The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-20
FAVORITE, BUT
~. Y. u. WILL FIGHT HARD
Margin in Favor of Blue and White To-day Is Slight, fol
Experience of Violet Eleven Is Expected
to Count Heavily.

Wien coiumhit ana New York Uni
versity meet on South Field his after
noon II will be the first clash between
two New York football cams in fifteen
years and the first contest between the
scheduled combatants in sixteen years.
Not since 1893 have the Blue and White
and the Violet met on a Gridiron. In
thore palmy days Of Columbia football
the y. Y. L. eleven was no match for
its neishbor and was defeated by a
lumbia have not mot since 1900, when
the best team in the history Of Columbia
conquered the Maroon eleven by 70 TO 0.
Fordham and New York University he.
came estranscd In 1900 and have not met
since.
To-dayis game is the first nova In a
get together policy and by next year
a series In which y. y. L. and Columbia,
Forlham and stevens will play will re-
vive local interest In local teams.
There isn't follower Of either y. Y.
4. or Columbia. who believes to-day's
game will b. q repetition OF history.
While Columbia rules q slight favorite
tho experience and early form OF the
y. Y. U. eleven make the margin Almost
negative. Both have played Stevens.
Columbia downed the Hoboken engineers
by 10 to 8. while n. Y. U. blanked them
I to o. Neither Coach Reilly of New
York University nor Coach Metcalf OF
Columbia can sec anything but a close
battle.
Eleventh Hour Change.
Metcak announced an eleventh hour
: change in Columbia's lineup. He has
settled the issue between Cleveland and
Donaldson for tho right guard position.
Both of them will play. hut Donaldson
will be placed At right tackle. busting
both WILDER. the regular. Eaves,
who hav been having a pretty night
for the post for two weeks. Mctcalf an
bounced tho weights of his men and
those OF the Violet players and TO the
surprise OF everybody Columbia will he
outweighed by seven pounds TO a man
when the teams line up at 2:ij L. NJ.
The Blue and White squad a no
practice yesterday because South Field
was a pond. The only persons who
trespassed on II were the freshman man
axerial candidates. Who won, there for
the purpose OF scooping UP the numerous
puddles. There Is not g chance OF the
fi.ld being dried or for perfect football.
Coach Metcalf held a conference with
his charges in Furnald Hall. - campus
do1nitory. in which the plan of cam
rs.ign against the New York University
team WAS discussed.
The proposed football rally at which
the coaches and Capt. Simonds We're to
speak had 70 he called Off because OF the
rain. Tn spirit needs little impetus,
though. For the last few nights mid
Night calling parties. including in their
number several hundred INTERMEDIATES,
have done much TO arouse old time feel
ing and rivalry. The Columbia crowd
that invaded University Heights Thurs
day nislt hav" a poor impression of the
policemen w that way.
BIuccoat No Obstacle.
When the New York University un-
d~ergradua'es marched all over Morning
side Heights led sday night not a
bluecoat interferr.d with their nigh links
and hilarity. When the Columbia stu
dents retal!sted Thursday about mid
nigh' they We're halted 10y a policeman
AT he point OF a pistol. They ignored
him. however. and continued ON TO ohio
Tlftu, Nl'I' III HpEiS Nti's aus We -
can cam Tomorrow Wen Can tann
Tomorrow" This no doubt was ill.,
tended TO answer the question. Can
Cam Can Columbia which tho New
Workers asked a few days ago.
The friendly rivalry between III" two
local colleges has not stopped with the
students. Harry A. Fisher, graduate
manager of athletics at Columbia. asked
Chancellor T.. Ellsworth brown 10 be
C~olunbia's guest. He will occupy u box
adjoining that of President Nicholas
Murray Butler Of Columbia. Fisher ALI
nouuccd hat all IT," boxes had been sub
scrlbad for. New York University ex-
poets 1000 UNDERGRADUATES and Alumni
for its cheering section in the north
stand. More than 1900 columbia cheer
ing section seats have bo-n subscribed
for.
The Unusual interest attached 20 tn"
gam" hasn't alwaIs been u feature "f
battles u.j IN" local colleges. H.
the days befor. football was abolished
at Columbia the Violet and tho Blue and
White met twice. In 1892 Columbia dc
f~at.d y. Y. L. By a score uf - ~ q,
Tho only other meeting was IN 1852,
when Columbia won by 3 goals, . touch
downs to / touchdown FOR y. Y. L.
stationary period. IL is certain ~ game
VIII be played with y. Y. L. every year
and that II will be- the big game of tho
season IN point ~ interest,