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THE RED AND BLACK. (Thelteb nub tHach. 91.00 »*KW ANNUM. Published by the Athletic Association of the rnivemlty of Georgia. (IIAHI.K- W I)AV|M KUITOlf- IN f 'll IKK. IU Mi ll !)KNMAItK . lil’HlHkmh Manaokk. Minimi Tin km a n Atiii.ktu Kimtoii. Wm. L. WooTTr.!t .KxrilANOK KhlToll. Loi \ i Bdi roB. W. E. Watkim* .. Auh’t llm. Mo’k. All communications in reference to »iibftrri|»tioiis :itnl advertisement* iiboubl lie ;«<l«11•*»%»<■«I In tin* Business Manager. Printed l>> E. I). Stone. 15 North Jackson St I*ATKOM/.K Ol’II ADVKKTlsKItS. KDITOlUAL COMMKNT. We :ir«• i11< 1.■!>1 <>> 1 to Mr. \\ ill Hoyt for getting up tlu> ntldetie Hews ill this issue. < >wing to innhility to obtain tlio manuscript in time, it was impossible to publish in last Week's 1D:I> IMi Hl.ACK tlio find ing of tlio Committee of tIn* Vnivorsitv of Tennessee who wort* appointed to investigate tlio charges brought hy tlio Uni versity of licorgia against the tlio Tennessee loam, in rojjaml to unfairness in the rooont (Senr- gin-Tcnnessec foothall game. However, in this issue, wo pub lish the report in full, together with a eartl from Mr. K.S.Cnn- non, who acted as umpire in the K«im As to the report, wo have not hint; to say, except that tlio statements in the lirst sentence of paragraph.'! and in paragraph 7 are eorroot. Wo have found that in those two points mis representations were made in the account of the game as pub lished in the Pi n ami Mi vi k several weeks ago. These state ment' we retract, and gladly make an apology for any injus tice done Tennessee, at these two points in our account The failure of our foothall season to come out dear of debt has rendered it painfully evident that some new system in our athletic management mti't ho devised, or our inter-collegiate athletics are doomed. With these facts in view, the Athletic Council atitsla*t meet ing appointed a committee of six to make impiiries of the mana gers of other college teams as to their tn'tlmd'of management, and to suggest to the faculty some means hy which our sea sons might at least pay all ex penses. The trouble seems to have lieen that the exjH'hses of our team and those of our opponent' have taken all the gross receipts of the games, and so left noth ing to pay for equipment or coach. The expenses would be increased very little, but the receipts greatly augmented, by hibits plainly the advantages over the former method. A unanimous selection has been made in less than a week after the season’s close, and every one is satisfied with the result. Not :m unfavorable criticism has been Uttered by a single member of the student-body, so far as we know, but each one is confident that the committee Ini' made the best possible choice, and that Mr. MeCutcheon richly deserves the high honor that has been conferred upon him. playing two or three games on a der the new system, but it ex- singl" trip ; and this suggests a possible remedy. Sewatiee made $2,ol)(l.(l0 on her Western trip on account of the fact that she played five games in a single tour. There were the gate re ceipts of five games for profits, and expenses not at all propor tionally increased. If, for in stance, on the Tennessee trip, our team should have had games arranged with Sewatiee, Vanderbilt, and the University .of Nashville, there is no reason why a considerable amount should not have been cleared, as there would have I no ad ditional expenses except those ! of a stop-over. As a very reasonable objec tion to such a trip, it is urged that it is demoralizing for a j team to be for so long a time out of college, Imt the men arc allowed to play a certain num ber of games olV the University campus, and there is no reason why all these games (or the greater number of them) should not he played iu a single week. It is high time that the stu dent-body should awake to a realization of the serious dan ger that confronts our inter collegiate athletics. Matters will not be allowed to go on al ways as they are at present. Something must be done, and done tpiickly omen elev- tmicli in the THE ELECTION OF CAPTAINS. The election of Mr. McCutch- eon as captain of the H>00 foot ball team has demonstrated that thi’ present method of selection is decidedly a success, and that a choice of captain hy the com mittee in charge is easily made and avoids all the evils arising front the mechanisms sf polit ical cliques. This commitoo consicts of l’rof. John Morris, Physical Director; Dr .1. P. Campbell, faculty member of Athletic Council; Mr. John' themselve Wclcli, the resident alumnus member of Athletic Council: the retiring captain; and the coach for the team. In such a committee there is almost m> chance for the work ing of political schemes, and the election must lie solely on merit. Now. for several years, our teams have been greatly handicapped by the pledging of the men to mu* candidate or an other for captain's honors,some time before the season’s close; and the result lias always been a divided team—a team that lacked that unity of purpose and play, without which no game can !*> won. Kven after an election hv the team was held, the result was seldom final. There were in nearly every case charges of fraud, and protests entered. These led necessarily to hard feelrngs on the part of recognition of thi the defeated party, and to a di- should therefore be CLASS GAMES. There is indeed a good for the P.MtO ’Varsity en in the ftict that so interest is being shown class foothall games. The en thusiasm is unprecedented, not only that exhibited by the teams themselves, hut also by the stu dent-body. Every spare mo ment in the day finds the class captains and their men out on Athletic Field running signals ; j andthe attend anecat th ■ games during the last week proves how popular these contests are with the students. The excitement shown has been its great its at ;in inter-collegiate game, and th" iitt"rest j list a< intense. There will be no lack of good men for the’Varsily when our —freshman are trained in the ;i-s games ; Tor sin’ll men make the best of athletes. What better players have there been on our football elevens than Nalley. Cothran Kent, It it'll ii>, or McIntosh? All these were men wlin trained in ath letic sports from their very en trance to the University, when they gave little promise of what they were to become. We could wish for no better material than we have now iu college, and class game will bring out this material and show the men what they can do. Football is the American col lege game. While other sports are taken up in season, foothall belongs to college men exclu sively, and they have made the game what it is to-day. Hnse- hall occupies an important place in college athletics, hut the best baseball players are not found on University nines, and in fact, our best coaches arc drawn from professional ranks. This is not true of football. There are no professional foot ball elevens, and the coaches are till college men. It is a game made by college men for college men. Such being the case, our foot ball should not be left to the eleven men who compose the ’Varsity, hut it should lie the common property of all stu dents. The class games are a fact, and encouraged CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. The amendment to the con stitution of the Athletic Asso ciation passed by the Athletic Council at its last meeting is worthy of the earnest consider ation of every student. The difficulty with which the Advisory Committee lias had to contend in making elections is the fact that it now requires eight of the ten votes in the committee to elect ; and in prac tice it has proved very diflii-nlt to obtain eight votes out of ten for any one man, on account of political factions in the Univer sity. A remedy seemed to lie, therefore, in decreasing the nec- ccssary number of votes in the committee, and it was this rem edy that the council adopted. It is now proposed that a ma jority of tlioxi nitimi iu the com mittee shall elect, the name re ceiving the least number of votes being dropped after each ballot. Plainly, thi- will fulfil the purpose of obtaining ait elec tion. and that very quickly ; for the number of names will soon be dropped to two and one of these must secure a majority. In case the vote should stand a tie. the president will have the deciding vote, and the matter will lie settled without any delay. The only question in the minds of tin■ Athletic Council iu presenting this amendment to tin' Association was whether to i much power would not be placed in the hands of the Ad visory Hoard by stirli a measure. I nder this system of election, it is evident that if one political party should obtain strength sufficient to hold a majority iu the Advisory Committee, they might easily run everything with a high hand, to the com plete exclusion of the minority. This difficulty seemed a serious • me, hut no better method could be found, and it was decided to submit the amendment to the Athletic Association. Let the students think over and talk over the proposed change; and if this is consid ered the proper reinedv for the evils of the present method of election, let the amendment lie ratified when the Association meeting is called just after the Christmas holidays. If, how ever, a better system of election is known, let the proposed amendment be voted down and another substituted in its place. \ ided ’Varsity next season. The election of Captain Mc- Cutcheon was the first held un to the fullest extent. IIARKV L. .KiXE? Hatter - Haberdasher. When in M.tron make my store your headquarters. Subscribe for Kkh ani I5i .\i k 2nd Street, MACON. GA