New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-27
THE PENNSYLVANIA CREW DEFENDED.
v., pAs NO REASON TO COMPLAIN OF ITS
COMPOSITION THY. NEwLoSDoN RACE
SorA wALK-ovER FOR YALE

NOT VAIN I'm EohA NN''>~
PHILADELPHIA, juno 90 (spcclaD.--Thc University Of
PENNSYLVANIA men and their friends were very much
rc.nsed At the Associates PrSs accounts Of the Yale
Psnnsyfv anIa race last Friday, which accounts t1ei
TO make out tina, Yale had easy walk over All
xbo saw the race whether collegrbrrd or not, deny
the slightest semblsnce OF Yale's having had an easy
victory and this is strengthened and confirmed by
the statement OF Captain Woodruff OF the Yale crew
10 tho Pennsylvania men on the slip aner the race.
that II was the hardest race he had ever rowoh ana
be has been rowing for four years But this Is not
what cularly siirs up the wrath and disgust oil
PennSylvanIans. 1t Is the kick Yale made about
the malr.up Of the Pennsylvania freshman crew.
Speaking to-day for q number OF prominent and inhn-
cntal graduates OF the University Of Pennsylvania.
n. Il. Young stated tho situation a follows:
"Flrst-when the University OF Pennsylvana tried
TO arrange in 1857 for annual eigh-Oarcd four.
mile race with Yale Yale made It OF Tho condi.
tons Of the agreement that there should also be an
annual eIghtosred two-mc rare between the Yale
and Pennsy lvanla freshmen. The University Of Penn.
sylvsnia being largely post graduate institution.
with much smaller number OF men than Yale In Its
arts and science departments, Its boating authorities
at realized that such would be the empiest
kind OF farce. They told Yale so, aud said that
unless the dental and medical freshmen
were allowed to row in tho freshman
boat the could not be arranged
Yale agreed to this the condition that medical
or dental freshman who had pulled In 4 racing
boat should 30 allowed 10 IN the freshman boat.
So well did the PennSy lvania Rowing Committee
carry out this agreement that this season hov
forbade A. d. whiting and @. q. Ross, two Hno
medical freshmen ossmen. 10 row in the freshman
boat, because they had rowed In the '5S classboat
while In tho arts and science department. OF tho Uni.
venity OF Pennsylvania.
SecOnd-The same agreement was carried out last
year. and this year Captain Woodruff wrote TO Penn
syvsna and offered to row on the same terms as tho
two previous races had been rowcd upon.
"Thlrd-PennsyIvanis has ALWAYS had her freshman
boat largely made up OF dental and medical fresh
men. she has never concealed tho fact and this
year the make up OF the freshman boat published
two months before the race. 'Whv did not Yslc inter
pose her objections thenP PennsS vsnla mcn ask.
Not an objection inerposcd,' Tiny say, TIL
our Varsity eight had given them such close race
and they knew their freshmen would be beaten. Had
they been sure winners. a. In previous years. OBJ
lection would have been interposed 1t Is not manly In
Yale 10 take our baseball and football teams. and
heretofore our crews. and beat them without word
and then when We have chance 10 beat them to try
10 crawl out Of he contest
"Fourth-Many OF Yales freshmen. az Q rule. are
not 'grcenies' by any means. as they have rowd on
the .eight, at 81. Paul's Academy. Concord. ~ r.:
while on tho other hand no medical or dental fresh
man 4, allowed TO pull In the PENNSYLVANIA boat who
"a had previous experience In n racing she'll rem
syIyania men ask: Upder these circumstances Is 10
consistent for Captain Bob Cook TO say that no more
shall our boys who young IN years and fresh In
aquatic experience, In most cases. hump up sgnnn
-, who have besn through one university mill"
.The Philadsiphia Press Captain Bob Cooks own
paper, expresses the case very truly IN q sh ,n
Sorls This morning when says: 'The result OF tho
rsns betwcen the Pennkylvsnia and Yale freshmen
csews at New-London YESTERDAY, makes u easy 70
"adsrxtand why Yale does not care TO row any more
.nrss With Pennsy lvepia oasmeu. with defeat 50
80 "A hand II Is no wonder that Yale Kicked