New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14
Informal Game
Still Causing
Much Contention
Harvard Alumni Organ
FLAMES Criticism on Pro-
fessional Writers
Bv Louis Lee Arms

The only time we have any doubts
i. ,be stand Of Yale, Harvard and
..:,.ston in abandoning varsity foot
IN is when their alumni begin de-
,.rsisr that which needs no defence.
The current issue of "The Harvard
crrpi Bulletin" declares the criticism
:, Harvard's policy has been from pro-
,.;o,sl writer's who bemoan the loss
:, copy. The professional writer is
:. who is guilty Of taking money for
!, otherwise he is sometimes human.
cnriously enough, we have met just
-. confessional writer's who have men
,;,,s5 Harvard's stand in terms of dis
...snt One Of them is a Harvard
y, On the other hand, before a re-
-. came three oficials-who are Of
s.;,,ine this season for the love Of
:. eame-preseusd plans for future
.rrsciate football under war conditions
.,,,b they thought were superior to
4. extant programme
Game Dead at Princeton
4. Princeton football is as dead as
julius Casar.
4, vale. as we have had occasion to
49, befOre, football is being conducted
:. me many rather than the restrict
e few.
4, Harvard, whose informal eleven
=, well with other colleges formal
.'.-,,s we are told, the policy at
~. nrevails with greater time for
,hy.
these Institutions are doing quite
III without football. The marked
~, AZ interest we found at Princeton
AN. weeks ago makes US wonder If,
,i,,r all. college football is not news
,,D.r.nade game, sustained By those
-, confessional writers who are hy-
ro.bs;ically tearing their hair over the
omission Of games st the stadium or
howl though. Of course, actually they
bsvs found more time TO play Kelly
sool az Jack Doyle's, which financially,
koTsTer, is inferior 20 professional
writing
Could there, By q possible chance, be
M ralstion between gridiron heroism
nd headlines? Does his picture in the
upeS lessen the desire Of the collie
.sn to play? Is Mr.. Brickley sorry
81. the professional writers discJv-
esd ne possessed a talented toe? How
zen larger would the crowds be at the
lie Bowl and the Harvard Stadium
the professional writer's neglected
|. = discuss the apostle attributes OF
he impignins machines?
There is no categorical answer. II Is
q natter Of opinion. And yet, how Of
ten football seems a game which con-
sumss nine-tenths OF its allotted time
in unpieturesque, mobilize rushes, while
the spectator slowly but surely freezes
awaiting the spectacularity Of a not
ever-eertsin spectacular one-tenth?
Eternal Piling Up
This eternal piling up and deadly
RAISING at centre is nothing new to
/ hose who. perforce, must frequent sub
ways Il scarcely interests the average
Feets;or a. all. but he doesn't want
nv one 20 suspect anything Is wrong
1 nth him, and these professional
TIiters have been assuring him that
lis Is hot stuff. So he sits there
fs1ow-boxing with old man pneu-
,',is Until he has served four fifteen
mute periods. Then he hustles 70 the
RE- 70 continue the battle on more
zen terms, providing It is that kind
i "a hotel
The professional writers have really
sasved this massing ND toward the
ssn il Interesting. Il is based upon
= nathematic propulsion Of human
~ toward a more or less immovable
W. and the men who have devised
ssss mobilize PUSHES are engineers IN
rs.al dynamics. But Robbins, 80
fuuz in q concealed fourth period, Is
ming a mental VOW II they catch him
s-,f5s % Des Moines again they can
i ~. him.
a between professional writer
4 az srasteur football there Is this 70
AZ: @Tne writer attacks his victim IN
IEssm-heated room and can be kicked
"a ne waste basket on the sligntest
! invocation. But football gets Rob
|.s q. out IN the middle OF class
ssrion and en- afternoon Ia 20 de-
rs.s Fshrerheit, and = he doesn't like
he nigh. just as well lie down ana
T.