Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1919 — JOHN M’GRAW TALKS ON SPORTS AT YALE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

JOHN M’GRAW TALKS ON SPORTS AT YALE

College Scribe Interviews Vice President of Giants. Expresses Satisfaction Over Re-estab-lishment of Former Annual Game —Comments on Athletics at University. When Interviewed in regard to the university game with the New York Giants on April 22, John J. McGraw, the vice president and manager of the New York Ball club, expressed great satisfaction over the re : establlshment of the formerly annual game. He also commented on and discussed the university athletic policy and the general condition of college sports. Mr. McGraw said In part: am very glad on my part that the game with Yale has been re-estab-lished. It is always an interesting game and gives us all some good practice. To open the season at tha Polo grounds is a privilege and a prestige that we are glad to give to such a worthy institution as Yale. I am delighted.” When the new athletic policy of the university was explained to Mr. McGraw he replied: “That seems to me to be a good policy to follow. The university teams encourage general athletics, and «s a re-

suit of the general athletics you are able to get better athletes and better ball players on your university teams. ‘‘As regards training tables they are helpful in many cases, where a man is preparing for one big push, as a boxing match or a track meet, or even for a game of football, but they are not vital assets of a ball player who goes through a long season. It Is the same for both college and professional ers, although the college season is riot so long. • “However, no matter what they do. I h,ope to see the old college game come back. Let's see things as they were in the good old days before the war. Every year men try to modify baseball rules, but every year when we come back we are still playing under the same rules, so I hope that when this period has passed with all Its benefits we will be back again as It was In former times. “Above all, when they are making vital changes in athletics policy, they should take the word of those men who have been through the game, and not let outside men working on theory dictate to them."

John McGraw.