The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-29

Dean of College,"
New HAVEN. Conn. Oct. 2s.-Yale.
athletic authorities have had the road
opened to item by which they can de-
clare Harry Ifgore and the four other
Yale athletics eligible to compete in in
tercollegiate sport. It is believed. by the
receipt OF letters from Harvard and
Princeton asking their reinstatement.
The receipt of TIE letters was announced
Tonight az follows:
"ln answer TO inquiries made at the
Offices Of the Yale University Athletic
Association in regard to the pub
Nshed reports that Dean Briggs. chair
man Of the Harvard athletic committee.
had sent n letter TO Prof. Robert ".
Corwin requesting that the five Yale
undergraduates who recently withdrew
from intercollegiate athletics should re-
join their teams II vas said that Chair
man Norwin was u OF town and that
no official statement could he made in
his absence. II was admitted, however.
that letters had been received both from
Dean Briggs Of Harvard and Dean Nc.
' ir"ee'on expressing the
desire OF the players and OF the UNDER
graduates generally of both Harvard
and Princeton that the five Yale players
mentioned might again represent Yale In
Intercollegiate athletics"
Sensible Code Wanted,
II was said TODAY ,bo, ,,a.-a-,.,
o,os .,, .r,..u
:" i"e were con-
,"neu na. a drastic chaifge will come
nh,,. !, d, naws 'uoS az aie ana PROB
W.! al r'ar'atu ana princeton as well.
t"Se % u strong element at work.
N"au 's po'h graduate and UNDER
srauuate sentiment, 20 eliminate FOOLISH
l" the eIg'pliity question and to
'"e uies 80 thtt hereafter there
"o N"""'e LOT a repltltlon OF t.ds
- 'Npei,ence' n surprisingly large
1870 II i''e IN iaNor OF clean ath-
10 ,,,,v .un,rn., 'o"'is 'ne men
statad - -d.w eo"'' so IL was
In ats.,"
Mo cans. .,d '"s''.h,y incident'
'"'N' anu eHect. a Yale alumnus
"no mas n'en sounding the opinion "
..Thc hah',ies on 'ne matter said :
keel, "a, ,,,,.h w. "uua'e VINO really
present incident is the result of the
Vues'lottpIe standards that have pre-
,ai'ed N college athletics not oniy at
Yale hut elsewhere. Without doub, =.
thorough house cleaning at either Prince.
ton or HarNard would dlsclos. "A condi-
tlon oi affairs At both these places as
bad. IL not worse. than at Yale. AZ =,
fna'tor "l fact. H. a question I'm , good
many peoples minds mean. az course
= those who Keep in touch win record,
or the rolleg" athletcs-whethcr there
IL not a question Of eligibility in tho
cas-" of a third or NOR" Of the pla yers
~ hntn ines" other universities
,nd"r THIS Stupll rule at nr,sent Il,
force various prdCtises have been over
looked in tho past. The PLAYERS have
heen thoroughly conversaut of mis- and
as a consequence q system has gro,,n
up That has tenan need techpicni viz.
ltiious As long as the present .ysta,,
holds there will lie contlnunIIv Csc
coming M where a good bail nI.ver
receives $500 a summer for cutting Tho
lawn at a summer school Identified viii
some college, or for other equally ridic.
ulous reasons. The trouble has hoo,
that men have got by I'm the mas, ana
that has been the precedent established
Fenr for Th.t- o,.. 60,
"
reason that Harvard and Prince
y = SO ANXIOUS that Yale should re-
Hhatd.e heF payers ~ not all IN the in
"IeS'S . sood sport II Is largely be-
aus u men az 'hese colleges know
10 . oI."i'F std,e or anairs is In ex-
800 d ON those universities and
49, It nme strung process probably
"'"r' '"Su,t III wholesale disqualilca-
tu"s IN po'h universities That Is Just
"na' ,ney doht want
In',''"l! backing M the foregoing
te iaie hH"h'hl "eekIU, the GRADUATE
oTs"'' VIII print Tomorrow the follow
ing editorial m "The present rule
regarding summer athletics should be
given 'he closest restudy. II 1t is 2
good one. it should he continued and