New-York tribune., 1905-11-28
MAY END GAME At n. 7. q.
Chancellor Speaks to Students
IntercIass Matches off.

Chancel- or MacCracken spoke in the chapel al
the New-York University yesterday in a manner
that showed clearly his determination that ONO
Field should the scene of another footoaIl
bait un5er the present rules The Chancelior saIu'
The whole rody of New-York University mourns
to-day he xiii z by a football accident on satur-
dat f Harold Moore. We have dep sympathy
the family and W til Union Col ege. of which tn
5isced our university nag at hafmast and win
suspend our college exercises at The hour OF MS
We are stirred by this TRACE 10 feel Yet wider
sngay e ing ane Fs aEgs s or fro
The present football campaign. tee ram just re-
Known dsaths from football in wo months at nine
teen. more than twice tie yearly average geo. o. t9e
be seriously wounded is p aced at is7-
@ at Pre1Sat oTHr I0T yse ony aT met
our faculty, but knowing that our committee on
uqiR e Ea 5 u2Hs tRs the Of
such thorough chan@e Of Il e game as to eliminate
ss hon homfdsI f5s 1t Is reo0gnTd eo n ny
German student dues has homicide become char
homicide Class those Subtle injuries to the phys
2 Ge aa & a40 any Wh thr faes the
death OF young, Harold Moore is happy release
ssoondThe szaitPton bulk and Brawn bra
ras,s1e fSr 0f the Strong teams in fooba
band of football players falls in this respect below
In 1he e9heT Rfq Contest % there is dand for skin
age training @ d anG are Taued 6ne as they
we're for gladiators. This makes It the game Of
persstentIy afirms the game OF the professional
az Third1The exaltation of money making as a
characteristic of the college game is, II possible
ao nat the great universities Of Germany had
6dsd to 5hs 3 Of sPectaors in Ber
lin or Vienna. for e admission q head Would II
We Americans are so mad with money getting that
we oblivious to the sordid characteTstics that
It is surely possible make the earning OF dollars
by university sports less necessary and less pos
The working out of the problem. before US re-
quires the best athletic brains and the best ad.
Tninistrative brains of our universities The next
step be conference of colleges resolved unon
corporaton of New-York University has been called
for day nIes ON 70 this mater That meet
ing likely to determine the athletic policy OF the
university.
DR. Charles H Snow, dean Of the School OF Ap-
rIied Science OF New-York University. most
en,phatie in his condemnation of the game. He
said:
? cannot associate football played with
the high aims of university; It IS not game at AT
T1anT II is doubtful whether the bull fight has
lives and suffering than foetoS st ,bin
similar period of time. The reasons AGAINST loot
5a na foo4baT because they believe they must. Re
aponsibility lies with the uriNers1ty, man tb
game, rather than of attempting TO modify it. The
risks are 200 great.
This statement by Dean Snow is regarded as
highlv important by the students. as forecastins
the probable action OF the faculty committee on
+.7e,;ce which meets to-day at 11:S0 O'Clock.
Cbe1cailor MacCracken said yesterday that ne
qnprepared to make any statement as TO preSl-
dent FiIot's refusal to call a conference until he
hsd received President Eliots answer
: Conneil O6. president Of the student or
J.,o+icT =, % yesterday ordered the abandonment of
the usual intercass football game WHICH was TO
80. feen nlaved to-day. A meeting OF the stu
dent organization held at noon. comn1ttee
1rss aDnointed to draw UP resolutions OF sympathy
Nth tbe family of Moore and expressing the grief
Of he college