New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
Yale Finds Only One
'Y Man in University
Census Shows 1t Will Be
Impossible to Play Any
Football Games

New Haven. June 16.-Yale has taken
census OF its athletes and has found
that only one who won his "Y" is still
in college. War has claimed all excep.
this individual, whose name is with.
held because he feels keenly his inabi.
ity to go 10 the front with every other
member of the football. baseball, row.
ing and track teams. For private res.
sons and under faculty advices he has
remained in college till commencement.
which began to-day. but he has in re.
atty affixed his signature to an enlist.
ment blank and will join a military reg.
iment before many days.
Ysle's action in canvassing the uni,
versty for athletes was to learn the
chances for resuming intercollegiate
athletics next fall, especially as regard,
the football schedule, which was ar.
ranged early this spring.
Must Drop Schedule
The census has made il clear that tire
schedule cannot be played. No else-
crate formal list of games can take
place, and meeting OF the Yale Ath-
letic Council will be held here during
the commencement exercises 70 take
formal action on the situation.
Yale wants athletics this fall, but has
no athletes and has no time 10 develop
them. The promising athletes who will
form the university body this fall mus,
devote a couple Of hours daily 20 mill
tary training and the remainder Of this
time to recitatlons.
Clamor for Sports
There will be little opportunity left
for athletic practice, yet the under
graduates are clamoring for sports In
some form. Most OF them have stated
that thew do not care for interclass or
interdepartment athletics, but would
like two or three football games the
coming fall, even II the regular sched-
ule is tabooed.
Yale, Harvard and Princeton have
been working together in taking cen
sus of athletes left in college after the
rush of the undergraduates TO enlist
and the same report has been received
from all three-that practically none
of the varsity team members remain
in college or will be there next fall
II was stated to-day by member o.
the Yale Athletic Council that the meet
ing of that body next week would be
devoted to a thorough discussion OF the
situation and that at that time the
question Of a thorough revision o.
intercollegiate sports would be consld-
cred. Il is felt that the war has made
the time ripe for considering college
sports on new basis.
Yale appointed a committee two years
ago 70 consider the checking Of abuses
in athletics. and the report recon-
mended abolishing many extravagant
features Of sports a. now conducted
here and at other leading universities
High priced professional coaches and
extensive retinues of coaching stars
were condemned. No action has been
taken on the report, but there are indl-
cations that when athletics are taken
I'd after the war efforts will be made 10
remove some of the features which have
been regarded as Objectionable By the
faculties and alumni of the three uni
yersities.
A month after the war broke out the
Yale baseball management took up with
the athletic council the question OF ar
ranging two games with Harvard 70 Dc
played on the class days az the two
commencements, but the council De.
cided that too many players had leit
college. and the plan, which had been
only discussed. fell through.