New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-25
ITISNT A FRESHMAN CREW.
YALE ,sa OBJECTS TO THE MAKEUP OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA CREW.
COLLEGE DIPLOMATS BUSY ON THE THAMES
THE YALE FRESHMEN ANXIOUS TO ROW
WITH COLUMBIA AND HARVARD 's2-
ARRANGING THE DETAILS OF THE
nprAr
GREAT RACES.
Tx rsIInaArH no rHn rNInrNH.l

N.vrondon cam June a4.-This has been q
greas day for che diplomats among the college crews
now on the Thames, and they have had 10 s'russio
with succession OF difficulties which threatened
more than once to mako serious break In the pro-
sI.mm. for race week. The chief bone OF contention
wa of coursc the makeup Of the University OF Penn
sylysnja freshmen crew. AS was stated In last cat
uriay,s dispatches, Yales boating ofhcias' nearing
that one Of the Pennsylvania freshmen was graduate
of Canadian university and really only hrs'-yeae
member Of Of the Philadelphia professional Schools
decided 10 call attention to the apparent break OF tho
terms Of the match. and TO make vigorous protest
sgainst any but . genuins freshman rowing in the
twoniie contest tomorrow against Yale. f@teroay
Mr. Cook tolegraphod TO Philadelphia asking IAcnu
10 make some investigations in the university OF
Pcnnsylvanias catalogue end mark of the genuine
collegiate fire shmen the list Of men b the PennsS
yania boat To-day he received the following answer
According to the University catalogue the on'y
college freshmen proper in the boat are Harris ana
Mohr, O'Sulltvan, Fair Jackson and Davenport arc
freshmen IN dentistry and Van Loon and Stevens IN
medicine 49,
Mr.. Cook accordingly. when the time came this
uaoGu,ng to choose referee for tomorrows race ana
10 agree upon an hour for starting. declined TO take
any definite steps And suggested that mo mauer So
over until this evening. IN the meantime INC
authorities began sounding the Columbia ana harV
men on q proposition to open the freshmen eoi!'c''
on wednesday to the Yale youngsters In whfcn case
bs was willing to let tho Yale freshmen In ont mar
ward objected and sent back word finally 'ns' u.
definite answer could be given until MI hoAa VI
the Law School who has had the Harvard 1reshne'.
In charge. could consult fully with Mr.. "@son' VI
the Harvard graduate advisory committee VINO was
expected In the evening.
This was the tangled condition OF anaus 81 uoou,
xbsn the Pennsylvana managers. Messrs. Dooa an"
Kennedy made another visit to the faie ne@aquaio'
and Z second conference was held. Inc reno's.
v,n,sns admitted that some Of the men In their BOAT
were not strictly collegiate freshmen ous
they maintained that this auesuon =
not been raised in previous years and that no fuh
AGAINST first wear men In the professional schools haa
.vsr b.en enforced In 1887 he said, Cleveland .
graduate Of LAFAYETTE College, had rowed on the ies-
man crew, and In 1888 two OF the men IN inc ood''
Guest and Gray had come to the university aner t"o
years 1t the Naval Academy at Annapolis. All 'nese
easns had been passed by Yale without pro-
.ost Mr. Cook said in reply that these men han oeei
allowed TO row ut the special request OF Dr. White' Oh
philadelphia, who had stated that otherwise the UNI
varsity would not be able TO send freshman Gro" "
the Thames. No decision was reached however, "n1
the race was left open question
our idea is this" said Mr.. Cook, after the CONFER
ence @we have made the proposition to Harvard ana
Columbia to let our freshmen row against them on
wsan,sdsv II this match can be arranged.
us snsll not row Pepnsylvapia. Harvard refuses
10 make y change In the present programme, VIC WI"
raee the Pennsyivania freshmen, win or lose. The
Yale freshman class must have something 70 snow ior
the money It has spent on Its crow We VIII nave W
sst nm a match in any case. But we do not admit
that we are racing on even terms If we meet the
Pcansyvanans.'
Every thing was left accordingly to Harvards maj
decision. There can be little doubt, however, that
the Harva ard freshmen will decline to turn their match
with Columbia into triangular race Mr.. Aiex'
ander, tho coach, said In the afternoon that such
change Of plan was extremely improbable Tue
class of 0o' he continued voed last winter not to
race tho Yale freshmen and there Is no valid reason
now why such match should be got up; besides, the
couse would have to be rehsgged and other changes
; I'm the arrangements made. There Is room on The
present course for only two crews. Mr.. Watson may
agree to triangular contest, but that Is very un.
ukeiys No further word received at a late hour
from the quarters az Gales Ferry and II seems alto
Eether probable that tho Yale and University OF
Pennsylvania freshmen will over the twomile
course to- morrow evening. In that case the crews
will b made w follows: