The sun., 1889-11-09
COLLEGE SPORTS
Harvard Has the Football Fever Badly

Harvard Has the Football Fever Badly
The very atmosphere about Harvard Col
lege seems impreRnated with football fever
germs and the epidemic ia spreading rapidly
among the Cambridge youngsters who live
within the sacred precincts OF the institution,
During the exciting struggle last Saturday be-
tween Harvard and the University OF Pennsyl-
vania there was funny imitation OF the game
in an adjoining field In which the contestants
ranged from to 10 years. Tho little fellows
watched the colleRians through knotholes and
by crawling under the ropes and seats when
the police were not looking and then they
sailed forth to do likewise. An old tomato can
served for the football. and when the teams
lined up there were seen four on side. The
biggest boy claimed the right to have the first
handling Of the ball. There was no attempt to
kick, This chdish, m nmpsement might do for
the game But these little fellows had not
been watching those students for nothing.
tbis Is how how they % pSyed: The T biz yI BOY tucked E
the tomato can under his arm and made q dash
for the =, other line, which was only eight feet
tumble fight The big boy was tackled by
three OF the opposition. and was thrown as
the Job One boy sat on his head and tried to
other boys sat whersyssr they sGnla ind rest.
hearts content. He didn't seem to like IT, and
yelled for his supporters to come to his rescue.
Yelling W ike evS yonng snVases When tRey heard
their leaders call they threw themselves upon
the pile Of h@mmenity @ and for few minutes the
tive legs. In the melee two little fellows were
hurt. and they crawled out crying and calling
up the game and the contestants made break
for the nearest knotholes to see how Harvard
Young Hendricken. quarter back on last
years Boston Latin School team. is playing
great football for the Harvard freshmen, and
Is looked upon as a good man to substitute on
There is q good deal oftak among the sport
ing students over the recommendations Of the
Auditing Committee which has general super
vision OF the expenditures OF all moneys raised
BY the various athletic teams OF the university.
the faculty. ones sradnate. az and f four e under
graduates. and their annual recommendations
have Immense weight Ia the conduct Of affairs
isned with the financial reports and the
conditions OF the teams. the committee thinks
been reduced. They deprecate he S custom nc" Of
letes. For instance in the case Of the base
bal! team, when the men are picked out in the
spring they go to training table where the
board Of each man costs $40 per week. Now:
three months, the expense aggregates Quite a
sum, which the committee seeks TO avoid as
follows, 1t advises that hereafter the men en-
called upon to pay half tho expense thus In
CURED. It remains to be seen il the suggestion
will be adopted. II the various teams should
oubtedly have an injurious effect. 1t is feared
that some good material would be lost by the
Of such rule It is not consid-
cred reasonable to expect the college to pay
the entire cost OF the training OF any team. but
the feeling prevails that 1t is a little hard to
the college interests to pay share OF the ex-
penees incurred In the training. The scheme
will be closely looked into during the next few
weeks. and some remedy for tho present con-
dition will undoubtedly be adopted.