New-York tribune., 1918-10-11
N.Y.U. Eleven
!. Meets Columbia
OnNovember q
ARRANGEMENTS Completed fo,
Cridiron Battle Between
Two Local Colleges
Bv Charles A. Taylor

.,rrements we're completed yester-
So, afternoon whereby the New York
Trn;versity m and Columbia football teams
~ ,eet on South Field Saturday, No
..hsr 9s. The rivalry between these
local institutions has always been
,.oor. and the games played during the
,ast three years have been most Bit
...,v contested. The coming struggle
,hon,d have an additional interest from
~. fa,t that both colleges are now on
smilitary basis.
ss far as material is concerned.
Columbia would appear to have the ad-
Z. ,antare. as she will have 2,700 men tc
low from. as against N. Y. US 1900.
Then too. Morningsidc Heights SOL
a;ers and sailors have half an hour
nore for their daily practice. Origi-
,allv the n. y. L. men were allowed
o,ly half an hour for recreation. but
mis- was extended yesterday to q full
hour Columbia started with an hour,
and Yesterday. through the efforts Of
Head Coach Dawson, an additional half
: hour WAS granted.
In work already accomplished Colum-
bja also has an advantage, for there has
been football drill of some sort on
South Field for more than a week.
whereas y. y. Z. will put its men on
the eridiron for the first time this
4 afternoon. The method used in de-
termining a varsity leven will be prac-
tjcally the same at both colleges. At
Columbia there will be four battalion
. teams from which the selection of a
frst eleven will be made. and at N. y. U.
there will be ten company teams rs a
nucleus for varsity aggregation.
One big obstacle will confront both
men from the S. A. T. G. to officers
training schools. Columbia has already
lost one veteran player this way in
Angus McCabe, quarterback on the
1916 eleven. Charley Shaw, halfback
on last years Columbia team, also was
ordered 10 an officers school. but it is
understood he will not leave Columbia
for few weeks yet McCabe departed
Yesterday afternoon for Camp Lee. and
he is to be followed soon by Canapery,
another member of last years back
field.
Only three Of last seasons varsity
have returned to n. Y. U.-Fernandez.
tackle. and Christopher and Baker
i. halfbacks. Fernandez has already re-
ceived notice to report at an officers
camp.
Besides the game with Columbia,
~ Y. I. has arranged to play three
other contests with outside teams in
November. The Violet eleven will meet
Maryland State College on the latter's
eridiron on October IS, and will play
Trinity and Stevens on dates yet to be
fixed.
Columbia had another profitable
workout yesterday afternoon. Coach
Dawson and Assistant Coach Lieuten-
ant French putting some seventy men
:, through the usual preliminary stunts.
: There was q long session with the
charging machine, an extended runt-
ing drill and signal practice, which was
participated in by four elevens. Be-
cause of the heat there was little
actual scrimmaging.
N. \. L. is in somewhat of a guam
dary IS TO where to secure a competent
. coach this late in the day, but is in
d, hopes that suitable man will be found
before next week. Until regular foot
>. ball instructor is obtained DR.. F. IT,
:: Can will supervise the work of the two
hundred or so who are expected to re-
port OIL the field this afternoon.