New-York tribune., 1884-11-29
co1LEGE MEN ON FOOTBALL
,,sc,,ssrNa THE RECENT MATCH.
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r, ..o,,,ea state Of the football QUESTION
Inv ".'s',nr,sv most OF tho students VINO we'e
kep' v, ,n,ercsed Hundreds OF young s'"""', a
ss, 100, ,,con them as oraces hhs''." 49, ~
,,n,s n, The Fifth Avenue ho''i WV" y, ,.,o tho
s.,ao,ar,ers and IN the PARK Avenue ."o ,norr,ny
s',.,o, ,eam stil remained 'oP''' " w -. -. nn
s'oro I'm every hard. and dlSc"sso" "",
- .n,uea but earnest tones 'e-'" ''', ,oor,rsncca
:" ". ,a,cd questions which recent ooo"i'",V'
anu mue" - 80 ,he college world. Great satisfaction
nave P' P, ,h,, ia most OF the papers thc game ""s
""eArd "r'-,a,,,sd In hackneyei style as brutal anu
nv ,l.,anly" The opinion prevadeu "nois po'
x,,ana princeton men that the aotna' p'"9'"s ",'
70 . ho.sst safe aud comparatively iree from 'o's"
ness ., a., ,,,. dooruav of the Fifth
..ar,s Hotel reviewing the whole stuanoh' iho!
,,ominent students In their day, aud their opinions
'.~n,al rorresenta;lve Of Yalc's ideas generally
.wha, d,es Yale think OF the play ycstortayf asKeo
TRIBUNE reporter. o,,c
.uwasa a beautiful game" replied one OF the young
.sp oucky zone OF the prettiest ana sq"ares' e'ei
,,ad B1rtaltyl Not bit of IT. Yale suffered great
los. IN the disabling of Richards. but he was not ser
ou.ly hurt had sprained his ankle twice peiore anu
.,unlv wreucned 1t again. The game was more Tree
srom aehting aud other Objectionable features tiah
fooall matches generally are. Yale dlssasnou Win M
the result, OF course, Tor II tue conVen,on ins the
rsserees derision that was draw we ose .o
caamnonship II used 10 be that In case OF ue tne
Championship held ove but recent amendne%hs % pice
sbst neither college can have it. We think that irhoo
ton DELAYED the game But think that every oo T rh
agree in condemning the ridiculous ats s ame If
- Glorious game Men get bruised aud muddy put !,
football player dosent mind that 9sea eye Se snown
slmost no dangerous hurts being received Mnen T ns
In SSsss ,sn any o Ii the football men
What do you college men thinK Oh Tue "'"oA " ''
%s H'a'sH viii probably Kill the game at Harvard The
men Tnv VIZ sdnmed supremey Indifferent as to Barvards
action sincere regret however was tetic
the subject Was ihs pneet"n
match. and the unhappy disputes, wnon m H. e '"
sThe match yesterday not nearly as rough a. a.
many }, the preliminary games, especially tnoso % YIN wsm
1.a, IN far more daascroas injuries an
opinion freely given by ~ many; man who after being
graduated in this country studied at OK s. ORD xss ana ssd soh
ienosn In an oSsnpoIaieS Seees This is most un-
fortnnae affair fear it will cast dscredt on the game
the hearts Of S ssEs sys men was sSd o OUR
captain mantsn his opposition to the isle caan anu o
that the referee was w"n1s os IN deoi'Oh 0u
public and not college Pe0pe a tSat mao ,he old old
Americs an gsne were played, the public would not go to
BEE the matches And, moreover the GA Anerpan p gaio
and Harvard in 1871 under tue old rules according to
wnich running with the Dal was not allowed elsven %
me- OF the tnlrty WHO Uooh Pdit "oIS
Then there is the Association game nave seen IL
rayeI allie by side with the Rugby game IN Ehganu.
Thousands crowded TO the latter wlle psitiy nun
dred stnessed the former. Inc Rugby rules are tue
safest in existence For nearly ten years they nave neen
ehanging Tor the better. and are now In q state OF
technical perfection. II Discrimination IS useu III select
Ing referees and If taught that dsqualncscon
will promptly follow violation OF the rules ihe game
can be made satisfactory to both spectators ana par'ci
pants. ,,-.. Tho ,orso,o, corohat. the
fne opportunes which 1t offers Tor Individual runs ana
brave tsckng. command admiration. Courage endur
snce and strength are Its conditions fel-traibeu
man IA not so easily hurt the uunil lated imagine
His easily broken, and hs muscles pfotect us
and JOINTS from injury This accounts TOT the
most total absence of serious wounds IN princeton,
nstohes where the players are IN state o phy slca
perfection, as conpaisd Win ,he itequeh' hur's
In the earlier games of the season. -, - a..
college men exI ressed the same opnioh so ia
ms concerned the criticisms made on iOotna III general
Rnh Sides regretted the meaningless issue ol thls year
ereat match Princeton nen charged tiat Yale had ue-
fyri tho game until could he stopped on account OF
ton was captleus In trying 10 remove the tcieree a
eottrspcn,ent writes TO IiE TRIBUNE explaining why
Male td not accept The referees fesisnstioni ,,,,
Nala had right 10 de Ho even hhn sue oeen oh,u
tn tnsult the honorable and conrtcolH " gentleman Nho
was nns The very thankless position of ielere ece
when has II petmasihe Tor one tean, w N"r lN
ns when II nuls itaelf getting the worst ot ~ ahl ue
mand a new teeroci Mr Appleton was choeeh iNette
nj the Ioothai tunventi,n lie cuuld not 10 sunhup
,iem,sod hre.use he failpd to satisfy onr team,
i,oiis.nent ran high all through the atethooh hnt
there wAp ~ demonstrations disappointment was
psnei 0n eyeey taoe, aud The oo0ntohaheva n han 'e
ipse people who hal nn aeon tAe sthe h hHu 'e 4e'
ss.s hln,d ourilng account o ", ustai"h ga l,l"'
aide agitation q thel hsened u tak about cleisns
aud nishinl aud guatns and "ihvf ihh"Veh| "hd esN
-. l.4 ANN. At i.ttl lll