New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-11

until Just in time to take part In the Princeton,
as having With delighfu naivete assigned as his
reason for not soing to college IN forbdng
him to play football. It is openly s;eted by mem ~
princeton's rush line that the player in question
will leave college after the footpaIi seaso" ''''
Now ali this is ex parte evidence, and conclusions
drawn from It are not necessary .r1e ~ write
about. IT, however friends at Yale ana i rncei1
ton insist ng the public prn's WI'h 10
II in selfdefence she Tetoris ,o wr led and tern
perute.
ETHICS AND METHODS OF FOOTBALL LEGlsLA-
81 The writer has the honor OF knowing so many
Yale graduates prominent athletes IN their cay
whose names stand for honor ana integrity 'Ha'
he cannot but believe that they ana other Iepie-
sentative Yale men must depicre the ihs'n'''
adopted in the council chamber during the iast
twelve months by those who are at present IN con,
troll of the athletic policy OF yhe Of those methos
a. The writer sees them may not be out OF place.
shall be compelled o IN n SH paoeuled the passage
OF the legislative enactmens IN 9nts'd eag" Of mai
In~islation. / am aware that such imputaion -
often mistaken and that an injustice may ,ndex ~
their q0 state Of mind The public howsye,r Win rs in
this decide whether or not I and reasonabe
The first thing to be remembered + that u ho
existing conditions Harvard mas , o ths game With
Yale and thc game with Pennsylvania. Princeton
has ks T 9ny iME a and one with Yale yale
on the other hand. must meet al ,nree ~ rere
Of opinion that in the long the strain would De
found too great for her AS long a. name Tor
Yale Yale was willing enough that it should f 6e
played Whe [srtS sTes in order win
il became necessary in pursuance Oh h hed pwade
sImple state of the facts Of the case ana had
withdrawn from the association no one couu nav
doubts were entertained az to the wisdom oi H.
What she did however, was to dttgmp, ~ n woud
result Gripping the PennsyIVilt ,t Nm NJ J ~,
by YIN paye Of deparmens from Which
future canddates could be drawn as W irni 90 a
Pennsylvania game once more to the lever oi
other Interior object baa T in yew sne
the then captain Of the Yale team referred 10 inc
rnIs s in IN m gaFIen th as prngGe game with Harvard
thereafter an easier game Tor ar ~ ,S a ,n,l hs
induced TO adopt the regulations TO which II was
thought Pennsylvania could be compeil,di 10 S hu,
little affected by the restrictive rules, readily Iell
in with the plan ana +, WG, ysies biddng took her
stand with her two more powerful associates
ncitlv sfateI TO be the purincation of athletics
Many reasonable people believed that thls woulu
richards OF Yale Il is not proposed TO discuss
here the question whether me ,nntjo "
purifying athletics and enforced accordingly wo rh
or would not be conducive TO that result, result, n ~
writer is Of opinion that it would not result IN
purifying athletics. and in support OF the vieW caS
attention to the fact that o many 81 me Princeton
has been guilty In the last ten years We're casrs 10
The nature Of the rule, az being an arpiary rv
stricon upon the output Of athletic energy aron n
me =" together rs parts of an organic whole, will,
moreover. convince every thoughtful observer Una.
universtv Development and cannot long be toler-
ated by those for whose governance IL Is ,het
oyer may have been the wisdom or lnwsdom OF
the LEGISLATION It's enactment. as ents was due
to a desire to relax the strain under which ha'e
was playing.
THE UNDERGRADUATE RULE ut YALE.
Tho next chapter in the story tells Of an uneXpected
disadvantage to Yale herself on account Oh une
sweeping terms OF the Undergraduate rule. TWO
baseball PLAYERS whose services on the team OF 1895
could not be dispensed with were. according 70 al
sound principles Of Interpretation, rendered cd, rg a
of 9Yae's affairs permitted these men TO play 10y
placing upon the rules construction WniSn MG ;,s
ma na" inrenious Then il was Prnceton's turn to
be aggrieyed: but prominent princeton aluianrs
Committee feeling l. is SpRp9sea some 80 profit by
ton TO Yale for enabling rTince'o o 70 tbe two
Yale players. and the students OF hs c CON- 20
Newlersey began TO perceive tnai MAJ, aiG if. When
feared even whom she was bearing Blt,S' VII.
Inc a. PRINCETON that if Yale could disregard
ton ton could disre gard them too by merely ignoring
emrnilej without regard for the restrictive pro
visions of the rule, and men notorousy tb
under its provisions became inains'aES u '''e
Then a half-formed resolve to be Independent OF OF
Yale. ana even to oppose her. found a temporary
lodomert in the Princeton mind. and she STOOD
shoulder TO shoulder with Pennsy!vana; VINO r ma
asserted the unconstiutionality OF the unuetYrau,
uate rule and had treated Il as all unconstiltlo'i
laws should be treated. and united with her IN
v0iS 6f 70 th ws socation Wesean however stood
INN with Yale and princeton was reduced lGr ht ~
presumptuous Independence by being conpeieu 70
present 1t subsequent meeting or the aSsocidllol
rules which removed the OBJECTIONABLE features OF
bur- emphasize, them as to the University of Penn
sylvania The word compelled IS used because II
Is not a mere surmise that leads the writer to a.
sert that Princeton when rtluested TO present. w
new regulations a. substitute for the undeTgradi1c
H h RUE no va" net 'I preseed the ThamRsgving Day
game in New-York would not be played.
RULES INoPEEATIvE THIS YEAR.
These rules contained explicit provisions as to the
only method by which they could be enforced Ana
IL was discovered after they had been passed that
Yale and Princeton in their indecent haste had IN
serted clauses which of necessity made them in
operative during the present season. and therefore
Intellectual to disqualify those men on Penhsyi-
fected bv the rules. The clauses referred 70 were
those which required proceedings upon tne pasls
10 be Instituted at least two weeks before given
game. and the rules passed the night befoIr tie
Wesleyan Princeton game, week before the Penn
syVania- Princeton game, and so close 10 the Two
week limit before the Yale-Pennsyvania game that
action under them was mpracticable. Whether for
these reasons or ont of regard for outraged public
opinion, or from sportsmanlike sense OF propriety
Princeton made no attempt TO enforce the ru'es IN
her game with Pennsylvania But Yale was nothing
dauntcd by the seeming difficulties of the situation.
on the evening OF saturday November {, the young
who Is manager OF the Yale football team had
an interview in Philadelphia with members of the
PENNSYLVANIA board, and there was laid before the
writer and others written agreement signed by the
young in question on behalf Of Yale which. ini-
plictly admitting that the rules could not be en-
forced according to their terms required that Penn
syvania should by signing the document submit
herself TO the restrictions of the rules in virtue
of her signature and thus di@iualify by her own
act several of her most valuable players who
expected TO take part in the Yale game which had
been arranged for the ensuing Saturday. The threat
ruade bv the young man that unless Pennsyl-
vanla signed the agreement Yale would not agree
upon "A ground upon which the game OF November
II should be played. and that therefore there could