New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
DEBATE on FOOTBALL.
Columbia alumni in Heated Argu-
ments For and Against Cane.

Football came IN for a hot discussion before the
alumni of Columbia University last night. when the
graduates met in Hamilton Hall discuss the
question. The following resolution was finally
passed by the association:
Resolved, That this association earnestly desires
ana urges u7cn the president of the university ana
me athletic committee that football BE re-csJab-
hshed at Columbia.
The resolution was adopted only after a heated
discussion in which both sides Of the question were
thoroughly thrashed out The original resolutions,
as offered were much longer ana cited that foot
ball was necessary if Columbia was 10 take its
proper place in the scholastic world. The longer
that It to force the president TO action and
mat II anything was TO be accomplished il had TO
be IN conciliatory way.
The opponents Of football came we'll equipped with
aITgumen{s ana proofs that the game was bad
thnS. Even pictures showing brutal things that
!lau happened on the football field were produced
to show the demoralizng influence that the game
any M me ItSoI uloh was passed unanimously.
The association decided 10 act in entire harmony
re-establlshment OF the game. This committee is
composed OF .. Ie Roy Dresser. J. 2. Jenkins. 7.
Post. It has already obtained more fhan i've hun
ment or the game that IL is circulating among the
Francis 5. Bangs chairman Of the athletic com
o. me TesolqtloTs recommending that football be-
students Columbia do NOT want football. At-
GSrolns 20 MN wen football was At IL university.
curing sufficient men L. get out first team and
TO oppose this argument was advanced the fact
thdt the committee which is IT present studying
We question has found In the university sixty qua
iaed men , who want 70 play football forty OF whom
nave played the game before. Mr.. Bangs further
condemned football money making sport
Wt.lch tended 20 corruption I'm all OF It's branches
game were such that u was not only difficult 20
get eligible mon to play. bat it was almost i'm
possible % keep out professional ism.
u l~ Roy Dresser. The chairman % the commit
tee that hopes 10 obtain the restoration OF the
game told Of The work that this committee was
doing. study is being made Of conditions at
other colleges particularly az West Point. with a
We" 10 seeing how the game Is SO conducted there
that II does not become "a nuisance.
ON the basis OF tines" investigation the com
mittee Is going before Or. Butler argue for the
re eSta hshment OF the game. 1t will he suggested
that schedule consisting Of only a few games be
arranged, and that provision be made FOR such
hours Of praCtic" that they viii interfere with
n" college work The committee will argue that
the new rules have don" away with the objection
OF roughneSs that urged against the old game.
II IS hoped 10 show President Butler that rule
prohibiting mon who have not been iu tho univer-
Fity at least year from playing will away with
many OF the objections the old game
The association showed It's disaunrOvnl of the
action Of President Butler and the board of trustees
In apoilshinS tho game boy appointing q committee
OF i've 70 try 10 obtain official representation
OF the alumni on the board. SO that on such cues
lions In future the alumni sentiment would he rep
resented This was following a suggestion
speech In the afternoon.