New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
MAY CUT COLUMBIA.
YALE MAY REFUSE TO PLAY FOOTBALL
WITH COLUMBIA-NO AGREE
MENT WITH HARVARD

NNW-Haven. Conn, Feb. ) CspaciaD.-There is rea-
son 10 suspect that when the Yale varsity football
''"euu'e Is made out for next year. It Will be
pseSenty Columbia will not have a place IT.
The Yale football managers are carefully consid-
erihg the case now. and from what can he learned
u"o'"claIly the chances that the New-York
university team will not be given chance to meet
haIe again for time. Yale has never de-
S''eo 10 make the Columbia game one of the big
games but Columbia has insisted on so regarding
IT, win the result that the New Workers have
'a'neu Tor the game and Yale has gone into 1t
INTO any of the less important games Last years
contest at Yale Field will be remembered by Yale
mon for some time and 1t is that game and the
tactics that Yale men believe Columbia used that
are making all the trouble. There is a strong de-
mahd on the part of Yale undergraduates to cut
the Columbia game from the calendar. Whether
TINS VIII be done cannot be accurately learned. but
II looks as If the chances favored that decision.
ne laIe-Harvard football agreement still hangs
Hre' ana Yale is getting trife anxious to the
outcome. No correspondence has passed between
'"IT ana Harvard auent five year agree
heni since last November. and though Yale stands
ready to receive Harvard's acGuiescence to a new
arrangement Yale is not pushing it. believing that
II Is HarVard's turn TO talk. There will be foot
Dan game between the two universities at Yale
Field fall as this was arranged for when Yale
PaEed IN Cambridge last year, but any further
49,; ELeeltht mas not yet been reache d. The present
n'e year contract expires in March and unless it
lie th 80 between now and then 1t Is quite posi-
lin, Ia - II VIII not be renewed all. This is any
Il desire
% oa, ne ale unqergraduates and graduates is to
~ 'i!ue . me odtme rivalry long possible.
-. Iroubie seems to be with Harv 1t is
UrrL,StooG mat Harvard does want to play Yale
"ItIrHs die agrees to revise her eligibility rules
atlu create graduate faculty committee similar
- - tldt IN existence at Cambridge the ground
& &Ild' yearly changes of undergraduate manag gers
au e captains make NaleS athletic policy unstable.
hu' ditS : undergraduate mana gerEhip has never
r. H HpIoQu'ed CUTS matter. and it is not likely
M GlaSS case Is any criterion. 1t is Yae's deep
seated belief that all matters relative to under
- aIudle athletics. except the stand in class work
~ Ipa PARTICIPANTS, should be left the student
'uE rtSardlng faculty graduate interference
ucdiled tor and degrading. There is the slight
- Tilthce that Yale will agree any change such
Ntrd Is understood to want. If this pro
kneS preach II will leave Yale least honest in
her position.
oaptain Chadwick. of the 'O2 football team. which
fHIr'S 10 ne a champion team will probably not
M M 44fduce summer training this year He the
..!IDIud'eS ior next years last night the
IuIper OF seventy star men, and told them that his
oplillou was that winter work i'm the Gymnas asium
aHu summer outdoor training sufficient keep
tne players in training There will proba bly, he an
unusually hne nucleus next fall for the fOOtballte
6esldeS Holt. centre; Johnson and Hamn. guards;
oSs ana Hogan. tackles; Rafferty, end; Saulles.
quarteroack: Chadwick and Wilhelm. haIfbacks.
anu weymouth: fullback, OF last years varsity
team there VIII also be Glass, the giant guard.
VINO, was ruled out last fan account of a tech
hcahty in the rules and Bloomer, the great tackle
or the % team who then. though in his freshman
tackle I'm the colleges. These will form a
nucleus better than any that Vale has opened a
son win IN years. and, according to Mike Muir
phy, VIII make an all star aggregation.