The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10
FAKE FORDHAM FIVE
EXCITES UNIVERSITY
Medical and Pharmacy Men in
Impersonating Varsity, Get
Beaten by 43 to ..
FACULTY TAKES UP CASE

when the Fordham undergraduates
looked up the sporting sheets yesterday
morning 20 see how the varsity basketball
team displayed it's wares against the light
but fast Brooklyn College Ave they were
surprised to see In some OF them that
the Fordham varsity submitted to a 4S
TO defeat at the hands of Cooper Union
Institute at the latters court. Knowing
that a mlsunderstandn must have arisen
things happened quickly, until the execu-
tive committee Of the A. A. announced Its
opinion. Fordham had journeyed to Brook
Ign College and defeated it's opponent by
u 40 TO 20 score. Meantime a team from
the students OF the medical school and
school of pharmacy had played under
the name OF Fordham and lost to Cooper
Union by very unhealthy score.
Many students cut class In order TO be
among the crowd that intended Interview
ing the plaeyrs OF the medical and sohoOl
OF pharmacy team, but the players. being
tipped off beforehand, failed To appear
for class yesterday. so no unpleasant
demonstration took place. Two students
known to have played on the team were
summoned from their homes and were
examined by the executive committee OF
the students
IL appears that former member OF last
macy, failed 10 make the Maroon quintet
this year, and having won his letter +
proceeded In a quiet manner 10 have
team OF his own and arranged quite a
long schedule that confiicted with the
varsity All thls was unknown TO the
authorities and the student body. Their
first game was played last week at Eliza
beth y. j.. where they defeated Company
by large margin, and they felt so con-
udent that they have not practised since ;
hence their defeat.
Lester w. Patterson. president of the
student body, announced that the matter
will be sifted to the bottom and at least
half dozen suspensions will follow
among the members of the so-called
Fordham team When the students OF
the law department heard OF the affair
they were thoroughly aroused. a. thai
department. which has nearly 500 stu
dents petitioned for the right to have a
Fordham Law School team. and despite
the fact that many stars from other coli
leges and still eligible are enrolled 1t
was decided that they must try FOR the
Fordham varsity or not at all.
A peculiar aspect was given to the stu
alton when IL was announced that Cooper
Union found Itself In like condition
when Fordham Prep defeated its team
In the Maroons first game by the huge
score OF 72 to IL. Later 1t developed
that II was not Cooper Union Institute.
but a class team OF sophomores who
played the Prep. The Maroon Prep Inn
inediatey crossed this victory from its
list OF games and was arranging to play
tho regular team of It's opponents. which
mas defeated the fake Fordham five"
Charles A. Mullaley. director OF ath-
letics was interviewed and stated that
the situation would be treated in man
nor that would make a repetition Of the
occurrence unhealthy. probably depriving
any player on the fake team Of his letter
IL he previously had received It and pro-
hiblting any other Offenders from ever
receiving the Fordham "F' under any
conditions. This is the frst time such %
display Of nerve has ever been a.
tempted in Fordham athletics and the
Maroon students intend TO make II the
last.