New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-29

There is abundant evidence apart
from fh.s assurance to bear the general
contention that the brother o. Har-
Yards Great drop kicker Is an earnest.
hand working student, that he does
rot care particularly for football. and
that he is PLAYING only because Of his
,erard and friendship for Captain
oa.a.or he bittcrly resents The 20
1ron iu which DC has been placed and
would give up playing tomorrow Il ne
followed the dictates Of his own feel
ings.
h can be said here also. with reason
strc assurance. that his football sult
win Dc hung up for oil time al the
end Of This season, not so much be-
cause Trinity. too. has been placed 90
rather unfortunate position. but be-
caus. be has no love for the game ana
shUHs publicity.
One Side OF II.
De-. is .he fceliu~ here among the Un-
I,r-raluates that Brchcy is IN eTac'-
f. tEo Same position although gener-
.uv admitted that the case ls an eN-
.g-cr.t.4 ON. as several other mem
i.rs of The team who have accepted
money for one reason or another. with
On. violating arv rule of the COLLEGE.
CAPTAIN CaStator. fine looking
manly fellow. frankly said, "brlckley
Is mo- more ineligible, from the point
o. view of Williams or any other col
lero. than three or four others. Il is
only ii question of degree. For my
part. then. ] see no reason 10 play the
hvuocrite and sacrifice one man so long
as that nan IS held in good standing
bv the college faculty
This subject is entirely too broad
and far-rcachinC in its ram hcations 20
take up n detail 40 this time. AS Dr..
Price. athletic director and head coach
OF The football team, aptly remarked;
Apart from the ques ton OF ethics
AVID rior+ or wrong Of seni-profes sio1-
aHsm. The case Of Brickley is one Of
policy rather than OF principle. No
inducements were held out for his en-
tering Trinity beyond assisting him in
getting lob which would help him
nav his way. No rule Of Trinity IS
broken in playing him on the team. lie
Is AN earnest. conscientious fellow.
with not a single bad habit. His prom
inerce. partly as the brother OF Char
ley Br.ckiey. invited attention, but II
is hard for me 10 q scrlmlnate between
the man who signs q contract ana
plays for money and the man VINO
does not. or between the man who sells
his athletic services for $40 or the one
who sells them for $50
Trinity's Position.
DR.. McCook explained IN great de-
tail Trnity's stand from the point OF
view Of scholarship. 10 is hard 20 get
In Trinity. 10 is hard 10 stay IN Trinity.
% is hard 20 ret out Of Trinity. A
man must maintain a high standing a;
an times or 20 on probation. and thete
is no possible chance for reinstatement
under six months by special eNsmina-
ton, permitted at some colleges, or
any other dispensstion.
This is Trinitys position, and once
more, apart from the question Of sum
mcr baseball and prostituting OF ones
athletic ability, 1t must be admitted
that tho faculty and the undergrad
yates are absolutely frank and above
board. They played Brickley openly
under the fun letter and the spirit Of
their own athletic code. and they can
hardly be blamed for resenting the
protest, which come against an individ-
\ ual rather than the athletic ethics Of
Nhc college.
My own position on the question Of
GUNNER" baseball and the necessity
for a strong and binding eligibility
code Is well enough known 10 need no
enlargement here, but I'm quite will
ing 90 admit that my 7ympathies are
aroused for Trinity. I've rarely met a
cleaner, finer lot OF fellows, who are
anxious 90 maintain cordial athletic re-
lations with sister colleges but who
feel that they must stand back Of
Brickley, who was used on the football
team with eyes wide open.
No formal announcement has come
from Williams scvering athletic rola-
tions. although note has been re
ceiyed from the baseball manager r.
GREETING that 10 WAS necessary 10 can
eel the game next spring The action
OF Williams, as announced in the news
papers, Is keenly regretted, and it may
be said right here that the same feel
ING appeared 20 be paramount at Will
JAMESTOWN before leaving there this
morning.
Changing the subject slightly, and II
Is high time, IL was easy 10 under
stand what Tom Reilly, head coach Of
Amherst, said last Monday, after had
seen the Trinity eleven in q snappy
scrimmagc this afternoon. Mr. Refill,
offered the opinion that the line wa,
colleges and that the team. as a whole
was strong. well-balanccd and reason
ably finished.
This was indicated to-day in n,
mean way. Lambert and Maxon are
good pair o. ends. not exactly brilhan
but well up 90 the average % smane
college teams. Captain Castator an,
Wooley viii play the tackles acains
New York University next Tucsda,
and both are fast hcady and aggres
sive. with plenty Of weight behinI
them. IL would be hard 20 find "a bet
ter or more finished pair
Nordstrum. freshman from M
Bay Ridge High School weighs 20
pounds and il remarkably fast FOR hi
weight Tie gives the impression. too
Of steadincss and is almost sure 9,
make name Tor himself Jackson q
the other guard charges wcu. a.,
while not fashy, is plainly reliable
Brcslin. 40 centre. "a former Exeter
boy. passes accurately and seems O.
have plenty Of natural football ability