The sun., 1905-12-21
COLUMBIA TO DROP ALL SPORT
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICSTO
DE STOPPED BY DIR. BUTLER.
University Council Abolishes Football ana
Goes Further-Ganes Between stu
dents 10 he the Thing Hereafter-Stu'
dent and Professor in Verbal ROW.

ings OF its conference on the question OF
aboshing football at the institution Inc
outcome exceeded anything that the under-
graduates expected for not only was foot
ball definitely abolished at Columbia but
President Rutler was recommended by the
council to take steps to stop all interoolIe-
gate sport at tho university. This means,
II DR.. Butler follows the recommendation
made that no more Columbia teams VIII De
seen on the field Of action in any line. Inc
plan is that all athletic exercises hereafter
shall be confined to the various classes ana
departments. 1t is to be "intracolleglate
and not Intercollegiate sport. as one student
phrased It.. ,,-
Not only is this 90, but all control either
of sports or their training is taken out OF the
hands Of the students Added to the scheme
for preventing graft" In guarantees comes
a resolution aimed at gate receipts and traVel-
ling expenses
What the council recommended to DE-
Butler is sandwched In with resolutions
dealing with the immediate question OF foot
ball only 1t gives the president the right
"of substituting, as far as possible, compe-
titton in sports among the students at CO.
lumbia In the place of intercollegiate com
petitions" Failing this, there is ADDED
the right OF restricting the latter. with the
exception Of rowing. to the home grounos
Of the Columbia teams The sentiment
among those students who saw this resolu-
tion last night was that 80 unlimited ia Or
Buffers power that lntercouegia|e eport 10
doomed at Columbia.
The council held a long deliberation after
listenine to a set OF student resolutions on
Tuesday The matter was referred to
committee composed Of DR.. Butler and Profs.
Perry, Kirohwey and Carpenter to draN
resolutions expressing the faculty attitude
This committee met In DR.. Buffers ONCE
Yesterday afternoon.
II ia noteworthy that nowhere In the faculty
announcement Ia attention given to what the
students may saw They are left out OF the
question entirely The council. through
prof. Perry, made statement consisting OF
two resolutions and a sort of epilogue. The
first resolution read:
Resolred. That In the opinion OF this
council It ia mex 1pedient that any action be
taken looking to tho revocation or modi'ca-
tIon OF the action already taken by the com
IN, ,,oo w. ~ t,,taII
TO ,ne game VI I'o.p"" ~, -, ,hi. oor,-
mittee recently in ordering the football as
ac,ointion 10 disbond nv December 81 An
a nrsoI wos made for an extension TO April
IL. but now the association must go out OF
business on the Original da'e
n' see"la ] itao'1 ,h t.o, ,ta, ,bs nniversi,y
hey reclted the la'' 'h"' 'n' "''l'''
committee on student ORGANIZATIONS had
ON November Is recommended the abolition
,r mo rrosort game Of football at Columbia.
W ,'.V ,,t ,,,,n ,ra,,, ,ba foc,s reci,ed
ana 'hal wv" r""mem ~ tum, rds for i,s action
and from the facts which have been brought
IN rho attention OF the council through the
'" 'n' a''I'' a'''I'' WI ". I,,nd ,hn, ,ho
manifold evils flowing from the game OF
football are too serious and too deep seated
I" he ueal, Nun us an, p,u , ~, ,ha
mont or reformation ol 'ne gam H"' w w
opinion nj the council the present methods
VI , ron,,n, Ink hes ~ a,h,o,ios bayo 70.
in several oraheh"S ol a'nle,lcS nav
n nd prhlic sentiren, and moral ideals, which
.. w. ,ho t,,no,ion or tho universitv 70 main
tain"
The council therefore resolved that foot
ball shonld ne piNn'o,eo ] "a, 'olnn'osa nI ,h .al-
ave "w,en was edded roo that The president he
advissd SfS i" ", iake sue sHch further steps as may
i" mn prIn"b 10 Eaye E9rrrG me- SpndIIs DIS
aud TO restore a. hetics to their proper place
in the life Of the university, with the view
ri c,pation Of he student body in athletic
spors tpstfaa Of leaving ,he% en-. as 5, a. pres
HIheEs to- o" IN aSonr m a5 ,ba as
nj tolUinha. IN thc place or IntercollegIale
sports. and OF estrlCiinE me latter, with
I he eNcep'iOn of row ing, TO the home grounds
of the Columbia teams. lCJ Of eliminating The
asncCtS OF athletic sports by
reducing 10 a minimum the time devoted TO
+ rainimv and nv nlncinr the snCrts md tho
, XIX, thnraCnr m,Inr IN, ir,tnadia,a d.
t",i,nA M Wti,,arai,,. 80 om, ,bmritio.. Id 90
~ ''..' ~. ~ ,,,' y! - IT,,
SuppressshS lht 'olnn'r.Idlsh H'tehudhl
on lhtrrcolleHlaIe folhleIlIlohs IN c'rIaln
SPor.S ny lhucal r.Nuc.lou oi expenses
ann me eliihlna,lp,l ol Ea'" rpctIp'S.
ngn lnl"Ws iehEIIhE SlaIr!nrnl luF'her
ouClda'Ine me uilu'TlNilis I'IsonS nl me
council i9r l's acIloi ana an exposition oil
is attItude' ~ saES VI lSGG, ar M ,I.,,.,,
@ no nr,mR ai' "Ct ~ , ] uui "m "Tl %. srm
dent orraniza,lons in acting With promptncss and
decision when i'm its opinion tho lime 10 act had
come No charge Of delinquency or mlsmanagc
tion, There was therefore no reason to accord to
action taken was anGd ned solely solely az form & OF 50
called sport which ailSl long ana anxious renee
ve ~ ntnets n ~ hr I"u 10 ne
iJ 1' h cSo nInbhon n, ~ nc gnc ~ foo,
hsu ibc co,i,nci Is ,nnmrnced oni,' in n iimited
extent by the physcai Injuries witch the game
as now conducted Involves as It understands that
adanratr revision of the rules governing The game
1t believes that 10 countcnance without pTntest
III" pr,scnt game of football With all that Tho game
in wolves is 10 mIsead the pblic MS 10 the p moses
for which university Exists and to dcbasc the ideals
of honor and manhood both within and without