New-York tribune., 1918-11-15
Bill Edwards
And Bnckley
Boom Football
Wall Street Scene of Big
Meeting in Behalf of To-
morrow's Game

Frsm the Sub-Tressury steps ~Rig
Bill Edwards and Ave other former
football stars told IL to the world and
Wall Street specifically yesterday that
the great big football game Of the year
will be contested by the teams of
Princeton University and Camp Upton
at the Polo Grounds tomorrow after
noon.
All Of the vocal oratory, however,
was as nauEht compared to the thrill
ing moment when Charley Bricklev-
formerly of Harvard but now an ensign
IN the United States navy and always
the 90" test l'N'1g irop-k k cker. booted
q pigskin spheroid cat-a-cornered
from ~eorge ~ niAgtons Il o. TO
The balcony of the Stock Exchange.
The yell which went up from the as
sembled 5000 spectators was the same
tribute which greeted Brick" In the
days when he kicked goal for the Grim
son.
Big Bill" sold box seats and side
line badges after making ringing
speech urging every one to support
the United War Work campaign by
attending the football game, the pro
eeeds Of which are 10 so To the service
or American lighters. Then he intro
duced in turn a number of famous men
OF the financial district who were top
hole college athletes:
Martin Nogel, Assistant Treasurer Of
the United States; Herbert L. Pratt, of
Amherst and Standard Oil; William
Roper, of Princeton; George Foster
Sanford, of Yale, and Ensign Charles
brickley, formerly of Harvard. Before
these big men had made their appeals
Miss KQfa HINES Of tko Tofa Ok
enue Collectors Office, sang The Star
Spangled Banner and the police
cho~us rendered several selections.
"True indeed II is that the war is
over" SAID Collector Edwards 'Let
US have & tremendous outpourinR 81
Americ n spirit here to day in the one
thing that is before us to do; that is,
contflDuting lew dollars toward this
campaign tund. You get seat where
you + SO a mot " nAe~'n' ~n~c-
tacular game--a game that will thriIl
you, ana YOU VIII 10 re~a4u,u -. ao-
ing. As you sit in your seat you will
realize that the money you have paid
mas gone across seas to help your
Ar can brother have some comfort
THE football signal is G-l-V-El"
crieu Martln Nogei, concluding his sp-
zeal.
Lieutenant Jack Denny, widely known
on the big time circuit before the war.
now entertainment officer at Camp Up
ton. came to New YORK yesterday to
complete arrangements for the recep-
ton of the Camp Upton eleven and
their rooters. 1000 picked soldiers from
the big camp.
Reports from Yaphank were to the
effect that Colonel Albert B. Sloan haG
relieved the first football eleven and
the second string men of all other du
ties in order TO get them into the best
winning condition for to-norrow's
game. The battalion, which will come
10 New York tomorrow and march up
Fifth avenue before the game, will be
composed of 900 soldiers selected for
their soldierly appearance, good rec
ords and bearing. They will have leave
until reveille Monday.
The battalion viii leave the Long
Island Railroads Thirty ghird Street
station and start up Firth Avenue at
II 80 O'Clock tomorrow morning. The
Princeton rooters viii precede them bv
an hour, going to lunch before the
game. Both rooter battalions will
board special trains of the Sixth Ave
nue. "L" at Sixty-sixth Street, proceed
ing 70 the Polo Grounds.