The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-08
AUTHORITIES ARE
AGAINST FOOTBALL
Trinity Students Fail to Impress
With Parade-Bishop Kilgo
Makes Statement.

Durham, n. c.. November Amy
student who has his heart set OF play
Ing football can honorably go to an
institution where the ganc IS played.
70 play here is direct rebellion against
authority. and the leaders ana thos.
taking part in the raino Will be cX
jcllcd from this college Immediately"
was the emphatic statement OF Dean
W. |. Crawford in a chapel address this
morning.
Dean Crawford expressed himself In
= clear manner that was Impossible
MISUNDERSTANDING concerning the posi-
ton or the college authorities in re-
gard 10 the athletic question here. Iic
declared that such demonstration
rs was exhibpcd here last night. when
tho studcats formed Il small sized
arm? and marched uptown. creating
general Juror OF excitement In the
business district and proceeded to tho
mansion OF Bcnjainin y. Duke. where
thcy demanded his sentiment IN regard
10 football. would delay the coming Of
the game to Trinity College 4 quarter
OF 4 century.
no amount OF tho game. oven nvc
or ten minutes play. either varsity
class or scrub. VIII be tolerated for
= moment here. Any man who dciies
authority ana plays anyhow win be
expelled
Tho present set OF students ri this
Institution Is rs good ~ any crowd
OF atudeuts that has ever been here
They nr. urged on 10 this sort Of DEM
onstratton by fanatics. who VAN as
surcdly bc sent away from the college
as soon AS their idcutity can he learned
by the authorities
~ public demonstration Is not the
way TO secure anything here. II the
rtudeuts want anything that they do
not have. lot them present tho matter
- tho proper authorities Tho hope
for football. however. IL a forlorn hope.
and assure YOU that YOU w!ll never
set tho game here. not IN this genera
ton AT any rate.
ile classified tho paradinS last night
as i dlsordcily disturbance and ok
pressed tho hope that tho students
would not - IL to repeat such q
performance
Although n dampcr was necessarily
thrown oyer tho enthusiasm OF tho
c.cwd generally by this speech. q deep
rooted sentiment s;ill prevails III the
community. a number OF more prom
iuent participants IN las, nights
episode were summoned before the au-
tho;iIics THIS morning and given a lee
turc s:d . warning that further dom
onstratlon on thcir part would mean
their e&pulsion. It IS estimated that
a large part Of tn. student body viii
leave college voluntarily II any cXuIl-
sions result from last nights perform
auces sentiment in the city IS strong
~ IN favor II tho students side OF the
question Tho people OF Durham
would be glad TO see football return
10 the city.
Bishop John g. k!lgo IS bitterly op-
posed - football. and declares that as
long as lie has any connection with
Trinity College and its affairs football
VIII DC prohibited here. Last night
bishop hilgo was delivering an ad-
dress TO tho Y. VI. 9 \ men when q
crowd 81 enthusiasts cougrcsatcd on
tho campus and began yelling Sucn
= coumotion was made on tho outside
that DR.. kilgo's voice was drowned
Before would allow my son TO at
tend college where such spirit az
that exists nc declared. referring to
,hc spirit shown hy the crowd outside
~ would send him to the country to
rlow behind = mule. The mule would
"ncr moro decent society than such n
pagan crowd a. that gu, yonder
have seen football removed from
Trinity College. and, please God. be-
fore | Viii see IL return here, / VIII
sewer all my connections with tho in
stiiu;ion," he declared l,nprcAslvely.