Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-24

!. v n !. % Big statiulnll Lays
Other College Sport
GOSSIP
New York, sFel. 2y.-LaGk tOf avail
able funds threatens to seriously de-
lay the completion of the Yale ath.
letic stadium. which it was expected
would be finished in time for the
Yale-Harvard football game, seized.
uled for Saturday, November II. The
Committee Of Twenty-one in charge
Of the work on '"lhc Fowl" q the
new stadium is generally termed, has
issued q circular appeal to gradu'
ates, requesting more contributions to
finish the work on, the football struc.
ture in time for the Harvard game
next fall. 1t is the ambition of the
committee and all Yale to have the
next Yale.Harvard game In the Bowl,
but unless more funds; are received,
this will be impossible, since approx.
imately $4,000 must be subscribed
within a short time, I'M order to con
tinue the work without interruption.
Tie Yale B0wl,.as at present plan
ned, will be the most .%pretentious and
commodious college athletic ampli-
theater in the world. When com.
pleted 1t will seat Gl,bOO% spectators
and there will still .bei room for sew.
eral thousand standees. 20 provi-
sion has been made for either track
athletes or baseball in the stadium,
which has caused some little dissat-
isfaction among the followers Of these
sports. Even though it is used ex-
clusively for football. it will be the
most imposing and expensive of all
the structures Of similar type in the
country. 7s
i When the present Harvard stadium
was, first constructed, it had an actu-
al seating capacity Of $4,000, but
Since then. by the addition of a col.
onnade and wooden stands at one end
Of the field, the original capacity has
been almost doubled. This structure
is at present the largest in the east
and cost $375,OOO.}
The reinforced concrete stadium at
Syracuse university is one Of the
most notable products Of modern en-.
cheering and was the first one built
in the United, States with the play.
ing field below the level of ,the4sground
surrounding it. It has, 4 seating ca.
pacity Of 10000 and was built at an
initial expenditure of 100000
The Pennsylvania grand stand, at
Franklin Field ,is' c0astructed Of
stone, brick and wood, and lis one Of
the largest in the United States, hav.
Ing q seating capacity Of. $4,000 Tliis
structure, with the adjoining gymna-
STUN, cost $500. OO0..
At Cornell Work is already under
way on an enttels ii now athletic
equipment. Theratwili be three sep
arate fields for football, baseball and
track. which will cost approximately
100000. The football and baseball
stand are to DE constructed Of con
crete and will have seating capaci-
ties of 5000 and 5000 respectively.
The training quarters are to be In a
building 200 feet long, which will cost
100000. /, 4: !. :.
Supporting the ancient contention
that there is nothing new under the
sun comes a statement from the
south that q hidden bah trick in
football was not new, or the child Of
Coach Glenn Warmers bfain, when
his Carlisle Indian eleven tsprang the
trick on Harvard in the early nine.
ties. ceordng to.a player ptlIe game
the trick of hiding 4 football under
2 players jersey was first tried in
the MISUNDERSTANDING contest of
1895. In telling Of the origin Of this
football play, nc said, recently:
This play was. first used in, the
Auburn4Vanderbilt game In 1895,
which vas played In a sea of mud
and a driving rain, and by the use
Of this trick ] succeeded in getting
away for a C0syard u and a touch.
down, which, by the way. was the
only touchdown we made in the game
and the only touchdown / scored dur
ing my football career.
THE origin Of this play was an &C.
cident. pure and simple. One night
about the middle of the season the
coach said: Boys, | had a kid ask
me, once II it was against the rules
to hide. the bali and, while. / don't.
see anything against. It, l do not see
how the trick could be worked
For q minute or two there was
silence. which was broken Inv OMr
captain, who said: i've got it. Why
not stick the ball under your jersey.
/ Hardly were the words .:out of his
mouth before ! was.s in the next room.
where I pulled OLA jersetsahf, slip.
ping q football under the front Of IT
walked proudly back into the room.
Before we adjourned that night, we.
had, worked out the trick as We afters
wards used 1t. After we found out
that the ball could be concealed
easily and quickly,athe only thing re-.
naming vas to So arrange a lorna.
ton which would cover lp the, trick
and then to draw the opponents Of
SO that | could have q chance to get
away"
"A new use hassTteen found for,
western college football players Of
the Adonis type. Those heroes Of
the gridiron secured positions as ar.
ttsts' models for the men who draw
Illustrations for ready.made clothing
advertisements. For their time they
received 81 and hour and all they had
to do was to put on q i borrowed SUIT