The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-08
FOOT BALL GAME FIASco.
We UNIVERSITY OF PENNsYL-
VANIA EXPLAINS.

The Regular Eleven of the Univer-
dty Unable to Keep Its Engage
ment to Meet the Boston Athletic
association Eleven Owing to the
disability of Seven of the Men-An
arrangement Made with the BOs-
tonians to Pit the Freshmen
Eleven Against Them.
Philadelphia, Nov. THE University
of pennsylvania faculty committee
IN athletics, at a special meeting this af-
ts-noon, adopted the following resolu-
zion:
resolved, That athletic organizations.
-suresenting the University of Pennsyl-
,,nia. shall not hereafter play on other
Than college grounds without having
arst obtained special permission from
tbe university committee on athletics.
member of the committee who was
seem after the meeting said that much
nj the recent criticism of the facultys
acfion in prohibiting Tuesdays foot
ham eane in New oYrk with the Bos-
+or Athletic Association, had shown con-
.Irsivelv that many of the critics, and
.arrafn proportion of the committee,
r..oepized that in the competitive sports
Of the students, where the first thought
sbould be the promotion of health and
strength. and similar sports undertaken
nv outside organizations in some in
Stances far different motives actuate
-1a participants. He added that the more
strictly the game Of football could be
limited to colleges and universities the
more hope there would be Tor It's pres
prvation and Riding 1t OF the opecu0na-
- go times incident to contests in which
eate money and gambling were c0hsplc-
nous features.
Sba athletic committee has been con-
formulating this further step Iof some
lime. and thought it best to take II pc
fore the end OF this season, so thdI no
matter how future games may result,
such result could not be thoushI ~ nave
Influenced their action. , 81.
Resides their reasons on the ground OF
the physical untitness OF the men III Pi 20
hibifing Tuesdays game the position q
The pennsylvania faculty on athletlcs ~
concisely given in the above statement.
1t is further necessary, however 20
consider the failure of PennsylVama 70
send over the strongest eleven tnat coulu
be mustered TO play unGer the tltle OF mn, Sne
University of Pennsylvania eleven: rms
omission has been most severely cTltIClseE.
and i'm fact forms the whole basis OF
the contention that Pennsylvania mas Dc
haved in an unsportsmanllke manner.
This charge would appear TO ne wen
founded but from facts that nave since
developed it would seem as IL IL Woulu
have been "A virtual impoSSiblllty TO nave
sent stronger team. 49,.
Dr. Whites opinion as to the physlcai
condition of the team referred 10 seven Oh
the eleven men. For reasons when eNvIIg
medical man will comprehend, II Would
have been a grave professional error lot
DR. White to have speclhed Whlch sever
men were unfit to play. Ihere1ore, ~ WUu Won
have been impossible to have made up
team including the remaining four Wnlch
would at once have disclosed the fact
that the seven men who dld not pay
were the ones referred to by DR.. White.
Hence the only alternative was to SEND
eleven substitutes under the title OF the
Pennsylvania eleven and this idea was
rejected solely because of the following
reasons: 1t would have been in measure
an insult to the Boston players, whose
only aim was to try conclusions with the
strong Pennsylvania eleven and not 10
gain a nominal victory to which no glory
would attach; it would have been mere
masquerading behind false face; II would
4 eleven to have the title that they had
cry ned defended by a team containing not
Ierre of their number, and II would not nave
v,een acceptable to Secretary Beales OF
the Boston Athletic Association, which
in conference with the Pennsylvania foot
ball management on Monday az
mittee's action, which he applaud
ed, expressed a desire to have the
freshmen team substituted for the regu-
lar eleven, stating that the boston play
ers would prefer to meet a weaker team,
if they could not have the glory to be
gained from a close match with Pennsyl-
Vania's regular eleven. AS is generally
known this proposition was agreed to
and after Mr.. Beales had agreed and OBJ
tanned the consent of the Boston team
to the arrangement, the Pennsylvania
management spent some hours in getting
together the freshmen and preparing for
their visit to New York, in order that
the Boston team and the people who had
purchased tickets, might not be disap-
pointed. That they were disappointed
was due to the later refusal of the Boston
eleven to carry out the agreement made
by their secretary, with their own APP
prevail. Neither the Boston Athletic AS
socation nor the owners of the Manhat-
tan field, New York, have suffered tinan
cially, the athletic association of the
University of Pennsylvania recognizing
the right of the faculty committee to
take the action which they did take, and
ignoring the liability of the Boston. Attn
letic Association, because of their refusal
to play the substituted game-haYing ex-
pressed their willingness to foot all the