The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-24
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
u,RTARD HOLDS THE KEY TO THE
FATE OF OLD PENN.


OunLers Down for Princeton-Colum-
bia,, Coming Contest with tho New
Haven Mon-The Local 'varsity's Status.
The downfall Of the University OF Pennsylva-
~, ,leven this season is regarded as omnous
ne college men II 10 believed that after this year
harvard may take on the Princeton Varsity
in,tead Of the Quakers. 1t 10 q well-known
fact that for several years past Yale has been
uslps her influence with Harvard to have the
rrlmson's friendly relations with Old Penn
b,oksp Of. Yale believes In close alliances and
I,loyal to Princeton. The Tigers have been
prevented by their faculty Athletic Com
mIttee from resuming relations with the
Ouakers SO that they have only ono big
nontest each fall. that with Yale. Harvard's
alliance with the University OF Pennsylvania
made it imperative that the games with
PRINCETON should cease. That was the sole
r.a on for the discrimination OF Harvard
princeton games on the gridlron. But the
b.,t Of feeling still prevails between these
universities They play annual baseball con-
,ests. which have been very profitable
Yale men say that the time 10 ripe for Har-
yard to throw Old Penn over especially as
th,y are pretty sure the Crimson will defeat
th, Phiadelphians impressively on Nov. 4.
II the University Of Chicago whips the
Ou,kers on next Saturday. that will
be used as a further argument why Harvard
should show preference In future for Prince
ton. In word. while the University Of Penn
,ylvania was at the top OF the heap. her
enemies received no chance OF influencing
Harvard. But now. In the hour OF distress.
they feel that Cambridge will listen to them.
Several local Harvard and Princeton alumni
have been comforting for the past two weeks
and while they will not talk. II is surmised
that they would like to see a renewal OF hos
tlities on the field between their elevens.
Haryard's football authorities have stood by
Old Penn with lasting friendship.
Whether they will consent now to turn tho
former allies down is not known. but Yale's
influence with Harvard 10 quite strong and
Yale 10 and always has been an advocate OF
prnceton's welfare. The latter 10 willing to
enter into a long-term agreement with the
Crimson, for the Tigers believe that there
would be more credit in defeating Harvard. in
her present successful football career. than to
win from the University Of Pennsyl vania whom
that institution Ia in the act OF going back
Yale and Princeton men unite in saying that
the Big Four" in football has been disrupted
and that only big Three" exists now.
Therefore. they argue. why should not
the Big Three" play among themselves
to decide the intercollegiate cham pions ship?
They further declare that the Quakers. beaten
BY the Indians and Lafayette, and with
defeats at the hands OF Chicago and
Harvard among the probabilities. have
dropped back among the minor football coll
leges. But perhaps they forget that Yale.
Princeton and Harvard have suffered Just
such sumps as that being experienced at
Philadelphia this season. Harvard. therefore.
holds the key to Old Penn's fate and her dis
rosal OF the situation will be watched with
interest.
,,Columbias game with Yale at Manhattan
snread interest, Coach Sanford who saw the
University OF Wisconsin game at New Haven.
declares !. that barring Ppnting. the cSum bia
team. Sanford says that ODpa. the crack full
hack. II more than half the Wisconsin eleven
perhaps in the same class with Mcbride. uni
he can induce Ransome to play, will
and the ese a by Inc assaGflnS
does not predict victory over Yale. but he is
confident that the game viii be close and incl
eeve"4 Mc2e fn the @e coa@ nj tns m tmo
afer resrnis an hrnnsa'on made by a person
teur status Of college PLAYERS. that the e Comm Hra
. n fs''S assTs9 H, Of men Tho are rot
Of The syN yesterday ''0''''
.uh Thsre is not PLAYER, whether regular, or
slty uniform this year that 10 not actually TAX
itgltimhte students and. therefore, are entitled
Wy because OF backwardness in their studies.
We admit that several OF the men have gradu-
FH% they S1eSss aySd
Columbia. All Of the contests arranged with
other teams for this season were with the dis
Unot understanding that we should be per-
mitted to play such men.
r, .Colpmtia hasino eligibility rules. such as
University Of Pennsylvania. consequently We
ar" vlolatInR no agreements whom we hold
H stSd on the VARSITY eleven open to any and
put a trst-class eleven on the gridiron this
year . opt we are going right ahead and will
give to New Workers a representative eleven
and we are hopeful OF success.
N3luihDla neefs announcement. and any
attacEs made upon our methods are baseless
S hn cosSs. by malice The gTadusss Of
sss$ ESIs; III "a Si ana
sfty Of N,chgan; Full hack Ransome. the eI
nlyeIslty Of California captain and full back.
aiSae1 nG5 yet a., III IKE the
Bcth are r 70, sns hn m coed
siderable betting on this game. Yale /. a favor
tbs, pt ts. .0Inmbia men may cover wagers that
.,pRLNCEToN, Oct 23.-Littls the worse for their
TTttugels with the Cadets on Saturday. the
week thls afternoon with the same snap which
nus characte cried their work OF the past few
.uys ana In thirty minute tussle with the
sstuoos scored two touchdowns and a goal from
n ne nrl. The single score secured by the sec-
G .n,neam came not so much from the Tigers
ia,Ly w3rk but rather as the result OF the bril-.
hy rhp Individual play Of Ayers an old Princeton
.al' pack whose enthusiasm carried him so far
eStar allow him to don his regaia and
csiviSa nave ave some much. needed practice in re-
~ T ,HR punts, 1t did not take the veteran long
ma, 1aai INTO the race and whom the 'varsity
nSnoieu on their fOrty-yard line he saw his
bionre, ana quickly tucking tho piRskin under
,,o arm started down the field 10 the i'm mense
.ntruuSSotu"ht OF his te low coaches. Five tigers
Immt"hHg lor MIN but he cleverly shook Off their
EnGrhInsa and. com pletely exhausted, landed the
wwnen,hl the Roal posts for the frat touch
gS U"n made against Princeton this season in a
his ssss sane Trainer Christie quickly ran to
r rast heIp and after few moments
sons 'HT@Skly resumed play. Hutchin-
yaT5 un ulnicnlt goal from the thirty five-
WIZ me was no surprise to the coaches
iit,I nave watched the work OF the
he U g, muarter back in this department Of
that S ui lor the past week. and II 10 evident
S%f,L" l'h lew more weeks under coach Fred
WIN WHY ~ care he will be able to take his place
G, y% ne est, Pei was out for his first hard
biS ,mork this afternoon and plainly showed
neUIy QppitaI hat