too numerous to
need discussion. The new eligibility
code only allows a college athlete
three years in which to be a mem
ber of the team of his respective
college, thus doing away not only
with commercialism but also with
the possibi ity of a man's entering
college for the sole purpose of com
peting in athletics. _
"As a result of this new code,
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
the possibility of even having candi
dates for teams, who have at any
time played for compensation is re
duced to a minimum, and in addi
tion to this, the rigid scholastic re
quirements which are now necessary
for competition in athletics at Prince
ton, gives us every reason to believe
that this new rule should receive a
great deal of attention here. We do
not wish to assert ourselves as being
in favor of this new ruling, but we
do believe that it is a system wor
thy of the careful consideration and
investigation of the Committee on
Outdoor Sports."
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