The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-10-18
THANKSGIVING
DAY FOOTBALL
BUT NOT BETWEEN MEHARRY
AND FIsK-THls is CERTAIN.
Or. Hubbard Takes Firm stand-Me-
harryltes Cannot Play in 1912
Fisk VIII Have Good Game
Decided What Team They
Will Play-Expected Mat
ter Will Be Set
tied Soon

The lovers of the gridiron sport in
this city are assured by the manager
and coach of Fisk University that
they will not be deprived of high
class football game on Thanksgiving
day This information was CLEANED
from the coach by Globe represen-
tative. Just what team will be played
could not be ascertained. This was
mostly due to the fact that it has been
this year. He said that the game
the custom for many years to have
the FiskMeharry game on the annual
holiday But since the decision Of
the trustees of Meharry Medical Col
lege to not allow any football this
year, it is necessary for the manage
ment of Fisk to arrange with another
team In doing this it was necessary
to exercise discretion. The people or
this city had become accustomed to
witnessing a good game on Thanks
giving, and it is the desire of the
Fisk people to uphold the reputation
of the athletic association in this re-
spect. 1t became necessary, therefore,
to rearrange the schedule from begin
ming to end, in order that the lovers
of the sport in Nashville might be
satisfied.
Just what team Fisk will play on
Thanksgiving will be known soon. But
as TO the Meharry game it is a set
tied fact it will not be played. Dr.
Hubbard was approached by a repre-
sentative of the Globe and asked il
he had taken final decision in the
matter He said that the matter was
not left with him, but that the Trus
tees of the College had decided def.
nitely that there would be no game
of last year brought about a condi
tion that is intollerable. Many of the
students gambled on the result OF
the last year game to the extent that
the college, was greatly embarrassed
thereby. A number of Meharry boys
staked all they had on the game
Many pawned their clothes to get
money to bet, others pawned their
books, and one student pawned the
books Of a fellow-student and bet
every cent on the Meharry team. AT
ter Meharry lost there was great
number Of students who were without
money to pay their board bill and to
meet any other obligations, which
greatly embarrassed DR.. Hubbard
apd the faculty Of Meharry. 1t is
said that one of the uptown saloons
was made the headquarters for bet
ting, and the boys not only bet their
money, but INDUCED in other demoTa
liZing habits very unbecoming to stu
dents.
The Athletic Association was finan
cially embarrassed, and their short
age fell upon the Medical College
Bills, it is said came in from eyerv
quarter until the Indebtedness ran
into the hundreds of dollars, all OF
which had to be paid by the school,
and has not yet been replaced. II
is learned that a committee from the
school, is soliciting from the people in
the city money to pay debts incurred
by the association last year 1t was
said that the money was made, but
was squandered And now the people
are being asked to go into their
pockets and pay up the Indebtedness
caused by the recklessness of the
management of last years association
Thls also was embarrassing to DR.
Hubbard and is considered by him a
great imposition upon the citizens OF
Nashville. 1t is not known whether
or not any one has contributed to the
appeals of the association, but it is
learned from good authority that
such an appeal is being made, which
is considered very unjust The i'm.
preston being created that if this
money is raised and paid that the Me-
harry game will be played this year
is erroneous, for every effort put forth
and every influence bought to bear
to induce DR. Hubbard to yield the
stand he has taken has proven futile,
and the game will not be played this
year under any circumstances.