Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-30
NO GR|DtRON CONTESTS
FOR TIGERS THIS FALL
Princeton Makes Formal Announce
ment of Discontinuance of Foot
Ball During 1917.
BY 81. C. BYRD.

Princeton will not have a foot ball
team this fall. No matter what official
Harvard. the Tigers have definitely de-
termined not to be represented on the
gridiron in 1917. Formal action on the
matter was taken several days ago
and announcement concerning it is
made by G. r. Murray. treasurer Of
the Princeton Athletic Association. in
letters to all the colleges with which
games were scheduled. One of the let
ters sent out follows, and presumably
all were of the same character:
AT a meeting Of the board Of ath-
letic control held on June 10. it was
resolved to discontinue varsity foot
ball for the coming fall. VIII you
kindly release us from our agreement
to play you on the Goth of September.
Il regret exceedingly that this action
is necessary owing to the national
emergency. and trust that the discon-
tinuance of our varsity schedules will
be only for this coming fall"
Princeton's decision not to have foot
ball this fall is exactly in line with its
attitude in previous wars-to give over
its whole resources to the government.
In the civil war practically every phase
of student activity was suspended. and
during the spanish american war all
most the same condition existed.
Announcement of no foot ball at
Princeton probably will be followed by
the same action at Harvard and Yale.
the matter. but generally the situation
at New Haven and Cambridge is about
the same as that at Princeton. Walter
Camp came out in an interview a day
it might be possible to have foot bail
at Yale this fall, but 1t is not likely
that anything will come of it.
A Cornell man predicted a week ago
said that Yale and Harvard would fol-
low along that line. The Comedian
went further and said he believed, bas-
ing the opinion on the sentiment at
Cornell. that the other colleges and
universities would not follow the lead of
the case last spring, but would develop
athletics as usual. 1t was his opinion
that every college in the east and west
would be represented in foot ball this
mentioned and possibly the two service
institutions.
A swimming team has been Or
ganiZed to represent the Fairgrounds
and will go into competition as the
first meet for the aggregation under
| the tutelage of Fred Drummer is to be
held this afternoon in the big pool at
the bathing beach. dual competition
is scheduled with the Industrial Home
School, nine events being carded. The
events and entries in each follow:
1OO-foot swim-Hartford, Lilypolp. Haltigan
(Washington playgrounds); N. Davis. Gauld,
Burke Industrial Home).
5O-yard swm-Hartford. Wise, Iillypolp
Washington playgrounds); Davis. Towney, Jaur-
damp Industrial Home).
100-foot back stroke-Lilypolp. Hoffman. Sin
claire washington pIaygroundsJ Alder indus
trial Home).
Plunge for distance-Lillypolp. sinclaire.
Pumps washington playgrounds) Daisy, An
derson. Walker, Adams Industrial HomeJ.
22O-yard swim-Alhernferd, Bryan Washing
ton playgrounds) Nerdfeldt, Bush Industrial
Uome).
100-yard swim-Sinclaire, Hartford. Hal:igan
washington playgrounds) Jaurdamp indus
trial Home).
1OO-foot front stroke-Brost. Bryan. Hoffman.
Pumps Washington playgrounds) Davis I'm
dustrial Home).
Novelty race, 200 feet--Iillypolp, Donolue.
McCauley washington playgrounds) Jaurdamp.
Thompson, Nerdfeldt, Towney, Bush Industrial
fIome).
Relay race-Wise. Haltigan. Iillypolp, Hart
ford washington playgrounds) Heinemann,
Davis, Ambrose Jaurdamp Industrial HomeJ.