New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-30
TIE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

AGAINST THE CHARGE OF BRUTALITY"
A fitting climax to the athletic season will
he the annual football match between Yale and Prince
ton at the Polo Grounds this afternoon Thegame VIII
he called at half past O'Clock, and Will be played IN
spite Of snow, rain, hail, thunder and lightning
or any other triiiing thing. All Gay
Yesterday fifty men the employ OF the managers OF
the Polo Grounds we're work with wheelbarrows and
CARTS shoyes pckaxes aud brOons removing the snow
which has recently fallen II the uned efforts OF these
men prove futile in clearing the grounds or snow the
football game will be played, "even II the
snow is twenty-five feet high and the players have 10
be holsted into the grounds with derricks The mem
bers OF the Princeton arrived In this city yesterday
noon and were quartered at the Park Avenue Hotel
The members Of Yale reached this city late In
the afternoon and won't directly to the Fifth Avenuo
Ho where they seen last evening in the corridors
talking over tie pros ecs OF success to-day with host
of fellowstudents who came from New-Haven with
them The members Of both teams visited the theatres
last evening, but only remained short time as their
conrse of training the game to-day Will not permit
them TO be out late at night Both teams
are confident OF success, and agree in
saving that the game to-day will be The hardest
tonight game OF football ever played by college teams
This game will decide the college championship As the
score now stands Yale two games having beat
On Columbia and Harvard; Princeton has game
from Columbia and lost to Harvard; Columbia has
lost three games and won none; Harvard has defeated
Princeton and Columbia. and has been defeated by Yale
In case Yale wins to-day her team will retain the cham
ponshp another year; and If Princeton WINS there VIII
he tie for the championship between Yale and Prince
ton These four colleges are the Only ones III the contest
for the football championship
There have been many attempts 10 stigmatize
the game OF football played by the Yale team
since the introduction Of the Rugby rules
as n "brutal" and "ungentlemanly" game that the
members Of the team have prepared statement in
II,tdiu. fifa aha adj
against them in the of every football season. and
the unairness Of sending out these statements to their
parents and friends. they say;
We ap cal 10 critics to read over the rules this
lock at the scales We ask them to remember thar
have played tine game, RAIN or ssine, rom
the midcle Of September, and that II we muir
dered the men play against We shonld lose
ali our practice. We want them TO notice that on the
We want them TO understand that we do not waste our
time energy IN putting men H0wn Tor annse eh oul
We are not used TO crying held because we nav; Detn
taught TO stop the man with our hands ana not our
voice. We not taught to stop playing III we are
XwDitbv and applause We are taught 10 play
com paint long are able and when We cease TO
have the nerve TO come up sbiHhs
aiter fall. we are taught to make way for a
better man. We do not delay the game
by appeals TO he referee and dance around a.
games by it, 1t would he said That we were hruta!ly
reae I'd There are many men who attempt football VINO
object to falls No gooh piaS or Gales IOf Hoh c0mpah
ana good tem has any place i9r sueh canldates
Mon az
OF a. much on the field IN game as man would be
in boat who could pull hdlf-sawed sweep" through
nreIty TO look at but the hearts in the wrong place
| We are accused OF doing work by sheer weight.
cnsed OF using brute instead Of skill Ask any
veteran player If it does not take more than year Of
OH men, and taen II our team does no, 40 IT, oven TO
"a man. Ask MIN again would ne rather tackle snort,
low runner, using his arms freely, big running
i'll heap ana relying on his weight We are blamed Tor
taking hOia OF when ne caches tine ball OH the ny
flul IN hat hall
across that goal line. Mason, OF Harvard made the
winning touchdown against ~ F''neson ho on
| only one way TO stop him, and that i TO tackle.
Tue will not and ought act u heel the caic II
he has such opportunity run. 1t Ia good play
than In baseball TO hold fly that dropped would give
double play. II he can gain in fG0rbiH by not heel
ing" he viii take that advantage But IL is opponents
understand TIE game they Will not let hin run II they
can get to him in time TO prevent IT, lie k2ows tn
Has any one, therefore, right to call play 4bru al
4 is only eg n PGSyasd n Ga the eoSness nd
Ask a half back" wGat TWO thoughts In his mind
tell You get the bail and IooA cut for the man"
Now ii thai " haiDack gets tnese two thoughts ar
| rsI, no will Ueyer make u steady player. He must not
scientific a. TO ioIget thai the ball is his first object
aud Light weight. Yet became through
rusher line Time after time. Wilmington Of PRICE
fes her Weight Harding was our standby for tnree
years T aud his Weight Was i5o All tSe
teams have hsd ,,i heavy men and ali
can found who would say that eituer class is inI
Bile lie Will say. however, that the first requisite
| courage, he would call II on the Held" sand."
The men who write about the weakness and mistakes
of our rules take great deal upon Themselves when
| they criticise what has been worked b. not Ouy
fairly educated men, but real players, for hall
years relying for these criticisms upon Watching
game once "A year In conclusion let say That foot
Da its very nature rough game; II 1t IT
wSSd s ssa'0 no :" fault wn ne game ne n Ys
| college it's delegates at convention o.
| make o the rules, and eacl COLLEGE
20 practce under those ruos. Wnsev mistakes have
been made equally responsible for IL, when
| come association games one another OF
made OF learning play losing game,
| let college not cry out against her opponents
tnrOugh her nonpayers VINO print losing
| their victory tine Held. More tnan this, lei
| the critics remember thar 1t is the NUM- Der
| OF falls nor Jne number of "Im lmrls
tHat win Lose but the Of goals mat lakes
more practice get up and play after fall than 10
WtnuraW; Lhat IL hurts heavy lust "a Ipucn "a
hight man when he falls. AMI finally when the critics
speak OF brutality they are gong to be read literally
by many people, add be understood great deal
more than lacts warrant