The evening world., 1919-03-04
Columbia Will Play Brown
Here, Its Biggest Game Since
Sport Was Put Under Ban.
BIZ Alex. SuIlipdn.
WHAT old college rah! rah! spirit
that causes students to keep

that causes students to keep
on cheering for their alma
mater even though the chances look
to be a million to one against their
side winning, is responsible for the
quick recovery that the intercollegi-
ate football world is making from
the effects OF the war. When the
call to arms was heard the college
football players rallied 10 the colors
In great numbers. So rapidly did
they rush to the front that the ranks
OF the elevens were depleted and few
colleges were able to put elevens Of
any kind on the gridiron last fall.
As quick as they were TO lay aside
the pigskin when they were needed
by Uncle Sam, the college gridiron
warrior is just as quick to forget ali
the tragedies OF the war. with the
result that all the big colleges are
Planning TO resume the sport next
autumn on the old basis. In fact,
the war has aroused the old college
! fighting spirit to an even higher do
gree. and the legions OF fans through
/
some exciting battles for the cham
J piunships OF the East, West, North
and South, respectivel I, next season.
Columbia has gradually been com
| ing back since the game was put
under the ban, and the coming sea-
son will see the Blue and White
practically indulging In the sport in
the old fashioned way. Brown will :ace
tn Moraingside team here either on
Thanksgiving Day or Nov. 80, The
date will be set when II is learned
just when the Navy-Army struggle
will be held at the Polo Grounds
Columbia will kick off for the first
time on oct. II, meeting Vermont
then will come Williams, Amherst
Union. stevens, Wesleyan and New
y ork University.
OF course, the battle with the Provi.
donce boys will be the piece de re,
distance at Columbia, as all the othcl
colleges TO be met have had plac,
ON the schedule some time or othel
since the resumption of the sport u,
the Heights in 1915.
Coach Fred Dawson expects TO pu
n formidable eleven on the field, a,
all but two or three Of the boys VIII,
achieved such a good record las
season, only losing one gamc-that q
SyraCusC-will be back on t.e jut
The only loss that win be felt i
? Capt, Robb, who was member O
, the officers training school at Colum
3 tla last fall but who has since re
turned to Penn state.
9 Not only does Columbia plan to pu
To- "A bang-up team in the arena, but III
A playing field at South Field Will b
d renovated SO that there will be a mic
v carpet OF turf, stands will be addc
e 80 that close to 10000 people can b
}. accommodated for the Brown gam,
y The complete schedule follows;
Oct. II, Vermont at South Field;
Oct. 10, Williams at South Field;
= Oct rs, Amherst at South Field.
J. Nov, !, Union at South Field;
At Nov. 8, Stevens at South Field;
o Nov. is, Wesleyan at South Field;
d Nov, %, New York University at
South Field; Nov. 27 or 20, Brown
at South Field.
Harvard will play seven game
r. starting with Bates on Sept. .
= Princeton and Yale have their oI
-, places on the Crimson schedule. Bui
II ton College and Springfield Y. NJ ..
u nre the newcomers on the list Thel
l. will be games played on Oct 25 an
st Nov. IS, but the authorities are NJ
"a ready TO announce them.
Nj The schedule:
Sept. 27. Bates, Oct 4. Boston