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(Big Ten Weekly)
When you Bee a man wearing his
varsity letter sweater it means some
thing, but it means something differ
ent at nearly every school in the
Big Ten Conference. There are
many methods, systems and regula
tions for awarding the emblem of
service on a varsity team and the
nature of the award differs widely,
although at all except one Big Ten
school the basis of award is, in gen
eral, made along common lines.
A brief study of the various sys
tems of making the varsity award
at the ten Conference schools makes
a rather interesting study in com
parative values.
Football is the chief sport at all
schools and for that reason and be
cause more men regularly take part
in that sport than in any other, ex
cepting track, football leads at most
universities in an average year in
the number of awards.
Football Award
The requirement at Illinois for a
varsity football "I" is that a man
shall have played in three Conference
games or one full half of two games
during the season. Occasionally
this rule is modified in the case of
a senior. At Indiana the football
T' to nittan tn n I, V. .!..
cd in three Conference games, but a
major game against an important
non-conference team counts. The
Wisconsin "W" is given to men who
play an aggregate of four full halves
of Conference football.
The Purdue "P" is given to men
who have played in one half of the
quarters of Conference or equivalent
games. An Iowa man competing in
six full quarters of Conference foot
ball wins his T This regulation is
enforced more strictly at Iowa than
at most of the Conference schools
and .the number of awards is usually
smaller. Iowa has not granted more
than fifteen or sixteen letters a sea
son for several years.
The Minnesota "M" is given for
participation in two Conference
games, regardless of time played.
If less than four Conference games
are played, another game may be
designated as ot equal importance
for letter qualification.
Many Ohio Letter
Ohio State awards the varsity "0!'
to any man who plays in the home
coming or final game, or who takes
part in two Conference games. A ;
Service award is also made in cases
of a man being on the squad forj
three years. The number of awards'
at Ohio State frequently runs over
twenty-five and this year totalled
thirty-three.
Michigan awards a football "M" j
by action of the committee which j
makes regulations to conform to the I
nature of the schedule. Recently
men who have played an aggregate
of thirty minutes have been eligible
for the "M," with the letter being
awarded in some cases for work of
merit for shorter participation.
Chicago's "C" awards in all sports
are made on a basis that is prob
ably unique in the country and will
be discussed taier. j
The Usual Number
While there is a considerable vari
ation in the basis of awards, the
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made to men who'have not met the
usual number at most schools runs
from seventeen to twenty-two, with
Iowa usually below the average and
Ohio State considerably above. At
most schools, a minor letter, second
ary award or A. A. monogram is
full letter requirement In practic
ally all cases, the recommendation of
the coach must be made to complete
the award.
Most of the Conference schools
take into consideration injuries that
might have prevented a man from
ploying, particularly one who won
his letter the previous year.
Awards in track, in general, follow
even a more strict formula than in
football. At Michigan a man com
peting on a winning relay team in a
major meet (not dual meet), a point
scorer in a Conference meet or a first
place in a major dual meet is
awarded the "M," a cordon, or stripe
on the track shirt being granted in
all except the last named case. One
additional "M" is granted each year
at the recommendation of the coach
to a man who does not meet the re
quirements, but is deserving.
Iowa gives the track "I" to a man
on a winning relay team at a major
carnival, for first or second place in
an individual event at such a meet,
a point winner in a Conference
Championship meet or two dual meet
first places.
Ohio State grants a track letter
for a first place in the Ohio "Big
Six" meet, a point in the Conference
meet, fifteen points in two or more
dual meets or a new Ohio State rec
ord made in competition.
Minnesota's letter, in addition to
the usual relay and Confernce meet
regulation goes to any man who
averages two points in all dual meets
during the season. Purdue grants
a letter for five points in a Confer
ence dual meet, in addition to the
Conference meet or relay qualifica
tions. Wisconsin gives a "W" for
a man on a first or second place team
in a major relay or ten point total in
dual meets. Indiana grants the "I"
for a first place or eight points in a
dual meet, in addition to the usual
championship meet scorers.
Ten Point at Illinois
Illinois gives the track "I" for ten
points in track meets, points scored
at relay carnivals to count double,
in addition to the usual letter for
points in a Conference meet or in a
winning major relay quartet.
The varsity "N" at Northwestern
can be won by a first place in a dual
meet, or fifteen points in dual meets.
In basketball the varsity letter is
given for participation in the number
of games determined by the com
mittee, at Michigan, an aggregate of
six halves at Illinois, in five games
at Northwestern, in ono full half or
three quarters of the games at In
diana, in an aggregate of four
halves at Wisconsin, an aggregate of
seven halves at Purdue, a total of
eighty minutes at Minnesota, one
half of the games at Ohio State, and
eight halves at Iowa. The average
number of letters is eight or nine a
season, except at Chicago where five
or six is more common, as will be
explained later.
Baseball Letter
Letters in baseball are given on
the following basis: four innings in
two-thirds of the games at Iowa, half
of the games at Northwestern, Ohio
State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and In
diana, five games or thirty innings
at Purude, seven games at Illinios,
and by a vote of the committee at
Michigan. In the case of pitchers,
the requirement is not so stringent,
working in two or three games, for
more than an inning or two usually
being sufficient.
Chicago's system seems curious as
compared to the other Conference
schools. There is no requirement in
any sport, Director Stagg acting up
on the recommendations of the other
coaches as he sees fit. Sophomores
at Chicago, nowdays, rarely get a
letter, regardless of ability, but
nearly all seniors on any major squad
are rewarded. Faithfulness in train
ing is often the basis of a letter rath
er than ability and there are many
awards or failures to make awards
that dumfound the students and alumni
Several years ago Kennedy of
Chicago won the 440 in the indoor
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Conference meet and did not get a
letter for two years. Russell, Chi
cago's great high Jumper placed in
the national meet his sophomore year
nd won his event his junior year
in the indoor Conference meet, but
did not win a letter until the week
he graduated.
Few Baseball Award
Chicago's letter awards in football
have averaged about twenty in the
recent years, but baseball only about
four a year. Last year when the
Maroons failed by ono base hit to
win the Big Ten baseball title, four
regulars who played brilliant base-
bail in every game did not get letters.
The sophomore stigma was given ar
the reason. Fedor, a star shortstop,
graduated three years ago without r
letter. Last year in football, bas
ketball, baseball and track, a total
of only four sophomores won letters.
In the long run, as many men are
graduated at Chicago with letters as
at the other Conference schools, but
very few men can win a letter three
years in any sport. Having once
won a letter, particularly in football,
it is comparatively easy to acquire
the "C" in other sports.
Chicago was one of the first
schools to award a major letter in
the so-called "minor sports", but
now gives fewer letters in these
sports than most of the other Big
Ten schools, particularly in swim
ming, tennis and wrestling.
All Sport Recognized
In the Conference the old distinc
tion between "major" and "minor"
sports is fast fading out and the
varsity award is made to the regular
members of the swimming, water po
lo, wrestling, hockey, fencing, gym
nastic, cross country, tennis and golf
teams, or at least to. the best per
formers. Wisconsin gives a major
letter to the members of the crew
who row at Poughket-psie.
The basis of awards vary at the
different schools in the ro-called
"minor" sports and it is too involved
to explain at this time. But a good
fencer, wrestler, or golf player, now
has as much chance for a varsity
letter as has a football or track man.
The number of awards, of course,
varies with the schools and the
standing of the teams. Most of the
Big Ten universities award a major
swimming letter on a scoring basis
similar to track competition.
Practically all of the schools, Chi
cago being an exception, awarded the
student manager a "manager's let
ter," which makes him a member of
the letter association.
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