New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-25

| am i'm receipt of three letters from
Dartmouth men protesting against the
charge made by Percy ID. Haughton, the
Harvard head coach. OF undue rOushness
in the game at Cambridge on November
l6 One OF them is a fair sample OF the
others, and has the advantage OF being
brief. II reads:
"a see that Hsughton is casting asper-
sons on the Dartmouth football eleven
for unfair and rough playing. do not
recall that Dartmouth man has been
disqualified this year by any OF the oH-
cials, but / do recall that 5itchcock' tue
Harvard tackle. was ordered of the nelu
in Disgrace in the Brown game Tor rous"
play, while Mcclure suffered the same
penalty against Vanderbilt Perhaps
Haughton has forgotten these incidents.
| did not sea the Harvard Dartmouth
game. and consequently am not I'm posi-
ton TO express an opinion concerning
Haughtun's statement that he objected Il"
the PLAYING of the Dartmouth team De-
cause IT gave football black eye, ana
that Harvard men did not Use their en-
ergy in resorting 10 dirty tacucs. out
PLAYED clean and scientific game VI
football ] did see the Dartmouth team
en- action against Princeton and cornell
and can say I'm all fairness that While
tbev played hard. driving football / sa"
M evidence OF unfair or dirty tactics
TJsupbton saws no did not charge Dart
month with undue Toughness, but did eN-
press satisfaction that his own men diu
not play dirty football. There - dls-
tinction without much difference. but ia
any case. IL was made with III grace III
view Of the disqualification OF Two oil Ills
own players.
Wisconsin has won the so-cailed foot
hall championship of the Western confer
e,ce colleges. Vanderbilt Is In class
nv itself in the South. Nebraska STANDS
ont as the best eleven within the missouri
Valley, and Harvard is king OF them MI
orbay slso serve who only stand an"
vait" is saving that may De appheu
in all its fulness TO the substitutes OF
football eleven. These substitutes anu
also the members OF the SCRUB teams play
y necessary active part Ia the oulIdihb OF
an eleven 10 represent this university OF
that They are encouraged, Of course. IN
believing mat they may one day make the
varsity. but I'm the long run they are
used only as tools and with less care ana
consideration than usually are bestowed
nv an artisan in his building. IL would
h. inconsiderate indeed not 10 say word
for their answering loyalty and many
sacrifices. No doubt they get fair meas
ure OF reward but it is Of the reflected
kind
II the Navy eleven Is beaten next sat
urday lust blame the cole that carried on
.'BnI" the goat. famous as mascot
Truly his death was most untmely.
The withdrawal OF the New York Attn
letic Club from the Amateur Hockey
League and the retirement OF Yale from
the intercollegiate League will rob the APP
proaching hockey season Of much interest
IL seems a pity that this fascinating in
door sport should not be making recruits,
instead Of struggling along TO Keep alive
Willie Hoppe is still the master in bill
iards. The youthful wizard OF the cue
won a clean-cut victory over the strongest
PLAYERS that could be gathered In the 1872
championship tournament which came TO
an end last week. His one defeat came at
the hands OF Yamsda, the Jap. who, by
the way is a welcome addition 10 the list.
HERBERT.