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...captain arrived at his selection, whether by competition or promotion or because he preferred a certain candidate. It has not felt that such things lay within its province. In the same way it has nothing to do with creating a "winning system" or "policy" in any branch of sport. This is a matter for the contestants themselves, aided by their expert advisers. Of course if a serious case of "fake" competition for a managership were brought to the Committee's notice it might feel called upon to annual the captain's action; but it believes in having as little paternal...
Considering the annual surplus, the whole matter appears to be an unnecessary taxing of undergraduates and another stop towards that commercial spirit, virtually the professional, which so permeates American sport. TWO UNDERGRADUATES
...have never received, directly or indirectly, any money or other consideration for playing baseball or in any other sport. Answering specific points that have been made, I give my word that I played in the summers of 1901 and 1902 at Vinal Haven, Maine, but never received any compensation directly or indirectly. I played in the summer of 1903 on the Union Glee Club team of Rockland, Mass., and make the same statement as to this team. I played on Sept. 16 and 26, 1904, on the Walkover team at Brockton, Mass., and at no other times, and make...
...think it is only fair that the undergraduates should contribute. I do not believed it is possible to lay down a hard and fast rule as to the support of the minor teams; but each case should be dealt with on its merits, and where it is evidently a sport, that though small in some ways, is enjoyed by a large number of men, some help should be given by the Athletic Association although I feel the Committee is right in urging the smaller teams to be self-supporting...
...teams recognized by the Committee should have reasonable support. The basis should be the number of men actively engaged in the sport and not the gate receipts or the amount of subscriptions of which the latter depends largely upon the time the collectors get out and their ability to talk men into giving. The minor teams appeal to a large number of men and furnish physical benefit to many who are no table to go out for the major sports. W. S. SUGDEN...