The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30

be filled next year. With the exception of
McClave, every man on the Princeton eleven
eleven ne ne ayai Tear fo In u adlti lon tns the nig mes
who played in the Yale game this year,
Princeton VIII also have Kafer. full back:
Burke. quarter, and Deutcher, guard all Of
whom We're injured this season, to rely up
on next year. The orange and black eleven
Of the present season was fully up to the
came material with which to build up an
eleven next year-with a years age and eN-
perience on the part Of the individual play.
year are unusually bright.
OF THU years champion Yale eleven the
blues will lose three members by gradua-
ton next spring. Holt. center; Goss. guard.
and Chadwick, captain and half back, were
the seniors on this years Yale eleven. There
next year. he having played for two years
on the Syracuse eleven before going to
Yale. and 1t being claimed that his expert
ence last year, combined with that of his
season, should go to make up the full four
years play allowed any player In the East
ern universities. AS 1t was decided that he
Yale withdrew him before the big games.
however, It is somewhat difficult to see now
last year can be counted against him, as
making up one OF the four years Of eligt-
bility. The chances are that Glass will play
next season. although probably no final de-
clsion will be made en- this mater for some
time. II Glass is eligible next season, Yale
will have one guard. two tackles. two ends.
quarter back. one half back and full back
OF this years victorious eleven left in col
lege with which to begin football work next
fall. In addition to these men Bloomer,
tackle on the 1900 team, Is still In college
and will probably be out on the field next
fall. II the Cincinnati boy is able to play
next season. Kinney. left tackle on this
years eleven. will probably be moved to
guard and Yale will thus have only one big
hole in her eleven at the beginning Of work
position to I'll satisfactorily. On the whole.
the chances of the blues for another strong
eleven next year are decidedly good.
The Crimson Will lose Herman, Graydon-
Marshall. Barnard and Bowditch by grad
uatioh next spring. These were most valu-
able players on the Cambridge eleven this
by Harvard next all. On the whole. Harvs
ards prospects for next year look worse
than those of either Yale or Princeton;
charge Of plagiarism against the students
of the University of Chicago. In 1891. the
Wisconsin men say, shortly before the Min
letic Committee of the athletic association
Of the Wisconsin University offered prizes
to students for the best songs and yells
was won by Philip Allen Of the class of 90.
then a sophomore, who wrote four verses
and the following chorus:
Cheer. boys. cheer! Wisconsin's got the ball!
For when We hit their line they'll have no line
Theren be a hot time at Wisconsin tonight!
The charge that the Wisconsin men make
ls that the Chicago University almost i'm
mediately appropriated the entire song,
merely substituting the name Chicago for
Wisconsin in the chorus and arranging the
names Of players In the verses according to
the makeup of their teams. A letter has
been written to President Harper by a Wis
consln man. two paragraphs OF which are
as follows:
Since 1888 the great university Of the
MISREPRESENTATION boasts of its num-
bers. its millions. Its faculty and everything
else pertaining to 1t, has used this song as
Its college athletic song nlfhn1uh II waS
awarded first prize in u Wisconsin contest. |
The assumption by the University of Chi
caso of this song as its own evidences a |
woeful lack of pride and self-respect.
IT the University of Chicago has not
within its walls a student who can write "a
for her it would be far better to send
to Wisconsin and ave some student there
do 1t than to deliberately steal the song of
another college. OF course. there is no |
OF the right Of any college or any |
body to use the same air. Chicago has a |
light to use the air and the Wisconsin words, |
but 1t Is done at the expense of good taste. |
courtesy"