The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
COLUMBIA ELEVEN
TO MEET CORNELL
Teams Will Battle on Grid
iron Next Month for First
Time Since 1905.
ny GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

pormltories and barracks were all
was going the rounds that for the FIRST
! time since 1908, when tho Blue and
White rolled the Big Red Team In the
dust OF a ~ to 6 defeat, Columbia and
Cornell will meet on the gridiron. Major
Herbert C. Earnshaw, commander OF
the Columbia Student Army Training
Corps, has sanctioned the contest and
20 has the army officer In charge at
Cornell. The game will played here
on South Field early In November, prob
ably on the second Saturday, the eth.
A resumption of gridiron relations
between Cornell and Columbia will be
joyfully received throughout collegiate
circles The Blue and White and the
Red and White met on the gridiron in
termlttently from 1889 till the ban was
placed on football at Columbia. Until
Coach Morley went to Columbia, Cor
nel found the Blue and White rather
easy prey. Columbia, however. achieved
three straight triumphs, ia 1908. 1904
and 1905, trouncing the Ithacans by
scores of II to IL. IL to 6 and IL to
again.
The last Columbia-Cornell game, No
vember IS, 1905, il remembered IL for
nOlNllIB tisS tIldt SOllltlb,
the American Leagues peerless second
baseman, played quarterback and that
substitute quarterback was Billy Dona-
van, who as Lieutenant-Colonel OF the
is5th Infantry-the old Fighting Sixty
nlnth-has been mentioned frequently
for his heroic work on the fighting front
IN France.
1t was a fighting eleven that Lieut.
Col Donavan and Eddie Collins were
teammates on, back in 1905. Somewhat
crippled, the Blue and White went to
Ithaca to meet the Big Red Team on
its own battle ground. At the end of
the first half the Ithacans were leading,
to 0. but by a great rally in the sec
ond half Columbia turned the tide and
emerged with ~ to victory.
New Regime Mt Columbias
1t is understood that the arranging
Of game with Cornell came as a di-
rect result of Major Herbert C. Earn
shaw relieving Col. Finley in COM
mand of the Columbia Student Army
Training Corps. Major Earnshaw, who
is one OF Pershings veterans, and who
has seen the beneficial results obtained
by athletics among the troops Over
There as well as in the home training
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petitive sports and considers all strenu-
Gus pastimes. particularly football. as
an excellent aid to the military.
Major Earnshaw's taking up the reins
undoubtedly means a new regime at
Columbia. As far as Is possible under
the new military curriculum sports of
all kinds will be encouraged and fos-
tered. Major Earnshaw is of the opin-
ion that the students better will be able
TO perform their military and schol-
astic duties IL plenty Of competitive
sports are INDUCED In during the re-
creation periods. In no way, however,
will sports be allowed to interfere with
the curriculum.
On account OF to-day's scheduled In
terbattahon game Coach Fred Dawson
only gave the football squad light work
yesterday. After the usual routine prac-
tce Dawson sent the elevens through a
lively signal drill and then chased the
boys to the showers. To-day's game
will be played some time between
and o'clock. Retreat will be sounded
at 40 o'clock instead OF at the usual
hour, 80. so in all probability the
elevens will not get into action till
shortly before 6 p. NJ.
The Columbia w. N. Y. U. game Of
fc!ally has been set for November 20.
Ire dates for the contests with AM
herst. Union, Stevens and Wesleyan
definitely have not been decided upon.