New Britain herald., 1927-11-10

returned to his home here from New Haven yesterday, started back to college this morning.
 After spending the night with his parents he left at o'clock. going over the road in his coupe. Caldwell decided to return after telephone conversation last night with Tad Jones. Yale coach, who asked Bruce to complete his studies.
 Not in Pro Football Vague rumors heard last night to the effect that since Caldwell's dis barment at Yale he had been ap- proached with offers to play profess sonal football were spiked today by both C. C. Pyle and Billy Gib- son of New York. whose names were linked with that of the Yale star. Gibson said 1atly that he has had no football interests for several years and has none at present. when talked to over long distance.
 Nothing to it." Pyle declared Pyle then explained that under ex- isting league football rules Cald- we'll would be ineligible anyway since the rules provide that no col lege player is eligible for league teams until that college players ''class has been graduated from college" This would disbar Cald- well until next fall.
 BY ALAN J. GOULD
 Associated Press Sports Editor
 All-American Changes
 New York, Nov. 10 LP - The abrupt and sensational removal of Bruce Caldwell, Yalc's fashy half back, from the gridiron picture, forced a revision of All-American backfeld prospects for 1927.
 Until ineligibility put the Eli star out of the running he seemed all most a certainty for any All-Ameri- can quartet of ball carriers selected. The east already has put forward a number of candidates but Caldwell. on his all around performances, seemed to most experts 10 head the list and merit the distinction Of place in the mythical all star cast.
 Other Big Stars
 It had seemed to some critics that an entirely capable and representa- tive All-American backtield, besides Caldwell, might also incude Morley Drury of Southern California, Bill Spears of Vanderbilt and Herb Joes- ting of Minnesota based on what has taken place so far. But it would aces as Gilbert of Michigan, Elan agan of Notre Dame, Welch of Pitts burgh, Wittmer of Princeton. Me Crary of Georgia or Marsters of Dartmouth.
 There would be no difficulty t1ll- ing Caldwells prospective post from this array.
 Marsters and Wittmer may be passed over by the experts because they are only sophomores and there fore considered not quite ripe" but that would be about the only ground which they could be left out of con- sideration. Both have starred con- SlStcntly in all tnclT DIE SdlllcS So far.
 The Jim Thorpe Case
 The case of Caldwell recalls the equally tragic episode of Jim Thorpe the great Carlisle Indian athlete who was stripped of his Olympic honors and medals in 1912 after discovery that he played a few games of semi professional baseball for an ins1g- nificant money return. Not that there has been any suggestion Of pro" connection by Caldwell, but that the downfall of both came from seemingly trivial causes.
 Drastic Amateur Rule
 The transfer" rule of Yale, Har- ward and Princeton which bars an athlete from any sport at these col legcs if he has played so much as 30 seconds in that sport for any other college is one of the most drastic in the amateur code. Its ob- jcct is to prevent the possibility Of