The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-29
COLUMBIA ACTS. AboIishes Football as One of Sports in Which Her Students Can En-
 gage.
ID DISBAND ASSOCIATION
ALL ACCOUNTS TO BE SETTLED
 BY DECEMBER 31.

Decision Reached at Meeting of the
 University Committee on Student
 Organizations-Studen Who COntin-
 us to Play Leave Themselves Open to
 ExpuIsion-Game Considered BIrden-
 some, Dangerous to Human Life and
 Harmful to Academic Standing
 Radical Action Necessary to Get Rid
 of the Game.
 New York, Nov 28.-Columbia uni versity has abolished the game of foot ball, as at present played, as one of the sports in which students of the uni versity will be permitted to engage.
 The action was taken at a meeting of the Columbia university committe on Student Organizations held tonight at the university, at which were present the members of the committed; Prof. Lord chairman; Prof. Mitchell and Prof. Odell, and also President Butler kI1lu bSctll IA4l OlWGS cIlIlt l AOL IoOSCI lI the two latter former chairmen of the committee.
 The following preamble and resolu- tions were adopted:
 Under the authority conferred by the university council on student or ganizations, to supervise and control all student organizations, athletic and other, which in any way represent the university before the public it is
 Resolved, That from and after De- cember 31st, 1905, the football associa- ton of Columbia university shall be disbanded, before which date all it's ac- counts shall be settled to the satisfac- tion of the comptroller of student or ganizations
 ,, Resolved, That in the opinion of this committee the present game of football shall be abolished and the committee respectfully recommend to the univer- sity council that the game be prohibit ed at Columbia university"
 The action of this committee is final.
 The students are not permitted to play without the consent of the com- mittee, and if they do so they render themselves liable to expulsion.
 Prof Ladd said, after the meeting of the committee: "The reasons for this &C., ton needs no explanation. They must be present to the mind of every one acquainted with the game as now play ed. Only by such radical action can the university and college life be rid of an obsession which, 1t is believed, has become as burdensome to the great mass of students as it has proved itself harmful to academic standing and dan gerous to human life"
 Morley Defends Game.
 Coach Morley, of Columbia, when ask ed tonight what he thought of the &C., tion of the committee said:
 "The number of deaths from football this season was nineteen. The number last season was about the same, and I don't think there has been any increase in the death list for many years. When you consider that during the football season probably 100000 players engage in the game the death rate is wonder fully small. And I believe it is consid- erably smaller than in such sports as automobiling, steeplechasing, hockey or horseback and other strenuous sports will say further that players run no more risk of meeting with death than the whole human family does in the ordinary risks of life.
 Football as played by the large col lege teams is, of course, faster and harder. than that played by the smaller or junior teams throughout the country, but they are able to do 1t because of their good physical condition.
 T have nothing to say as to the ac- tion of the committee at Columbia, but I recognize the fact that that body has the power to abolish the game from the college sports if it so wills"
 Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Walter Camp, the well-known football authority, who is in Chicago to witness the Thanksgiving game between the Universities of Chi cago and Michigan, expressed little sur prise at the action taken by Columbia university. "The time has come," said MT. Camp, "when some action must be taken modifying the style of the pres ent college football game. As long as year ago I announced myself as in fa- vor of an alteration in the rules gov- erning the game. "Under the present style of game a team averages about two yards to a down. That makes it possible to make the requisite five yards in three downs. If the distance were doubled the tactics would have to be changed and efforts made to carry the ball by running with 1t instead of driving it through the line by main force, as is done under the present rules" Rochester, Nov. 2S.-President Rush Knees, of the University of Rochester, declares that the game of football as played at present will not be tolerated at this institution, and he will approve any action that may be taken to mod | ,tfy the rules and the methods of the ] game