New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-23

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noon you will like as not find yourst
the Rutgers machine will collide W
Reserves.
No game played in New York this
season presents quite the measure Of
uncertainty or the unusual hypothesis
Of that promised by Rutgers-Newport.
If, for instance. the members Of Blacks
eleven were attending Rutgers and had
had a seasons drill under Foster San
ford while the extant Rutgers eleven
was at Newport, coaching itself, no one
would hesitate TO pick the winner.
Barrett, GcrrIsh, Gardiner, Hite,
Black ct al, under Sanford, would COM
pose potential national champion. II
is doubtful If the present Rutgers
team, which supposititiously would be
Newport. would get touchdown or
verge near Rutgers goal line.
An Unusual Test
Il is this original premise Of team
OF stars, comparatively undrllled,
against a team Of, say, average play
ers, methodicallv trained, which makes
to-morrow's contest more than a game.
II is test Of a fantastic sporting
proposition that might not develop
again in q decade.
We are inclined TO string with Rut-
gers in this argument, in spite of the
beef, brains and glamour OF an efulgent
past that are represented on the New
port eleven. Newport's amazingly easy
defeat Of Brown and her not so easily
gained victory over the Harvard In
formals would make her. on the basis
Of scores. a favorite for Saturdays
game. and probably she will be that.
But the man who said, Drill, ye
terriers" was thinking Of football, for
il is essentially a game Of drill, and
we are told Rutgers, of the two, is the
better drilled team. This superiority
in drill should Offset a handicap in
individual brilliance. 20 our way OF
thinking. Rutgers is the lighter team
of the two, but as a whole IS faster
sfoot. II should outrank its older rivals
in physical condition, or that main at
tribute of condition, which is wind.
Hite, Gerrish, Gardiner and Barrett
compose the fast-stepping backtield
that has been organized by Cupid
Black. while Baker, Gardiner, Kelley
and Whitehill. with the negro, Robe
son. as the equivalent of back, are
the men Rutgers most depends upon IN
her offensive.
$4,000 Reserved Seats
Ebbets Field is in readiness for this
interesting sporting test. Padded up
rights have been planted, temporary
seats erected, a gridiron chalked out,
and 1900 reserved seats have been
placed on sale at 80 each. There will
be 10000 unreserved seats at 81
apiece, and it is expected that 10000
football fans will attend the game.
Word was received from Cupid"
Black yesterday that his eleven would
not arrive in New York until tomorrow
morning. owing 10 naval examinations
now in progress. a large party Of Rut-
gers students and New Brunswick citi-
zens will accompany Sanford's team
into town tomorrow. and they will be
joined here by Rutgers alumni.
The Fordham football eleven has an
apology coming. II denies that it
played other than hard, fast football
against the Cornell eleven, and the
denial is officially sustained in Ithaca.
The excerpts from letters and press
clippings that appeared IN this column
were from Cornell supporters, appar-
emily more sincere than discriminating,
and we're accredited TO these sources.
This column regrets the publicity
given Fordham. and is pleased 10 print
the categorical denial received from
Frank Y. Farrell president OF the
Fordham University Athletic Associa-
ton. His letter follows:
We categoricaly deny every statement
except as to the number OF men put oIt OF
TIE came We emphatically deny, how
over that these men were put out "a tne
result Of any designed roughnees on the
nart Of Fordharn. but through accidents co.
incident 20 game that Is not playeu WIN
kid gloves. $1,000. -..,..
Me- o. we ,yere not II we were guilty
yve should have been penahzed. and we
were not II we were not penailzed theh
the officials were incompetent. ana u
MIGHT be added that these officials are
acknowledged a. the most eN"'''"S anu
best informed men in the game.
we were twice penaiized for holding'
,rice for oTside once for pushing WIN
hands. and once FOR having twelve men
on the field between a touchdown ana
Edwin Jackson makes the statement;
Cornell "a PLAYING football for sports
cake We don't doubt H. torneil was
penalized for unsportmanlike oDJecliohs 70
the referees decision feEaIulLs ,i'H
eve Of one o. it, players. u the DiaSE
owe had been purposely inflicted by ! ord
ham PLAYER, the Fordham team, ana not
Cornell. should have been justly penaNLed'
"Furthermorc. regarding the uniolhaed
remark What has happened 70 me TOUR
wear eligibility rule, when Du Noe was AZ
lowed 10 plavT-a statement casting rene'-
tious not only on this university' nut upon
Mr. Du Moe himself. We DEFY any one 10
prove. or truthfuily assert. thht UT. DH
Moe has played more than Two ythua VI
college football before coming 20 olahahl'
and this Is his first year with u.-
''Tbe charges that this same Mr.. Dl Noe
nod. a dive Of fvc yards. and then threw
his tackled opponent back i've yards, - 20
.ts,,~d ON the face of IL that il requires no
denial Has Edwin Jackson no idea o.
,.bst strength i, required TO tNOw lIo
mounds imam tackled weighed that hiteen
feet
In conclusion We wish but 10 state that
We do not believe that these lhellous
charges come from any authoritative
sources or are at all approved by the ath-
letic authorities or Cornell. hut are rather
Tho empty chickering's OF some disappointed
Cornell partisan. What conyinclngly
moves thesc charges 20 De uniounded Is the
statement appearing in to-day's Tribune.
coming from the Cornell officials, saying
that Fo-dharn won its game fairly and
s1uarely and that Cornell has no cause for
complaint.
FRANK FARRELL.
President Of the fordham Athletic Asso-
citation"