The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-17
COLUMBIA WARRIORS
SHOW REAL PROMISE
Three Of Championship Ability
May Reawaken Old Spirit
Of 1905.
GOSSIP OF THE CAMPS

the retuvenated Blue ana White eieVoh'
after four weeks OF religious training,
meets st. Lawrence on South Field. The
team Is determined TO win It's maiden
start since 1906. The undergraduates
who have fought for the restoration of
Americas greatest college sport are de-
termined to help the team to the ut
most. Spirit has been running high ever
since the crew victory in juno. 1914.
and football Is expected to keep It at
n high mark for all time
The football team will not be the best
Columbia has had. but Head Coach Met
calf and his corps OF assistants believe
II will pleasingly surprise many. Paul
wilmington. the Harvard crack Of 1909.
1910, 1911. said yesterday that In point
OF football knowledge there are very
few better equipped teams In the coun-
try. Experience, however. is lacking.
But grit, determination and those quasi
psychological elements are expected to
carry the team through the early games
until the warriors get experience. Net
calf believes that the willingness OF out
siders TO help the team has imbued the
players with a feeling that a successful
season mean more than winning the
majority Of games. 1t may mean the
life Of football at Columbia.
Coach Metcaif has guided the men
along so hat injuries ave been most
uncommon. Except for a few wrenched
team Is physically ut. Bullwinkel has
the bad shoulder. He will o start the
season. but may get back before the
Trinity or Wesleyan game. Calder.
Kornsand n Munroe had strained lie-
aments. but are in good trim now. The
reason for 80 few injuries Is that most
~ the men. while green In football, are
experienced athletes in other branches
Of sport.
Metcalf declared Yesterday that at
least three men could make champion
ship teams. Around this trio he has
hlilt In eleven which ought to carry
through the critical stages OF the season.
His centre seems weak. Bullwinkel
gave promise OF developing into a first
class rowing centre, but ne is out for a
while. Noble and Brown are fighting
for the position. Neither gives much
promise. Jimmy Cleveland, a 230
FOUNDER. has demonstrated his ability
10 hold down the left guard position.
Kennedy. who weighs sixty pounds less
than Cleveland. will be the other guard.
Metcalf believes he will make up in
general playing ability what he lacks
in weight.
For such a short time Metcalf has
developed "A good pair of tackles in
Healey and Donaldson. Both ale tall
and well proportoned. Hcaley is a
fast, sure tackler md a splendid man
m receiving forward passes. Donaldson
doesn't measure up 20 Healey but he Is
n fair man on offence and especially
good on defence. The ends for IA While
seemed to be Coluinhia's strong points.
Calder. however. has Ut proven certain
in breaking up interference and getting
the man with the ball Buermeyer has
been handicapped by a bad hand. He
may round into a real Mayer, however.
The backfield is splendid. Two ster-
ling quarterbacks and four backs fur
nish a good supply in case injuries
should put one or two out for a while
ny far the best Is Cant. Frank Simonds.
In the opinion of such men az Arthur
Howe. the former Yale quarterback. he
could make any team In the country.
Littauer, Mansbach and Donoho have
shown themselves not to be ar behind
Simonds. one more week AMI the CO.
Iu,nbia's followers will see for them
selves what a titanic task Metcalf has
performed.
In an attempt to start the season
right the Columbia football players will
he numbered, according 20 announce ment
of Harry A.. Fisher Yesterday, There
vas no objection to the proposal. Coach
Njetcalf and his assistants agreeing hat
very effort should he made to please
"a public.
Netcalf is anxious to try his line
aims, New York University. The prac-
w. game was scheduled tentatively for
tomorrow at South Field, but II may
be lGlnged TO Ohio Field because of the
hard ,ame New York University played
again Union yesterday. II the Column
bia tom can hold the Violet eleven, lis
openir- game is a sure victory, In the
opinion 80 Metcalf. The Blue n White
varsity h been holding its own against
the alta of "A backfeld composed OF
coaches a. former stars. hut that Is no
criterion O. rs ability against a team
In perfect iition.
The rumor that hockey, because OF
the great exl,.-e il incurred last year.
would be droi a from the sport calen-
dar at ColumD was denied both by
Harry A. Fisher nd capt, Torrey Webb.
The ice game r. civ d "a severe setback
with the disrupt T the intercollegiate
Hockey League ani was at such a low
cbb of popularity hat the
on athletics cons.,ered dropping the
sport last year. Od time players rail-
lied to It's support, s. II was decided TO
ask the university au' ,rities II II rink
NOulu pt bullN w - AH| ifAAiAAbA 'oAihhA
lot. bought from the nroxel estate at
ll7th street and Ans rdam avenue.
The rink was built but warm weather
prevented the team from playing any
games. 1t will be rebuilt this year.
No coach has been sele ted as yet,
but A. Won Bermuth is the yhoice, The
squad will start working In 'wo weeks
in the gymnasium. learning the funda-
mentals OF shooting and pa slng. A
comprehensive schedule Is bong ar
ranged. 1t will include two T. ps. one
at Christmas and one In February.
Arrangements are being made With st.
= Nicholas Rim to play games there
should weather spoil the outdoor Ice on
Morningside Heights. On the C~hrlstHas
trip the team will meet Dartmouth, 81,
Paulis School, Massachusetts Institu.e
OF Technology and possibly Harvard,
Cornell, Williams, Trinity and Princeton
will be on the schedule also. Cap
Webb, Barlow, Reynolds. Miller and
Kennedy OF last years team have re-
turned to college.
In order 10 get the swimming and
water polo teams in shape for the coming
season an interclass tournament will be
held In the Columbia pool November Q
OF last years swimming team Davidov
Ia the only man lost. He has gone tc
Cornell, His loss. however. Is more than
made up by the acquisition Of Phil
Herbert. the former Horace Mann star
with Capt. Charley Lee. Hal Vollner
intercollegiate and A.. A. u. champion
middle distance swimmer. and Herbert