The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
COLUMBIA TO MEET
ELEVEN
Colgate Also Appears on Blue
and Whites Football
Schedule.

ball situation on Morningside Heights
Columbia's 1921 gridron schedule was
announced late last night by Robert
Watt, graduate manager of athletics.
Watt succeeded admirably in keeping
the list OF opponents a secret and when
he stated that Dartmouth, Colgate and
Ohio universities had been included on
the Blue and White scedule for the 1871
season the announcement was received
almost with CONSERVATION on the cam
pus 1t soon turned to JOY, however, for
IL definitely settles the question once
and for all whether or not Columbia is
actually back with plenty OF fight in the
upper ranks OF the intercollegiate foot
ball world
The teams that have been booked to
I'LL the vacancies left by Pennsylvania,
s;warthmore and Trinlty--for these are
the elevens that will not appear against
Columbia next year-are far more pow
erful when taken as a whole than those
dropped and will increase the difficulty
of the coming season. Every one Is
rated as topnotcher, while only one or
those among the absent could be treated
as first class team. Amherst, Wesley
an, New York University, Williams ana
Cornell have been retained and these
added to the trio of newcomers, will give
Columbia the battles of its life II 1t
hopes to close its season as creditably as
the last. Colgate is slated to play in
the final game. but it probably will not
be for more than one season.
The most surprising thing about the
entire schedule is the absence Of Penn
sylvania. Columbia, back in 1919, ar
ranged home and home contests with
both Cornell and Pennsylvania, and in.
accordance with the contract Penn met
the Blue and White at the Polo Grounds
last November 20. Under the articles
of the agreement Columbia was to travel
to Philadelphia next season. Bob Watt
explained yesterday that the failure TO
book a contest with Columbias time
honored rival could not b. avoided.
Columbia planned to meet Penn at
Franklin Field on November and Cor
nell at the Polo Grounds on the 18TH
Fail to Agree on Date.
II was later found, however that the
Brush Stadium could not be obtained
for November 10 on account OF Penn
and Dartmouth playing there at that
time. Columbia then requested re-
arrangement. Cornell agre to come
to the Polo Grounds on the 5th and
Penn was offered airy date in October
or NoVemher evceTt Nove0 her 8. No
date could be agreed on, and es a result
tfb game couid OF be sche. .-ed. This
does not mcan trat the rivals viii not
meet In the future. as It is eNneoted
that q game viii be arranged for 1922.
In an effort to provide n real inter.
sectional contest for New York. Colum-
bia reached ont into the middle West
and induced Ohio University to make
the long trip to New York. Ohio won
the Ohio state small coll re champion
ship this wear, defeating Ober,in for the
honors This should not he confused
with Ohio State. which is an entirely
different team. The game will be played
on South Field on November 12.
Perhaps the most interesting addition
to the schedule is that of Dartmouth In
1921 Columbia will make but one trip
that to Hanover, on October %. An ef-
fort to place the game later in the season
was not successful. but Watt stated yos-
terday that FOR the two following years
Columbia viii wind up her gridiron cam
paign with the Gre'n az its rival the
contests 10 be played az the Polo Grounds
on either Thanksgiving or the Saturday
before. This means that the Blue and
White has definitely decided not to make
either Cornell or Pennsylvania its season
objective. but has chosen Dartmouth in
stead. The meeting of the varsity
ago. when the Cen veor' n~s vcre
carded to clash with Columbias frosh.
The meeting VIII uot DE the trst betNrcn
the rival universities. Looking back
over the old files we find that In 1899
Columbia easily took the measure OK
Dartmouth in a game played on the old
Manhattan Field by~a one sided score OF
% TO o. Her effort to repeat will be
nightly challenged by the Dartmouth Of
1921.
First Colgate Game.
For the first time In history Colgate is
included on a Columbia schedule The
game will be played on South Field on
THANKSGIVING Day. November "a. 1t is
sure 10 attract a crowd that severely will
test the limited capacity of the local field,
but with added stands n crowd of $4,000
may be accommodated. The battle with
Ohio University also will be a first meet
ing
Swarthmore was not booked for 1921
for two reasons. In the first place no
date for n game in New York could be
found and when the Pennsylvania coll
legians wanted the Blue and White 10
come to Swsrthmore for the game Co
lumbia called off negotiations. Trinity
was not offered a date.
OF the teams that were wont TO FREE
quent South Field in the five years dur
ing which the gridiron game was under
heavy restrictions on Morningside
Heights. only four now remain. Am
herst has been moved up to the opening
of the season. Wesleyan comes next.
while New York University will be
played on October 10. The New Hamp-
shire trip to Dartmouth follows. with
Williams as a respite before one Of the
biggest clashes of the schedule, Cornell
at the Polo Grounds on November g.
The season will be wound up with two
games on South Field, Ohio on October
IL and Colgate on Thanksgiving. Not
since Columbia gained n moral victory
and an actual tie with Brown In Fred
Dawson's days, has the Blue and White
booked n game for Thanksgiving.
The schedule on the whole Is well ball
anced, with the possible exception Of
the Dartmouth game i'm October. and
will provide more opposition than CO.
lumbla has had In years.
The schedule follows:
October I. Amherst at South Field; sth,
wesleyan at South Field. 18TH New YORK
University nj South Field. 22d, Dartmouth ~
Hanover; 2ath, Williams at South Field
November 3. Cornell Mt Polo Grounds; l2th,
OHIO University at South tieldt 2ith
cThnnksrivinp) Colgate AT South Field-
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