The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-08
A FOOTBALL SET BACK
University Of Pennsylvania to Play on Cot
iage Grounds Only, Says the Faculty.
GATE MONEY AND GAMBLING DISCUSSED.
The Athletic Committee Has Been
Contemplating This step tor Some
Time. and Thought II Hest To TnIte
II Before the End OF the Scnson-
The Isoston a. "A. Game.

Philadelphia, Pa. Nov. 1.-THE Uni
versity of PENNSYLVANIA Faculty Com
:niltee on Athletic. ut Il special meet
ing this afternoon adopted the follow
ing:
Resolved, That athletic teams repre-
sehting the University OF Pennsylvania
shall not hereafter play on other than
college grounds without having first oh
tained special permission from the
University Committee on Athletics
n member OF the committee, who
was seen after the meeting. said much
ot inc recent criticism OF the taculty's
nciion III prohibiting Tuesdays foot
baii game In New York with the Ros-
ton Athletic Association. had shown
conc!usivcly that many OF the critics
and a. certain proportion of the public
noh recognize clearly the difference
netWee1l thc competitive sports OF stu
dents. where the first thought should
be promotion of health and strength
ana Similnr sports undertaken by out
side organizations who. in some In
stances. far different motives actuntc
me participants. He added that tho
more strictly tho game Of rcot-bnu
could be limited To collc:os and urivpr
sites the molc hope there would br
ior us preservation and for Kidding II
ul the Objectionable fca;urc.; incident
to contests in which gate money" nld
SnliibilhE were conspicuous features
ne Athletic Committee has been con
tenrlating this further step for some
time and Thought Il best Ia take n hn-
fore the end of this season.
itcsides. their reasons on the ground
oi thr physical uniitncss Of the men for
piohlhitinE Tuesdays game. the posi-
tlon of the Pennsylvania faculty on
athletics is concisely given In the above.
statement
IL is further neccs snry. however. 10
conSiuef Inc lnilurc of Pennsylvania To
sehH over he strongest eleven that
could be mustered to play under tho
litlc OF the University of Pcnnsvlva,iin
eleven This omission has bncn mnut
severely criticised. ana in fac, forms
me whole baais Of the contcuti0, ,bnt
pennsylvania has behaved in an nm
sportsmanlikc manner.
ms Charge would appear to be wcll
founded, but from facts that hnyn
since developed it would seem ns If
II would have been Il virtual impossi
piiitS 10 nave sent Il team
IN Tue irSt place is must br stoto1
,nat pr' Whites opinion as to the nhv
sicil conditions of the team referred to
seven oi the eleven men. Hence the onIv
alternative was To send eleven .,,,.ti
sutcs uiider The title of PENNSYLVANIA
tieNtil' ana thi5 idea was rejected solrIy
hccat!Sc OF the following reasons. n
Wouid nave been in measure an insult
whose nit
WAS 10 Try conclusions with the strnnr
pennsylvania eleven, and NOT IN rniT,
II nominal victory to which no riorv
would attach: II would have been mas
uucrndin% behind n false face: If wonid
iaNc pcen untnir to the members of The
regular eleven to have the title that
they had gained. defended by n taan,
containing not one Of their number. and
IL would not have been accent, bic ia
secretary lcalcs, of the Boston Athic-
NC Hssoclhtion who. in conference with
The Pennsylvania football mana pc,,,nnt
on Aiohday evening, after hearing Of tho.
faculty committees action, which hn
applauded. expressed Il desire 10 have
thc freshmen tenn substituted for tho
regular team. stating that the Boston
players would prefer 10 meet a weaker
team If they could not have the rlorv
TO be gained from u close match vii,
Pcnnsylvania'S regular eleven
AS is generally known this proposi-
non was asSentcd to at once, after Mr..
BeaieS had telcphoned for and obtained
inc consent OF the Boston team to the
ARRANGEMENT. Pennsylvania MANAGE
ment spent several hours in getting 10.
Gcther the freshmen and preparing for
their visit TO New York, i'm order thai
The Boston team and the people who
hhd purchased tickets might not be dis
APPOINTED. lhat they We're disappoint-
Ell was due to the subsequent refusal of
the Boston eleven To carry out the agree
ment made by their secretary with their
own approval
Neither Of the Boston Athletic Asso-
ctation nor the owners of the Manhattan
Field. New York. have suffered flnan
ctally, the athletic association of the
University OF Pennsylvania recognizing
INC right of the faculty committee TO
take the action, which they did take
and ignoring the liability OF the I,ostnn
Athletic Association because of their
refusal to play the substituted game
having expressed their Willingness to
foot all bills.