The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-06
THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

san Francisco boasts Of Q score of football
clubs.
The university of Illinois has elected Frank
II. Cornell a. captain
triple football league will probably be
formed next fall of Seattle, Tacoma and Port
land.
Fordham college men are jubilant over the
undergraduate rule passed by the Intercol.
iegiate Football Association.
Byron Van Leuven, 'eS. who played end rush
brilliantly on Amhsrst's victorious football team
last fall. has accepted position as instructor in
the l. NJ. c. A. gymnasium at Atlanta. Ga.
The board OF directors of the Athletic Associ-
alton OF the University of Pennsylvania has
passed resolution protesting against the adop-
uon OF the proposed undergraduate legislation.
The association football match between Seat.
tie and Everett teams, which the bad weather
Kept from taking place on Sunday, January %,
VIII probably be played a. soon a. the snow
melts Off,
The Yale football team was banoueted few
nights ago by the Yale Alumni Association, OF
Boston. There was not q single Harvard man
present and no check on the enthusiasm of the
occasion.
The following officers have been elected by the
wesleyan Football Association for next season:
President and manager, II. R. Van Dusen, '9f;
secretary-'reasurer, J. II. Bunce, '95; graduate
oAteStoi, IIoi. 4. ~. 0lerrll.
The undergraduate rule which was adopted
by the Intercollegiate Football Association has
aroused considerable interest at Harvard. Since
Harvard withdrew from the association she has
had nothing to do with the policy of the organ.
ization. It said that under the new rule she
might wish 70 again have membership
The University OF Pennsylvania has not yet
resigned from the Intercollegiate Football Asso-
citation on account of the passage of the under.
graduate rule, end probably will not Her pres
ent plan Is to maintain both university and COL
iege department teams. the former to play all
teams outside the league and the latter to com.
pete with Yale, Princeton and Wesleyan.
The intercollegiate Football Association has
agreed to allow Capt Mackey, OF Penpsylvania,
to play this fall, although he will then be
postgraduate, which II a rather doubtful priv.
lege. Ii ineligible their permission could avail
him nothing. but az he was elected under the
old-time custom and at the time fixed by foot
ball law, no ex pos. facto law should prevent him
from acting.
Laurason Brown has been elected captain of
the Johns Hopkins football team. The candi-
dates for the team will return to Baltimore next
season two weeks before the university opens
and will put themselves under the direction of
the regular coach to be engaged for the Varsity
team. The scrub team will also be early in the
field to furnish the Varsity some good practice
When asked whether the new undergraduate
rule would be applied to Harvard, Capt McCor-
mick, of Yale, said: "Yes We will compel
Harvard to apply this resolution to baseball: we
will compel her to apply it to track athletics
and training WELL We have five years
agreement to play football with Harvard, but
the agreem ent states that these games shall be
under the rules of this association, and Harvard
must agree to them or give up the annual
Springfield game"