The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-28
BORRELL IS
STORMS
CENTER
MuhIenberg Thinks F. and M
Is Taking Small
Stand

bsSh'tOeASSs .
Is Taking Small
Stand
The faculty of Franklin and Mar
shall College at Lancaster has re-
fued to approve football game in
1926 with the Muhlenberg College
of Allentown, because of ''the man
ner in which Muhlenberg has gath
cred together and maintained a
team" Muhlenberg came to Wasil-
ington this season, defeating Cath
Ole University, to 0, Nick Bor-
re1l scoring the lone touchdown.
C. F. Afflerbach, graduate man.
ager of athletics at Muhlenberg,
declared he knew of nothing that
stwould warrant Franklin and Mar
shall being so bold" He said he
believed the entire matter to be "a
scandal in the mind of a little col
lege president" referring to Doc
tor Henry H. Apple, president OF
the Lancaster Institution, and
added. 81 wish that he would be.
a man and come out and tell me.
what it is all about.
IT think that a college whose foot.
hall teams have been the center or
runors at various times would be
more discreet than to come out and
talk about another colleges team,
said Mr.. Afflebach.
The action Of the +. and M.
faculty was announced by Wallace
L. Robinson, graduate manager CT
athletics at the college.
The faculty opposed the board OF
governors of the college, VINO on
Monday approved the 1926 schedule.
with the Muhlenberg game listed
for October %.
The dropping of the Nuremberg
game has created stir at both the
Lancaster and Allentown lnsutu-
tons.
Doctor Apple, who is chairman
of group of Pennsylvania college
Dresidents working for the puT1fi-
cation of college sports, said to-
day that 'sthe faculty had regis
tered its protest against MuhIen-
berg"
mo matter what our opinion
NAV be. we do not charge profes-
sionalisn.' he said. We feel
Muhlenberg Is maintaining teams
out of our class and we prefer to
play with teams more our equal.
Doctor Apple added he had "a
letter which is practically an affi-
davit of the manner in which the
athletics are conducted at Mullen
berg College," He refused to make
this letter public and would not
reveal Nthe nature of its contents.
Tt is understood that Nicholas
BorrelI, star full back OF the Muh-
lenberg eleven, is the storm center.
The letter referred to by Doctor
Apple, it is said, contains intima-
tions that Borrell was allowed to
enter the Allentown institution
despite lack of necessary scholastic
credits and is being kept there al
though his collegiate standing is
low.
I'm not at all surprised at the
action of Franklin and Marshall,
Mr.. Afflerbach said, but I do COM
plain at the small way they handled
the matter.
"Muhlenberg had agreed to the
game aud instead of communicating
with the proper parties, Franklin
and Marshall made an announce
ment of its action first.
Doctor Apples statement that
we are out ~ their class is not
substantiated. With the exception
of Lehigh and Lafayette, our
traditional rivals, we play only
small colleges.
"Six years ago Franklin and
Marshall created stir and we
didn't play with them for four
years. Then relationships were re-
newed, and we felt that all the
old quarrels had been buried. But
It seems that Franklin and Marshall
sare pulling for themselves without
consideration for their fellow insti-
buttons. They are a good bunch Of
elf-advertisers out at Lancaster.
<Concerning tn e limitations
against Borrelli, want to say that
nonA is true. 1t is a shame that
they Nhave to pick on man who
has natural football ability when
they start singing mud"
Professor A. c. II. Fasig, faculty
representative to the athletic coun-
Gil and chairman of the entrance
and record committee at Mullen
berg. issued a statement regarding
Borrell's standing. Borren is a
sophomore.
eff there are any allegations con-
, corning Mr.. Borrell, I wish to
state" said Doctor Fasig, that he
entered this college from the Cliff
side, n. J., High School, holding a
diploma and possessing the regular
entrance requirements. His present
collegiate work is satisfactory to
the faculty. There can be no ques-
,tion concerning his scholastic stand
ing here
Mr.. Robinson, graduate manager
at +. and M, said that despite the
ratification of the Muhlenberg
game by the board of governors OF
the institution, he would have to
.seek another game to replace it.
"The faculty has spoken, and ]
scannot add anything to it's reasons
for its refusal to allow the game
ct. b. Apple. president of the board
Sof governors, has informed me that
the board would have to stand by
the opinion of the faculty"
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