New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-08
PENNSYLVANIA,S MANIFESTO.
AGAINST GAMES WITH ATHLETIC Assoc
CITATIONS.
THEY ARE PROHIBITED IN FUTURE 'Nif''
SPECIAL PERMISSION Is GIvEN-WHf THE


SPECIAL PERMISSION is GIvEN-wHY THE
FRESHMAN TEAM WAS SENT HERE.
Philadelphia Nov THE University of Pennsyi.
vana Faculty Committee on Athletics at speo'ai
meeting this afternoon adopted the following reso
luton:
Resolved That athletic teams representing the
University of PENNSYLVANIA shall not hereafter play
on other than college grounds without having Iii
/. obtained special permission from the Uh'e'S"'
Committee on Athletics.
A member OF the committee who was seen aiter
the meeting said that much OF the recent criu-
clam Of the faculty's action in prohibiting Iues-
days football game In New-York with the Boston
Athletic Association had shown concusivey tha'
many Of the critics and certain proportion OF the
public do not recognize clearly the difference be-
tween the competitive sports Of students, "here
the first thought should be the promotion OF health
and strength. and similar sports undertaken by
outside organizations. where In some instances far
different motives actuate the participants He
added that the more strictly the game OF football
could be limited to colleges and universities the
more hope there would be for It's preservation ana
for Kidding of the Objectionable features incident
to contests in which gate money and gambling
were conspicuous.
The Athletic Committee has been contemplating
this step for time. and thought 1t best 10 take
1t before the end Of this season. that. matter
how future games may result, such result could
not be thought TO have Influenced their action.
Besides their reasons on the ground of physical
unfitness of the for prohibiting Tuesday
game the position OF the Pennsylvania faculty on
athletics Is concisey given in the above statement.
1t Is further necessary however TO consider the
failure Of Pennsylvania to send over the strongest
eleven which could be mustered to play under the
title Of the University of Pennsylvania eleven. This
omission has been severely criticised and In fact,
forms the whole basis of the contention that Penn
sylvania has behaved In an unsportsma nike man
charQ In he We Il.
but from facts which have since developed 1t would
| seem II IL would have been virtual impossi-
| bity to have sent a team.
| In the first place 1t must be said that DR..
Whites opinion TO the physical condition Of
the team referred to of the eleven men. For
reasons which every medical man will comprehend,
w3Hd nave oeeh erase pb % error l8t
| TO play Therefore II would have been impossible
to have made up team including the remaining
four for this would have at once on, disclosed the
the ones referred to by DR.. White. Hence the
Sn the e of the eleven and
this idea rejected solely because of the fol-
lowing reasons: 1t would have been in measure
| an insult to the Boston players, whose only aim
to try conclusions with the strong Pennsyl-
vania eleven. and not to gain nominal victory to
masqueradng behind a false face: IT would have
to have the title they had gained defended by team
containing not one of their number, and 1t would
| the Boston Athletic Association. who in confer
ence with the Pennsylvania football management
on Monday evening, after hearing of the faculty
committees action. which he applauded. expressed
a desire to have, the freshman team substituted
for the regular eleven. stating that the Boston
players would prefer to meet a weaker team If
they could not have the glory to be gained from
close match with Pennsylvania's regular eleven.
AS is generally known. this proposition as
scented TO at once. and after Mr.. Beales had tele
phoned for and obtained the consent Of the Boston
team to the arrangement. the Pennsylvania man
agement spent several hours in getting the fresh
men together and preparing for their visit New
York in order that the Boston team and the people
who had purchased tickets might not be disap-
pointed. That they disappointed due
to the subsequent refusal of the Boston players
to carry out the agreement made by their secre-
tary with their own approval.
Neither the Boston Athletic Association the
owners OF Manhattan Field New-York have suf-
fered financially. the Athletic Association OF the
University OF Pennsylvania, recognizing the right
OF the faculty committee 70 take the action they
did and ignoring the liability of the Boston Attn
letIc Association because Of their refusal play
the substituted game having expressed their Will
ingness to foot all bills