New-York tribune., 1901-09-29
terrific struggle, wIth honors
CoLUMBIA's HOPES DASHED.
DISQUALIFICATION BY THE FACULTY OF
SIX FOOTBALL MEN MAKES THE
OUTLOOK GLOOMY

Six members of the Columbia football team nave
been debarred from playing for failure to comply
with the regulations required by the university
~ those representing her in amateur sport Unless
these fulfil these requirements they will
be lost TO the Columbia sridiron for the season.
Their absence gives a tremendous blow 10 CO.
lumbia's hopes for in their ranks are included
Harold Weekes. halfback. and Chauncey L. Ber-
rien, the fulback and captain. two yeritable bull
warks whom Columbia had pinned her faith
for dashing end runs and nervy line bucking. 3.
j. Boyesen, quarterback; A. K. Boyesen and r..
g. Strange, halfbacks. and r. A Henriquez, end,
are the other four under the edct of the faculty.
Ali six Of the students were scheduled to play in
yesterdays game at Buffalo.
II is for two reasons that they have been dis
qualified. three because of conditions and
three because of failure to qualify regularly
matriculated students Of the university. The COM
mittee declines say which men deharred be-
of failure in study. on the ground that they
object to blazoning abroad students mental de-
fciency. Whether tho students in question can
make themselves eligible to play later in the
is a problem that only they themselves can decide.
II they are able to repair their deficiencies and
matriculate properly, the committee will be the
first to welcome their return: but until that time
the faculty is determined that only the highest
standards shall prevail as regards the amateur
status of the athletes who represent Columbia.
The loss Of Weekes is one that the university can
I'll afford He is one Of the eeven's rnainstays be-
iE ionsl ' end runs Of sixty yards in the Yale and
Princeton games in the last two seasons, runs that
gave the Blue and White her winning touchdowns
In addition he the university's best all around
athlete. having rowed in his freshman crew, been
a member of the track team and the university's s
strong Weekes's disqualification has been
threatened before. but each time be has man
aged to maintain sufficiently high rank to con-
tinue his athletics
Berrien is captain of the team and fulback
Especially, he is leader of the team, is IL regard
ed = unfortunate that he should have been unable
to play with his eleven at Buffalo yesterday. Bay
ard Boyesen because of Townsend's injury has been
playing quarterback and except for the most i'm
portant games. when Sykes was expected TO come
out, he regarded fixture for the position
His brother. a. *. Boyesen, was an alternating
player at halfback, R. @. Strange. r. a.
Henriquez Sanford's pick for the position or
right end he had speed and sureness.
What the will be able to discover among
the new material to take the places of these men
is problematcal. but the university puts much re-
lance George Foster Sanford the coach. One
hopeful circumstance Is that finances at least are
all right this year and the usual bugbear OF lack
of money has not intruded itself. Controller OF
Sports w n II. Beebe. announces that the re-
auired guarantee of $500 demanded by President
S-fn Low has been raised.
The disbarment OF the half-dozen cast gloom
over the students on the Columbia campus yester
dsy end while the action of the committee was
criticised, there was general regret that such
conditions prevail.