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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1950
Page
4
Henry Mclemore reflects on Mencken’s critique of amateur athletic officials and the stubborn hypocrisy in college sports. He notes that after twenty years as a journalist and sports writer, the most disagreeable figures he met were middle-aged amateur sports administrators across tennis and boating.
Dallas readers, Jan. 23, a used car dealer ran a provocative ad tied to the Boston robbery. The column then pivots to a sharp critique of the NCAA Sanity Code and college athlete pay, arguing colleges profit massively from football and basketball while players receive little. The writer questions sums earned by major programs and suggests directing receipts to charity.
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