The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-26
COLUMBIA RESTORES FOOTBALL.
President Butler wiling To Let students
Play I'm IntercIass Games.

Football as an interclass sport was pTaC-
ticaily officially restored aC Columbia yester-
day when President Butler in a letter to the
board OF student representatives declared
himself in favOrNOf allowing the resumption
OF the game as an intramural sport. Inter-
collegiate football. however. is still under the
ban. but with one ! ONT gained the students
feel that their efforts. which have lasted for
two years. have not been in vain. The presi-
dents. statement came somewhat as a sur
prise because ~ was only last week that one
of the student fraternity teams that WAS
practising ON South Field was ordered on the
grounds by one of the proctOrs, who said
that he was acting under orders. II IL now
alleged that this was done without the presi-
dents knoTledge' and u Was stated on good
months ago on the step that was made yester-
day but that he did not want the resumption
Of football to take place before the season
The letter was sent to the board of student
commemorative who had requested the
president to define the exact status of football
al Columbia. In part the reply is as follows:
NOVEMBER IS, 1877.
Mr.. Hdroid Fourier, Chairman Of TIE bodrd Of stu
dents Representative s:
Referring to your questions as to the present
status of the majority ard minority reports dealing
with the subject OF football. submitted under date
OF May 10 and May "a last, and printed as a uni
ysISIy doSnmrnt under date June l3' lslI and TO-
thr tlauOn OF tncse reports TO the possibility OF
inteTclass football here at Columbia. I csn only say
that IL Is open to any students Interested In the
matter TO make formal application 10 the committee
on student organization for the authority to or
ghnlEc Tor the purpose OF carrying on NItch inter
class games: Judge from the reports thcr1Sclv IS
Ind from the personal expressions attached to the
ma lOrty report by three OF the four shehcrs that
probably siCh m application would recciIe Inc
approval OF the committee on student Organiaa-
My own view OF the value Of intrrclass sports
OF every Kind has often been expressed and Is
1919. Personally I have no oh lection to the stu
dents PLAYING intcTclsss games Of football II they
40 desire, although u would he far more IN accord
with what ! believe to he the best interests Of the
university y their attention and interest we're
TO deal with In whatever way they see NJ
Nic%oLsS MURRAY BurLEa.
A the question now stands Il ia up to the
committee on student organizations, which
with the exception OF one member il in IA vor
Of intramural football. In a report OF this
committee made last MAY three of the five
members stated that they believed that at
least gaines within the university should be
permitted. Professors Marston Bogert and
James 7. Kemp voted for intramural games.
the committee. favored the resumption of in
tercOllegiate football, Prof. q. {. ID. Odell
was SLr0nSiy opposed 70 tootbal OF any k.nd
time voted againsY the game. but yesterday
he expressed himself in favor OF intramural,
football and promised that he would do all
in his power for the resumption Of the game.
u seems practically certain that any. petition
that the students may present Will be acted
II has been decided that no interclass
games Will be held this year. the student
DtnAa NHhN NHNNF N nOl NulIlNiNNN
time In whic h the teams may DraCt Ice before
The ground becomes too hard and that the
dan ger OF injury TO the players would be too
great were teams TO play without preliminary
trimming. The first official football game at
COlumbia in two years, however. will prob
ably be an in erdOrmitOry contest bet ween
Hartley and Livin gstOn Halls that will take
place neVt Thursday or Friday on South
Field. A petition for permission TO play
this game il being drafted and will be pre-
sented to the authorities tomorrow.
Kentucky T-hOrOIEhDred sale.
LEXINGTON. Nov. 25.-1he Fasig- Upton
Company's thoroughbred sales began here
to-day. During the day I32 head we're dis
posed OF for SIO.s35. The chief Eastern
BUYERS were William Aston CHAMBER and Mira.
Lillian Barnes Allen Livingston. the latter
being present In person. The imported hay
mare Miss Eugene, 8 years old. nv Orwell
Constantine. purchased by William Aston
Chanler for ss25. and Wedding Day. a nine. year
old chestnut mare BY Hanover Beautiful
Bells. bought by q. ID. Wilson. the Thoroughbred
hHaaAanR mai fnar ~ ZaurI "a n.naw 70