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Show FOOTBALL A BRUTAL, ABOMINABLE GAME. NEW TORK. Nov. 3: Francis S. Bancs, chairman of the Columbia l"nlvnity committee com-mittee on athletics, today pronounced football as played under the present rules and methods "a brutal and abominable game," and raid that if he had his way it would be prohibited. Speaking- of the ruled committee appointed a number of years ajrn by the now defunct University Uni-versity Athletic club. Mr. Banc said Its members ate Irresponsible, impervious to public opinion and culpable In their disregard of the increasing; danger of the game aa they have made it." President Rutler said that he was not yet ready to make a statement for publication, but that the vtev of Mr. tongs appeared to him to be entirely sound. The I "nl varsity council several years ao authorized the president presi-dent to appoint a university committee on student organizations to supervise and cinlrol all student organizations, athletic and other, which In any way represent the university before the public. It is in the power of this committee to tak whatever action on the part of the question which seems to them wise. It wa said today at Columbia apparently cn good authority that President Butler has only awaited the end of the football seasn Ixfore calling this committee together and urging them peremptorily to forbid the further fur-ther participation of Columbia stuients In the game of football as It is played at present. |