The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26
MOVE AT COLUMBIA
TO GIVE UP SOCCER
Revival Of the GridirOn Game
Causes AgitatiOn--TO BE
Decided Tomorrow.
BASEBALL PRACTICE ENDS

A movement liz under way at Co
lumbia University to abolish soccer foot
ball in order to add impetus to the re-
vived gridiron game. Foremost among
the advocates for the abolition OF the
English game is Harry Buermeyer. cap
tain of the Blue and White team. Buer-
meyer is out for the revived gridiron
eleven and has been advising his team
mates to follow his example.
Buermeyer's chances Of making the
newly organized team aren't bright,
while as captain of the soccer team his
position is assured. Or. Meylan, head of
the department of physical education.
strongly favors the continuation of
soccer. The question will be settled
at a meeting Of the student board to-
morrow. Chairman Bob Watt is in
favor OF soccer being stricken from the
sport calendar.
The lack of playing fields may ave
much to do with the ul;im~e decision
of the authorities. In order TO con-
tinue the game. now that South Field
liS i''h u ~ 'N'i w IpcAbAAit Nv
soccer men will have to Journey to
Columbia oval. Gunhlll road. in The
Bronx. During the years that the grid
iron game was under the ban soccer
grew to considerable prominence. The
team won the championship of the In
tercollcgiate Soccer League in 1911 and
has always finished we'll up in the race.
The league schedule has been COM
pletcd. Harvard, Haverford. Cornell,
Pennsylvania, Yale and Columbia being
the contesting teams. Play will begin
next month. this being the second sea-
son that the series will be held in the
fall. Should Columbia drop out IL would
neCessitate the entire Encouragement OF
the schedule.
The serious Effort Of the soccer men
TO boom football on the gridiron showed
itself in the spirited practice of Coach
Mctcalfs men yesterday morning.
There VAS no increase in tn number Of
candidates. but the progress OF the
squad was marked Puntiug. forward
passing. tackling and learning the line
mans crawl were ON the programme.
The basketball men. Calder and Korn-
saud. especially, showed themselves as
splendid receivers of long passes. There
We're several lame muscles in the squad.
but no Injuries.
Head Coach MctCalf announced that
there would be a division in the squad
beginning tomorrow Practice will be
held in the morning for all except
guard and centre candidates, and for
all candidates In the afternoon. Met
calf said that the squad shows improve
meat, but that rs yet he saw no cam
didates who appear certain for any posi-
tions
Tom Thorp said that a. soon as
sCrimmage began the old timers would
appear and act az scrubs and that the
opening gam ought 10 prove the best
reunion OF the alumni in many years.
Because of football, capt. Bobby Watt
announced yesterday that Columhid's
baseball team would lot hold an inter-
class series or even fall practice. The
diamond has been Sodded and will he
Laid out next year in the southeast
co.uer Of South Field. adjoining Liv-
ingston Hail Don Beck, Jimmy O'Neale.
pitchers. WaCker, formerly Of Dart
mouth. and Watt had a little workout
Yesterday. Peck will be back 20 pitch
next spring. although he is Ineligible to
play football because OF his entrance
into the college OF physicians and SUI
geons.
Watt denied that Big George Smith
had sig'cd with the Giants. Watt said
that Smith viii return 10 college and
pitch for Columbia,