New-York tribune., 1905-11-02
FATHERS APPEAL IAiN.
President Butler Unable to Keep
Duden,s Son off Football Team.

H. Duden who lives in Bronxvile and is said
to be a wealthy importer of silks, mas written d
letter to President Butler of Columbia Unlver-
sity asking that the faculty take action to pre-
vent Fred Duden. his son, from playing on the
Columbia football team In the letter Mr.. bu-
den says that his son has played football LOT
five wears and accuses Morley, the coach of the
Columbia football team, of having violated d
promise made last year. The letter follows:
wish to call your attention TO the following;
My son. Fred H. Duden a senior in the seai1el Sa
of Mines, has finish his studies ana 10 be
graduated this year. He has lost one yer i az a.
the university by being unable to pass ms ,5 eA
aminatio because of playing football ana ha9
to take the same course over again He passed
his examinations last June. and now Is III liie
last year of the School of Mines Go,
l have now a telegram addressed by CoacI Ci
Morley to my son: Report at Colunnpla on,- va,
at 9 a. m. for football practice How can my
son study when he has to be at in the morn
ing at football practice and again at paae'i'e
after o'clock in the afternoon untl @ laoe: ba,
Mr. Morley called al my house last year Wheh
I had forbidden my son TO play any more loot- '
ball and told that if / would let FREQ pray pa!
the few terminal games he would not ask nun nun
to play any more l certainly did not send my
boy to the university to learn TO play iooIoai, an,
bodily harm ne risks every day | have now tod
him that he must either quit football or leaNe
the university. and still he is forced TO play pS
Morley who seems to have him under his con
troll. After having spent so much money on the
education of my son. do not like TO take MIN
from his last years study.
He has played football now five years;
understand that four years is the limit.
appeal to you to find some ways and means
to get him off the football team SO that ne mas
the necessary time to study, attend to the lect,
ures and by doing graduate IN ms hflai
examinations. Hoping to hear soon from YOU
l remain, very truly. H. DUDEN.
The statement of the university in answer 10
this letter as follows:
When the standing of a scholar is uniformly
good it is impossible for the university to take
action in such cases If q parent desires thal
his son shall not pursue football he must per
suade him through other means. Just so long as
his scholarship is maintained at the proper
standing the faculty has no control over the
students action in athletics.
According to men at Columbia, this is Dudens
fourth wear on the football team. He played
in 1901 and 1902 In 1903 he did not play, but
last year was again induced TO join the team.
This year he came out early in the season and
has proved one Of the most valuable men in the
squad. He is a strapping big man, and besides
being a good football player is of the stars
at guard, and last year Morley shifted him to
centre for d time This year he placed at
left tackle at the beginning of the season and
has held the position since.
This is Duden's eighth year in the university.
He entered in 1898 a freshman in the college
Three years later he shifted to the School of
Applied Science. He should have been gradu-
ated last year. but failed.
Morley said yesterday that Duden would play
in the Yale game. Duden himself said that he
expected TO play.