New Britain herald., 1927-11-09

w. Wendell, dean of Yale University, and chairman of the athletic asso- ciation: Louis E. Stoddard, chair man of the football committee, and John NJ. Gates.
 CaldwelPs case was brought to the attention of Yale authorities through a newspaper story printed in Providence, R. I, paper, in which his brief football career at Brown was brought 10 light.
 The rule under which Caldwell was declared ineligible is a dual agreement with Princeton and Harv- ard, which went into effect in 1923, and debars any transfer student from representing Yale against Princeton or Harvard in any sport in which he represented his former college, or university. Caldwell played with the Brown freshman against the Dartmouth freshmen on November ?. 1923, and against the Harvard freshmen on November 16, 1923. The Brown freshmen won from Harvard, 19 to 0, but lost to Dartmouth, II to C.
 Caldwell entered Brown from Cumberland high school and was not a star, being dropped from the Brown freshman team, but later re- called
 He entered Yale in 1924, un- heralded, but made letter in 1925 by playing in the Harvard game. He broke his leg in the Georgia game carly in 1926, and was out the rest of the year.
 This is his first year as a real star. but his success in the six games Yale has played has been phenomenal and he was prominently mentioned as candidate for the All-American team.
 J. Frederick Taker, New Haven Yale athletic conferences, broke the news to Caldwell at Pratt Field yes- terdav afternoon.
 q te the field to tell Cald- " tIi lloN oOI l was, llt Sdlu' IL broke him up pretty badly He's a young fellow in rather modest, per sonal circumstances, who came to Yale from a small high school tn- stead of a big prep school, and kept up in his studies, besides playing rootball and baseball. This won't keep him out of baseball, by the way, I understand he only played football at Brown, He's a second baseman. But the sport he loved was football"
 May Benefit Game.
 New York, Nov. g (uP) football Is bound to benefit by the barring of Bruce Caldwell. Yale's star half-back, from further partici- patton in the gridiron game.
 Around the Yale club in this city, and wherever Yale men gathered, they were saying:
 Its shame it had 10 happen at this time, but it was the only thing to do."
 Princeton and Harvard men. too, were expressing regret that CaId- well should be thus suddenly depriv- cd of the opportunity to play and star in the concluding games of the season, but second thoughts were all | of congratulations for Yale upon the | prompt and unequivocal action of its athletic auth critics.
 Bruce Caldwell, most versatile of Eli athletes, and the man most de- pended upon for victory over Prince ton next Saturday, was declared in eligible last night following the dis closure of the fact that he had play ed football as freshman at Brown University four years ago.
 The first question that arose In every mind was one made famous i by black-face vaudevillian:
 "Why bring that up?"
 Source is Unknown.
 Possibly the source of the inspira. lion which led a Providence, R. l.. newspaper to disclose the facts on he eve of the all-important Prince on game never will be known.
 The fact remains that once Yale authorities were apprised of the cir they lost no time in de- ,laring Caldwell ineligible.
 Yes" agreed Caldwell, stunned 'y the blow. T played as a fresh- nan at Brown, but I didn't know hat made me ineligible"
 Yale authorities, apparently, were