The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-25

1875 which resulted in favor of Harvard. But this
utterly an.agouistlc could not DO VOL compromised.
m meet Harvard, We decided % give up our
having seen already by the spirit OF her delegates
at tho previous Convention thai it would be vain to
procured printed copy OF her rules. which wc I'M
nedateiy adopted; ana furthermore, as she had tho
year before claimed eleven men, we decided TO give
up every point OF The old game, even that OF PLAYING
with fifteen men, and accordingly practised with eleven
When tho challenge came from harvara 70 pay
she would come down to the terms she had desired
the year before, ana play with eleven men Tins she
readily did, and so the game was played, resulting,
as you all know in victory in our favor. Prince
ton, Columbia and most OF the other col
eges were Immediately challenged to play I'M
der tho same conditions Ali forfeited their
games with the exception OF Columbia and Princeton,
and these latter were met ana a,sposea o.. mus We
what Is more, NO shall continue TO hold u I'll We
meet team strong enough o wrcst It from US Now,
this year We prepared our team with eleven men, rs
usual aud, although We heard occasional rumors that
OF the other colleges would play with fifteen men
among themselves did not feel concerned at this,
rs we ict that could not affect u.s. since this year
must be from every side the challenged party. We
would enjoy the hitherto unquestioncd right Of Inc
challenged party--tnat oil naming the condi-
tons, these conditions were perfectly fair and
honorable We continued to tram with eleven men
ana arrange games with other colleges accord ny
their terms. We received challenges IRON Harvard
and Princeton, which we accepted. These, however,
contained conditions which We refused. We named
our conditions. Now, what werc thcsef We're
they such rs would tend 10 keep in Yac's hands by
unfnir means the championship Mol We simply
asked for the same conditions as those 10
which all agreed last year without a murmrr under
winch We won our championship, anu under which
will keep or lose 1.-THE Rugby Union rules with
eleven men on a sidc--and beyond this we ask abso-
luiely nothing DO these CONDITIONS seem hards
harvard ana Princeton refuse TO listen TO them,
ana, accordingly, forfeit their games. Yet we do
honorable defeat than enjoy passive championship,
and, accordingly have offered TO meet our rivals
half way. In so doing soc Tor moment the nature OF
the arrangement winch are making. We have trained
all The season. Harvard and Princeton
have trained nfteen. We merely asked them TO drop
from their powerful teams their weakest
men. They demanded OF u, who had tho right to dc
tate that at this late day should bring tour entirely
raw mcn into the field and meet ihcm at most de-
cidcd disadvantage Yet this absurd proposal hive
not altogether refused Sun seeking TO arrive at some
settlement we offer to weaken .u,. our toam ny
two inexperienced We ask them TO
strengthen their teams by eliminating from them
concession tails satisfy the agrasping Unsuitable
spirit in which they meet US. They must have all or
nothing; we mad consultation OF Captains the other
day. Tho object OF tins meeting. II was well known,
was the settlement by compromise OF the difficulty.
Yet Harvard sent her Captain hero with orders 10
do nothing whatsoever in the matter which
mise Tho Harvard Captain simply INSISTED
reused In view 81 tho TACT that he came here al our
expense aud know the object OF the meeting, his in
structions at he hands OF his college was iscour
in this matter have oOen made ny US, that
We, who the challenged party and have
therefore tho right 10 dictate have shown
Tho only compromising spirit that has been
manifested In the matter that all our proposals have
concessions for OF the team to thr
Teen weakons US, while their reduction rcngth-
ems them. In view, say, of these and many oIner
acts, am forced to the conclusion that spirit of
prudence is the cause Of tho unwillinsncss OF our
rivals to meet II these games not played they
will be forfeited and we remain champions"
THE TEAM SUSTAINED.
DurnD Mr. BAKER
interrupted by applause. 1t thon
moved aud seconded that the team be sustained In
heir action in refusing TO play with fifteen men,
Ind that the captain be authorized to act
N other matters respecting the team as he
night see IT. After u little debate and a
ew arguments from those who were willing for the
ake Of good game 10 see their college recede from
he position which she has taken. the question
JAILED Tor end upon the motion being put the house
carried unanimously The meeting then ad-
ourned
There Is great deal OF Indignation felt hero
'ver tho evident intention on the part OF
Harvard and Princeton to force Yale to her terms
md motion In the meeting that fifteen men DO
'layed with was stamped down. Yale men say they
would az readily play with fifteen with eleven men
I 1t were not Tor tho principle Of the thing
There Will be games between Yale and Wesleyan,
Amherst and Trinity during the Thanksgiving jubilee