Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-28
DESERTED THE QUAKERS.

Princeton Sided With Yale and xyes-
leyan I'm Passing n Rule That VIII
Result in the Disqualification of
More Than One-Half OF tho UNI
Versfty OF Pennsylvania Football
Team.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-At to nights meet
ing of the intercollegiate Football sssocia-
ton, Princeton deserted the University of
Pennsylvania and sided with Wesleyan and
Yale in passing a rule which will, if en-
forced, result in the disq fcation of
more than one-hslf of the Quaker team.
The Princeton delegates assured Captain
Mackey of the University of Pennsylvania
that they would not protest the PhIlsdel
phia mon. Captain Hinkey Of Yale and
Manager Judd of Wesleyan, however, said
they would enter protests. All the foot
ball men got together soon after o'clock
at the Windsor hotel.
The rule as fnally adopted by 3 to l
vote over the protest of the University of
Pennsylvania delegates follows:
Amendment to playing rule 10 and to
article 10 of the constitution of the Inter
COlleGlat6 fOOLDAll As5OclAtlOu.
"a No man shall be eligible for the
team of any college In this associa-
ton who Is not pursuing a bona fide course
re uiIiDg attendance on Rotations or leo
tures of at least six hours a week. Ii a
graduate he shall be pursuing a course for
degree requiring at least one year study.
| If an undergraduate and not pursuing a
course for a degree he shall not be al
lowed to play during his first year In col
| lege.
~ Any man who has attended lectures
or Rotations In any other college shall not
| be eligible for the team of any college in
| this association unless he is a regular mem
l Der of the freshman class or until he has
| spent one year of resident study in that
| college and hse passed satisfactory examine
| ton upon full years work.
| (0 No man shall plsy more than four
| yeara on any team in this association.
| a. Two weeks before each gsIns of this
| association the two csptsins shall submit
| to each other list of thirty Players from
| which teams shall be chosen. If either
| captain has any objection to make to any
| msn on the list submitted to him be shall
| submit the protest within four days to the
| advisory committee and to tho other
| captain. The advisory committee
shall have power to decide upon
L
the protest submitted to them within forty
eight hours after it's receipt. Either cap
tain may submit further list of four play,
ers not later than four days before tbs
game. Protest to any of these me1 msy
| be submitted In tho same manner, and the
| advisory committee shall pass upon tbs
same not later than forty-eight hours be
fore the game.
| 81 The referee of any game in this as
eocietion at the request of either captain
shall debar from that game any man no
IL cluded in the lists submitted, or who ha
been declared ineligible by the advisor.
| committee"
Captain Mackey of Pennsylvania, agains
whom the new rule will be general.
thought to be aimed, offered the following
amendment:
Provided: This rule shall not disqualif,
during the season of 1898 any player VII
is eligible under the rules and constitution
of this association in force in 1892 and pre-
| viously thereto.
This was voted down by the other thre
colleges.
1t was understood thst the Thsnksgivin
day game should be played at Aanhstta
Field under the management of the Univel
sity Athletic club.
; Referring to the threat of Yale to ente
, !, protest against the Quakers, Captain Mack
ey said that his own idea would be to pu
a team on the field which would satisfy th
| public that 1t WAS bona fde college team
with no professional players. Then
Yale wanted to 60 off the fisld let them q
! and let the public judge for itself.
Neither of the other three teams will /
!, affected to any considerable extent by t
nights action.