New Britain herald., 1927-11-09
Yale Men Rally

New Haven, Nov. (UP)-"Beat Princeton" is the rallying cry at Yale where students last night stag ed a rally of sympathy for Caldwell and loyalty to the team. Tad Jones, Yale's head coach, made his only official statement at the rally, which was attended by l. 500 students
 'I am sorry that the Yale team has had to lose Caldwell, but the loss has been unavoidable" the coach said.
 Save your energy and enthusiasm for Saturday. because the Yale foot ball season doesn't begin until two o'clock Saturday afternoon, and the team needs every ounce of support you are prepared to give it. Stand behind the team, it needs you Jones admonished.
 The rally was one of the most en- thusiastic in recent years.
 Bud Charlesworth, Yale center, and candidate for all-American honors, who is one of Caldwell s closest buddies, was more concerned over Bruce than over the loss to the Yale team.
 Myself and everyone on the team feels sorry for Bruce" Charlesworth said. Gee, but it's a tough break for him. But we are going to win Just the same. His loss hurts the |, ta irh much harder to win.'
 Yale News Editorial.
 The Yale News printed today an editorial under the caption "The Letter of the Law" It follows:
 In college sport Yale recognizes as her first duty complete adherence in letter and in spirit to all mutual agreements.
 When the test comes as it did yesterday with the disclosure of ob- scure minutiae affecting eligibility we gladly cut off our good right arm and apologize to past opponents for any harm it may have done them.
 "But in the broadcast interpreta- ton of the rule of gentlemanly con- duct we cannot excuse this Shylock for waiting until now to demand his pound of flesh What but the basest motives of personal bitterness could prompt a man to withhold his hoarded evidence until the eve of the realization of every boys fondest dream?
 Tt is such misguided philanthropy arising from overemphasis that con- taminates college athletics today. What difference does it make wheth- CT man has played football three years or twenty years as long as he does it for pure love of the sport?
 Tn principle we welcome the dis closure. It is only it's skillful timing at the eleventh hour before con test between two of the oldest and most respected colleges of the coun- try that we depIore. College ath- letics are indeed in & sorry state when such a worthy action can be perpetrated in such a vicious and contenptible manner. Such sports- manship does not further the cause of understanding and friendly CO., operation"
 Victim of Publicity.
 John NJ. Gates, graduate manager of Yale athletics. said that Caldwell had been made the unfortunate vic- tim of publicity.
 His whole case has been treated shamefully," Gates said. "The boy hasn't been given minutes rest all season. Even some of the papers had to drag his family into the public limelight."
 The story was published in many papers that Caldwel'S father and mother worked in a mill in Ashton, R. l., in order that Bruce might be able to finish his college education. Caldwell begged his mother to let him quit Yale this year, the story goes, and go to work that she might rest from her labors. but she refus- ed.
 R. w. Lapham, senior from Bos- ton, who played a prominent part in organizing the rally said:
 Yale has team of eleven men. and will prove it Saturday. It was ! blow to the fellows to lose Cald- | we'll. but they have the spirit to carry on."
 Lapham Is 8 football player him self, but is ineligible for varsity com- petition.
 Caldwell was ruled ineligible yes .eday afternoon after a four-hour attended by Professor George Nettleton, chairman of the | board of athletic control; Clarence