The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-08
BRICKLEY CASE TO
Be UP AGAIN TO-DAY
C%Olumbia's Committee Meets
to Decide Whether Trinity
Game Is Off or On.
OPPOSITE OPINIONS HELL

Columbia's committee on athletics will
convene again to-day to decide what
action II will take in reference to the
Trinity gaine which IL scheduled TO be
played on South Field Saturday. At the
last meeting the members OF the COM
nlittce were deadiockcd over the issue Of
whether or not Trinity should be al
lowed to play George Brlckley. the pro-
fessional baseball player. In its lineup.
and couldn't agree after hours Of discus
sion.
1t was said that FIVE members Of The
committee-two alumni. two undergrad
yates and one faculty member--favored
allowing Brickley to play. The case, IN
the opinion Of these I'VE representatives,
because of It's many qualifications,
couldn't be settled for all time by ran
ceiling the game. In fact some argued
yesterday that such an ao: Nigh. do
nothing more than stir ny III feeling be-
tween the two institutions. The best
plan. they believe, would be to play the
garic and then star; a widespread cam
paian for uniform eligibility rIles. The
question In sure 70 one ny az the aa-
MA meeting ~ the National Collegiate
A'hlctic Association. which will bc held
at the Hotel Asior December ?S. and
Columbia then can lead the movement:
for a single eligibility code for al, coll
lcgeS.
T. four other members OF tho cont
ini.tec stand firmly for the cancoilatiou
OF the game. They argue that an Or
thodox Interpretation of the A. 4. Z.
ruio i'll reference TO professionalism will
not permit putting the Columbia track
men who arc now playing football IN
danger Of losing their amateur standing.
Another point maze much Of is that Co
lunbia's return 20 tho 4ridiron puts her
IN II position rs champion of clean. un-
sctuferated, amateur athletic, cspc-
cialiy IN fpothsll--a spor, which has often
been condemned for it, growth along
commercial rather thaii sporting liu"s.
II (, were teft 10 tho Columbia play
ers 70 decide. the game would bc can
,cllcd. With only four varsi': mon who
arc rot banged up in one way or AN
other. the team L. not IN the bes' OF coi-
di,ion to take on Trinity, New York
University and Wesleyan between row
and Thanksgiving Day. III Saturday.
contest the rough work ~ the on
'ecticut Aggtes resulted IN putting pal
Cochran on tho hospital list Indefinitely
with "a twisted knee. I'm ripping open the
. upper Lip Of Capt. Frank Simouds. ia
banging up Henry Monroe bad right
leg and bruisinE every other player gem
orally. Two hard games IN four days,
although the Blue and White was VIC
~tcrious. proved too big "A task.
Coach Metcalf hasn't "A frst string
hackfeld man IN good shape. Wadelton
and Slower are lost for the year with
dislocated shoulders: Mansbach has "a
bruised ann NANNY Littauer has an 'n-
jured leg. The weakness Of Metcali :
line Of dcfence has thrown a lot OF extra
work on his backfield men. The Sec
ondary defence has been forced 10 get IN
OIL every play. Light work may bring
several OF the cripples back III shape
however. jeff Healy's leg surely Will u"
well. II Littauer and Healy are ready
by Saturday the feeling that tho Trinity
game should ne cancelled Will no be
as strong among the players as II is now.
The New York University team Will
hold its first Monday practice this after
moor on Ohio Field. II has been tic
custom TO excuse the first string men
from all work IN tho DAY following a
game. bUt Coach Reilly Is dissatisfied
with the way his charges plLyed against
stevens and has decided TO give them a
heavy workout during the early days
OF tho week SO ~ to get them in good
condition for tho Wesleyan game or
saturday.
As usual Saturdays contest showed
new deftsts in the Violet machine. Al
though " resulted in a victory II SHOWED
that "A lot os improvement will u" ucc"s-
| sNtIN b'lpIf AltI' - wy "'
tcating any one Of the three remaining
opponents. rhe Ir", which has rot been
all IL should during the season. Will Ia"
1 Weakened by the 'osa Of House. VINO
sustained a severe injury last week,
! Either Schwe!dcl OF Jorian VAL he put
in his pl1e. !Twie has not recovered
completely from his injury in the llavcr-
ford game. Although he s;srted against
Stevens he wah unable to hnish IN, game,
The second team vii play tic 'ullum
| Hall team OF the Army next fr.da n
West Point,
/ PRINCEroN. Nov. I.-N!th AL tte
men in good condition the Princeton
| SQUAD left Immediately after the Har-
! ward game saturday for Atlantic CIty.
where it viii enjoy u complete -ost
until It's return 10 Princeton TUESDAY.
Light scrimmagc viii be INDUCED Ia
then vita emphasis placed upon the de-
t.nsiye.
post-mor,oms on the raurc have been
IN order all day and Tonight Prince
ton Is ono OF the quietest towns in the
land. II is the general h"iict that the
defeat by Harvard makes Il victory over
Yale all tho more probable. az the team
will not he hampercd by oN%crcontdeice
and win not let tho Ellis get the jump
as Harvard did. Coach Rush still co'I-
| t.nues tho idol Of the sons OF old Mas
san and not ono word of criticism la.
been heard of either him or his system