The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-15
AGAINST LOCAL FOOTBALL.
USIvERsITY q. C.. WISr THB BIG
GAME IIhEy hUdr.
Yaie and Princeton Receive nm Omciai
Statement Why Their Eievcns shouid
Not Fiay In This tity AEain-Troubie
over Tickets aud Undue Publicity.

Yale and Princeton Receive m Oneini
Statement why Their Eievcns should
Not Flar In This tity AEais-Troubie
over Tickets aud Undue Fabiieity.
Recommendations we're sent TO Yale and
Princeton by the University A.. {. yesterday to
take the annual football match away from this
city. ana hereafter to play it on college grounds
in Princeton and New Haven alternately. The
matter came up for final action on Wednesday
night before the Council OF the L. A. c., the fol-
lowing members being present:
C. C. cuyier. Princeton. Guy Richards, Columbia;
George A. Adoe. Yale; o.. q. Jennings, Yale. Clark
Williams. Williams College: william Msnice. Column
bla: Sanford Barnes. Yale; II. $. Brooks. Yale; q y.
Mathswson, Dartmouth: W. A. Melkleham, Columbia;
Tracy II. Harris. Princeton; II. N. Alexander. Jr.
Princeton: II. ". Banks. Jr. Williams; Allan McCol
ioh. Columbia, and II. ". Calhoun, Yale.
The first move in this direction was originally
taken by the Football Committee of the L. A.
c., who managed the recent game at Manhattan
Field. The report of this committee, made
through Tracy Harris. was read. and after .
short discussion IL was adopted. and the Council
also voted to send the following official state
ment to the two universities:
Alta meeting Of the Council OF the University Ath.
letic Club held on the 18Th day OF January. 1897, the
following resolutions were unanimously adopted
"ResOived. That tho report Of tho members Of the
club Interested In the management OF the annual
taltl keh'V w NV
as the views Of the members OF this Council: and fur
thcr.
"R,so,v.d. That tho Secretary OF tho club send .
copy OF the report and n copy OF these resolutions to
the Presidents of the Yale and Princeton football asso-
Citations aud to the athletic committees o. the uniTer'
st!oA" Very respectfully.
oUY RICHARDS. Secretary.
To the Council Of tie CniIsrstv Athletic Cub.
GENTLEMEN: The undersigned members OF the club.
who have undertaken the management OF or acted
n q AZ m dylanry snnnI m a toe Mt tho inle Princeton foot.
ball games IN New York. desire to submit to you the
conclusions reached by them after nve years expert
IL will be remembered that in 1899 the Council of
Yals ana Pfinceton Football associatiens, CONSENTED
to undertake. tbs management OF tne game. and in so
doing they were ac,u i with = d.s,r, 70 haze che
public e%shiTiiion' and TO ersdicste professional man.
lt fGs t aiaisa al 'il s.n .sp.f sw,sa f Ss sEs fs% %al, a,
r. ar is, In ' year. s,.0 :SS ass "a i,ee ecnn .Fs s'i wl rsm s.. sISr
ment OF tickets under the application system. nrst
lie ssoiiesss ana y other dsisiis, sosaesssd win the
sf From ~s oSr s eapsri:nss on ny t iSS eo SS%l%.'s's and a. col
lcge graduates, irrespective OF the source Of our
es'aiss sn sS assirs T. az. ssIi y 5G ,Is s stisn sssa have iS enc arisen a.%,
SSs.SS ao on SS as; SPis,Sa % 20 college lie s's s,hisii e. t a%a ft to he as
bee, interest sn or Tue cSi.esas ana college s,1aen.s' ,..,
s!mos. wholly confined 70 he college students Ss a,ic, ,hSir
tne pubiie ex ssrienee in purShasins tickets ba. Great.
ed each year so high q premium for any tickets that
oHcrsd for student. TO dispose OF thsif tickets aud TO
%siis shis evil has been less tie ps.t year or two, yet
tins year one ,leset SPECTATOR obtained At least nfty
disposed OF them at an advances OF o. Ios $40 per IicieI
near New YORK is Mammalian ried, but tue eon.iIue.
tlon and arrangement Of the stands make even that
for inss%nce. the fss, that lee. than onehaif of the
those hose s %so SS are Snsasc sss.s "a IL oossinins ,Se enoies
,ea,s' ana the nae3 n,,n stand. are SITUATED, =. 80 far
stands are most unsatisfactory,
ssemsnt OF the game IN New YORK cannot 6s salts
fsc,orily qnder,ak,p and carried on by the student
pensd in Broosiyn In the bresting down OF the stand,
sssh year 3 b t sia'sl % in. .ps; ca, e.r.iu ft't Toe stand. ana
s ,ies sriss each .S ,s ysa sr IN aSs m sa%sTSss os 81 The s'm Tsm.
In New York. which only person. with experiences
irsnased, by The OVERWHELMINGLY and ms Contests
should take place where Il is possible for the students
Fourth. In addition to the facts we have mentioned.
nasi iooie.1, game O. New YORK |. Injurious. to the
,s:sna 4 :ssms 20 =, coS.iasr.a y many N New
asa public exhibition, offered 70 ,ooisin lsrse asse re.
s s%s'su ss sSs.s |. !Ss, W sss a. 70 To, ts' s ssi' . is'ssf:; q S .ias
o .sn q mo ,n., ssvS been .no raised !. sssin ~ |: q. large
football games in this city. and they need not be
The excitement that 10 created In this city over the
sasiSis ,sa IN s rss. %Srn 10 slpp spsai. 70 p s,,4,su ;sa's % sasl
dents at places OF amusement the evening after
The 'ss . ssS 6 U are G treaty. fyp s1:ss.,. ssS.i .ss but Ss i fsS
fSl { but sssa 'ss fact sa q r., Rsr n.e n is' ,R P.e. .ssl. pc,i &c,
be placed on duty In tho streets and in places Of
game s%"s'p ss,%s 3 -" Yale Ss'a and f f,tfs sas An !. : .a aSS.Sat
cause for persons interested in our colleges and
higher education to urge the giving mp OF tho annual
game In New York, aAd TO urge the colleges to hold
their athletic contests on college grounds, and not
elsewhere.
In submitting. the report We would suggest that 10
the Council OF the club agree with us they communi.
cate our views 20 the football association. and the
Julian W. clrtiss, Yais ,1e; Tracy II. Harris. Prince
Yale -; c; Ledysrd Bsir. f~,ineston go; Guy Rich:
's2; W.. W. Skiddy, Yale '65.
NEW York, Dec. 8. 1890.