 Scott cited the rules of the SIAA and the mutual pre-game agreement between the schools as reasons that Brooke should be declared ineligible to play.Tulane's team captain, Louis J. Genella, refused to take Brooke out of the game and stated that Tulane refused to play without him.After a lengthy debate, the referee ruled that Brooke could not play, and that Tulane forfeited the game by refusing to play without him.