The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-08

Front on Football Campaign Amounts to
About 10000.

That intercollegiate football pays Ia evil
denced by the successful season at all the big
universities this year. While II 10 to be ex-
pected that Harvard. Yale. Princeton and the
others VIII almost always show good balance
az the completion OF the schedule. few believed
when the Columbia University Football Asso-
citation was formed with the idea OF entering
the field with representative eleven that
much profit would be made. In fact II was
, freely predicted that the association would
strike snaR and that when the figures were
added up at the end the alumni and UNDER
graduates would be called upon to make good
a loss
In the face OF discouraeing obstacles. how
ever. the Columbia manager. W. E. Mitchell.
who has handled matters according to his own
ideas. has scored an unexpected success. Al
though the expenses were unusually heavy. he
Ia able to show profit OF about $1,000. Had
u been possible to shut. OF tho view Of Manhat.
tan Field from the viaduct on l55th stree, and
s1 Of sa5oo SIs NS
that next year screens viii be nut In place at a
cost perhaps q couple Of thousand dollars.
Coium lila Went into ootbali on ans Nerve.
When the project, which was originally sug-
sdd ~ TnE svs wa: taken Ak up was
graduates Interested. and with an indoor foot
Of MSnhSttan sid Tor term Of ten Year. t was
ss RSi npenss' m9 eve Ths Nsw York
annual renta o 81 500 ior the s'T ed so that
Columbia had to guarantee round sum Tor
The engagement OF George Foster San ford as
coach was another Item not email by any
cally named his own terms, which were readily
accepted The training table established at
ii7th street. wis un.tinted a. to expense and
the rent OF the quarters. which INCLUDED a
whole house. was rather steep. Uniforms.
eGuipments, footballs and the services OF
ira nprs and ruhbcrs cost money, while IN.
preliminary training trip 70 the Adirondack
att q; = heavy expense. WHAT few out-ot-town
games thtt were played netted very little, and
The eleven. travelling expenses were greater
The home games. therefore. had to be de-
IL Il understoo that the gross rerripts from
the games playel with New York University.
AmE.r,,t Princeton. Yale q rnril and the Car
OF this. the Visiting elevens received a liberal
PERCENTAGE. The mot profitable contest was
the the attendance at the Yale o and indian gam
war not lar nehind. In every Instance there
outside sns ss i S"S hs sp .ss iS Sss
on m sht have besieeed the box offices with
the usual price Of admission.
abiofT Manager M!iche'i to ' pay ali pa debts.
to purchase outright the football beaiquNr-
ters on West ll1th street and 10 begin
smother season with plenty Of really cash
neyt fall hns. by the way, been pretty well
defined. The candidates Tor. the Varsity
eleven In the care o. Coach Sanfor'i, who hHa
teen toengaeed. will leave early in September
for quiet resort where light train, ny may he
INDUCED N. Manager, MITCHELL, who " II re-
main in charge OF the business end has
opened negotiat :ons for games with Harvard.
Princeton. Yale. the University OF Pennsylvania
Cornell, Carlisle Indians and lafayette. all OF
which II Is desired TO have played here,
columbia may be tu Their benefited by hav-
ing the annual Yale-Princeton ma Oh In this
city a. in the oil days: Yale and Princeton
STOPPED playing here alter the game In 1888
because their faculties insisted that they
should meet solely upon college grounds. A
Manhattan Field is strictly college eridiron
now. and as 10th Yale and Princeton Played
upon II this year, II IL quit PROBABLE that the
big match will he decided there next season
II II does. Columbia will receive a rental ~
5000 for the day IN which the game ia played
Further. Columbla may follow the example set
this year BY the University OF Pennnylvania by
inviting West Point ana Annapolis to meet
here on thu Saturday after Thanksgiving DAY.
free Of expense. New Workers want this game
played here every other year. and Columbia 10
In a position TO meet the demand.