The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-02
DARLINGTON has ENOUGH.
Decent Players Condemn Dirty Football
Pliyhg.

A Washington special in the Baltimore
American OF yesterday says;
The greatest Indignation prevails in
WASHINGTON over yesterdays football
game. and il is not at all unlikely that
The police authorities VIII prevent re-
currence Of yesterdays brutalitles by pro
hibltng the game in this city. IN TINS
move they will have the syHipatl ny, am,
support OF those members of the commu-
nifty who are opposed 10 cruelty ana DIu-
tally disguised as sport.
Although the game yesterday Is generI
ally condemned on account OF us brutal
character, those who saw the game real
lied that Columbia men were the eulity
parties and so apparenV did thelr ldCucs
become that to-day men VINO nave Deeh
Jealous members of the cluD loI years
denounce the play and players Tor column
bia, and concede that the methods Oh
the wearers OF the blue ana req nave
brought the club into disrepute, ana
earned for ii the condemnation OF ali falr
and decent players Old college men,
who are as familiar with the mean trlcks
Of the game as years or experience can
render them, expressed their disgust al
the tactics Of the Columbia players yes
terday. A Princeton graduate, who play-
ed with the Tigers for four years, was
standing on the side lines yesterday, ana
vented his disapproyal of the game the
Columbia men played In Kisses at every
fresh evidence of their brutality.
A number Of the members of the club
are incensed against the athletic end of
the combination. They realize that the
club is in desperate straits and needs
money badly TO keep from going to the
wall. but they deprecate such methods
as were used in yesterdays game, and
such makeshifts as turning the gymna-
stun OF the club into d gathering place
for The toughs of the city every month
by giving professional spdrrinS bouts WIN
the assistance of professional nShters
They feel. too, that the tone of the club
is lowered, and the associations OF the
club rendered undesirable by admitting
to membership the people VINO are taken
into the club for the purpose OF bringing
up the athletic standard 10 thai or the
other clubs Of the city. Many OF the men
who PLAYED football for Columbia yester-
day would not be admitted TO the COM
partnership Of gentlemen, and are allow
ed the membership of the CLUB simply
as a return for the work they do for the
club This semi-professionalism has done
much to degrade the club before, notably
last year when the game against George
town was played with two hired men in
the team-two men who made all the
gains and all the touchdowns.
So serious is the feeling against such
another exhibition as that given yester-
day that 1t is doubtful II a permit will
ever again be issued for public foot-ba II
match The commissioners have express
ed their disapproval OF such exhibitions
and will certainly take some steps to
prevent any other games from resulting
I'm as many casualties as resulted from
Yesterdays game. If a permit IL issued
In this city again for a football match II
is certain that the police at the park will
be instructed to stop the game at the
first serious Injury to any player.
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