New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-09
PROV TDE FOR FOOTBALL.
r..nd Of SO 900 Set aside to ReC10e
the Game at Columbia.

-, ,-rs rr4- football my he revived at CO.
- the football association, before its dssoiu-
- eet aside SzaG1a a fund for the re-es'ap-
- of the same in case the authorities declie
-abin aye years To allow it To be played oi.ue
y ,.sre Ct the committee on student orgaIilza-
81 Columbia the football association ceased
sxist on December 81
-, the football association was ordered 10
- ii had aaout $4,000 IN the treasury OF
=, amount SO $50 VAS placed in the custody Of the
- AZ trustees. with Instructions TO turn 1t over
.ba university football team III case the game
: SERVED rs an iateCcclltgiate sport VIM" I'VE
Iril that time the interest on the sum
u, h. divided between the track team ana the
f ,fc proportion of q and - per cent If
:. snti.a-.tses DO no: change their minds within
= ree-s the money is 10 be used by the trustees
- .be senc-al support Of athletics Al Columola-
-Fe h. lance OF the fund, moro than $50" was d.
...o5 Of as follows: Two thousand dollars was
zen 70 the rowing association as permanent
ssou-neat and S51a to the crew for the purpose OF
,,ing q rev shell for 1905 to be called the
=, An. II honor Of Dean J. Howard Van Am
rye. who Is slid TO be the only man in the uni
yrrsltv couaci. WHO opposed the abolition OF foot
IN Three hundred dollars was given 10 the 1906
s-eek Team and So 10 the baseball association
These gifts VIII be u great help TO the baseoa!l
sns tracE assoelations. both OF which are IN need
!, money. The track team has been handicapped
ir eneasl- & t-z-Gc" this fall by lack O. IuH1S'
end IS roe working under the direction OF Dr.
vavlan. ucw III the gymnasium department
II is the general opinion among students at Co
i-r,B;a that tie -&ne of football viii be played
again some So 50 far - TO say that the uniVer-
s,y VIII be represented on the gridi-On next fan.
IN his address 10 the students just before the
Christmas holidays President Butler spoke in q
way 20 -se some hope thar the game may be
slsyed a- In the letter. however. which he
sert TO the Students appointed OF the committee
which IL c.uiaaJticn with q faculty committee and
s aomn.ttee composed Ct graduates, IS to discuss
ana recommend changes in other forms Of sports
Pesder- EutIer said that as football haG been
aboHshe1 trer need not consider this sport. He
las not however, announced TO the students his
aboizlnlen, Is the game A. the matter stands
noW Tie university council has recommended Jhat
football rs forbidden at Columbia. bat President
Butler has publicly acted on TINS recGHlineh'.a-
TIE TACT that Professor Marston T Bogert. of
Columbia. took an active part in the recent con
ference ri universities and colleges seems TO moi
eaIe that # the same can he suitably revised the
colu-nba authorities viii again permit u BE
played
settin- aside Tie E90@ artld with full knowl-
edge Of the possibilities thar the game nay ulti-
maiely ha rsv5EaC
although tie ro1tball aSsO izton obeyed the order
Of TIE committee on student organizations, ana
went cut of existence lr December 81, II was IN
low Chrystie. treasurer. and Gerald B. Curtis
manager 81 She football team, were appointed a
committee 10 close up tGe accounts. They are eN-
pected t. render hnal report about February !