New-York tribune., 1905-11-29
COLUMBIA BARS FOOTBALL
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IL was learned that some of those who had
PLAYED on the team were not bona fde students
but persons brought into the University simply
TO play football
BIG LIST OF CRIPPLEs.
The matter was given a wide publicity
through the newspapers and as a result Co
lumbie University was pointed out IA place
where the sports were not pure.
Since that time the question OF eligibility has
been put in the hands Of graduate athletic
committee. OF which Frances s. Bangs is chair
men. This committee has strict supervision
OF those who play on the teams.
| In addition the committee feels that the In
1uries to Columbia men this year have been
sufficient to warrant the abolishment OF the
game Besides the twisted spine which Douglas
Carter received in the game against Pennsyl-
vania last Saturday. almost every other man
on the team has been injured more or less
| seriously and some OF them two three times,
and Armstrong wrenched both knees and had
his back badly injured in the Wesleyan game.
Hodgkinson hurt tendon in his leg, Post broke
his arm and Browne received a wrenched knee
and broken coll6rbone.
Won Saltza laid up with a broken foot
besides an attack Of water on the knee. Ryan,
Aigeltinger and Ross all received wrenched
ankles; Duden wrenohed his knee, Miner dis
located his shoulder and w. Fischer was kicked
on the head besides wrenching his elbow.
Fowler was attacked by water on the knes'
and Baragser had the same trouble. Donovan
badly wrenched his knee. Escheverria received a
bad cut over his eye and Naetling strained his
stomach and was afflicted with a temporary
partial paralysis of the left side. Heinrich nao
an attack of water on the knee. This makes
a long hospital list and one which would create
q sensation if brought about in any other way.
In addition to this the loss to studies and con-
sequent fall in academic standing has been far
from small Last year R. s. stangland, who
was captain, did practically no academic work
In the early part of the season he devoted him
self exclusively to football, and later received
injuries which compelled him to leave the city
for some time. This year Captain Fischer has
devoted some time to his academic work, al
though in his case, as in the case Of every man
on the team, several hours of each day have |
been spent in practice on the gridiron. After the
practice many Of the men say that they are too |
tired to study. even if they have the time.
The consequent falling off in academic work
is large. Some of the members Of the team |
have been compelled to drop back a year, or |
even more. Largely as a result of football. |
T. J. Thorpe, who was elected captain this |
year, got so far behind I'm his work that he was |
so far behind in his college work that he was |
debarred from the team, but by devoting him |
self exclusively to study for several weeks he |
passed his examination and was declared eligt- |
Bile.
The action OF the committee is SO definite as
to make the playing Of the present game
absolute impossibility TO student at Columbia. |
BY abolishing the football association the COM
mittee has taken away the mainstay Of the |
game. The association Of which T. Ludlow |
Chrystie was graduate treasurer, had complete
control of the sport. Without the controlling |
body the game cannot be carried on, and at
the meeting last night it stated that in
future any student who plays the game
IDENTIFIES himself with a game as representing !
he college Will render himself liable to sus-
pension.
The action of the committee will come as a
severe blow to the football association and to
he students in general. In the years that foot
9all has feen played at Columbia, the financial
Profits have been large All the big games have
een attended by big crowds and the admission
ee was 50 apiece. Often many as $1,000 or
5000 persons have attended of the big
James at American League Park. In this way
he association has been enabled to contribute
o other sports, especially to the crew, which has
0 depend on subscriptions entirely for its sup
ort.
There is a big sentiment among the students
Or the continuance of the sport, and the action
f the present committee is sure to meet with
vide disapproval.