New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-05
COLUMBIA In A
OUANDARY OVER
BRICKLEY CASE
No Definite Stand To Be
Taken Until Next Com
mittee Meeting.

Columbia is apparently as far as ever
from definite stand as 20 whether 1t
will or will not meet Trinity on the
gridiron on November i3. After a ses-
sion that lasted for hours, the unlver-
sty committee on athletics adjourned
early yesterday morning without reach
ing a stand either way. Another meet
ing will be called on Monday, Novem-
Der s, in an effort 70 reach decision.
50 far the,S has been no communica-
ton with the Trinity officials.
The members of the committee we're
silent when seen yesterday, and
Charles Halstead Mspes, chairman, re-
ferred all inquirers to Harry A. Fisher,
graduate manager OF athletics. Fish
er's bare announcement was that the
committee would have nothing TO an
nounce until next Tuesday.
Although Gustavus I. Kirby. chair
man of the graduate advisory commit
tee of the l. {. A. A. A. A, is not a
member of the directing board of Co.
lumbia athletics, il is known that he
is exerting every possible influence TO
have Columbia take the attitude adopt
ed by New York University, provided
Trinity refuses TO bar George Brickley
from the lineup. On the other hand,
part of the committee is of the opinion
that Columbia's attitude should be the
same as Wesleyan's and that Columbia
should play Trinity, Brickley or no
Brickley. This, in fact, was the in
formal decision made by the committee
at two of its earlier meetings, but the
action Of New York University in re-
fusing to play Trinity altered the cir
cumstances so materially, so one or
two members of the committee held, as
10 demand positive action by Columbia.
IL is admitted by the Columbia au-
thorities that they knew that Trinity
permitted summer baseball, and that
knowing this Columbia should not
make Brickley's right TO play an eley-
onth hour issue. Just how strongly
the declaration Of Kirby that all men
playing against Brickley would be
/ barred from amateur track athletics
has weighed against Trinity in ColuV-
bias attitude can be gathered from the
fact that the whole question has split
the committee after it had reached
decision to 60 on with the game.
One man close in touch with affairs
was of the opinion that the whole
Brickley matter will bring TO focus
the summer baseball question in ev-
cry college which has Trinity on It's
schedule, and that it will be either a
case of open up or clean up. The
former would mean the adoption OF
a rule similar TO the Trinity code,
while the latter would demand strict
enforcement of the rules against sum-
mer ball.
Misfortune IL still following the CO.
lumbia football squad. an injury 70
Jeff" Healy in yesterdays practice at
South Field furthering weakening the
team for to-morrow's game with the
Connesticut Aggies. Healy badly in
jured his leg in scrimmage and was
forced to retire from the field, with
the possibility Of being unable TO get
back into the game before next week.
Nelson Metcslfe put his regulars
through a short fifteenminute scrlm-
mage as finish TO the workout. The
regulars were kept on the defence
with the freshmen trying out forward
passes against them. When the scrim-
mage was over the coaches seemed sat
i5fied that the varsity had learned TO
break up the troublesome play with
sufficient frequency to warrant the
hope that the weak defence would
brace up for the remaining games.