The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-16
THE FOOTBALL SITUATION.
HARVARD AND YALE ARE SLOW IN
ARRANGING A DATE.


No Prospects OF = Came Between Harvard
and Princeton = Yaic In = Position TO
Dictate Terms TO the Crimson Kickers
Many Yale Undergraduates Wont 70
Force Meeting Between Their Rivals.
Owing to recent events in the college athletic
world. 1t Is not surprising that 1t was asked
yesterday whether 1t is certain that Yale and
Harvard will meet on the football field this
fall A despatch from New Haven. printed In
yesterdays SUM- said that no arrangements
Ind been made for game. although the kick.
ing season Is we'll under way. and this aroused
the suspicion that perhaps the baseball trouble
between Yale and Harvard last spring is to be
repeated in football.
1t ia almost useless to waste words in dis
cussing the bitter feeling between Harvard and
Princeton. which was stirred up by the foot
ball teams two years ago. but It will be inter.
esting to see whether Yale will. In justice to
herself. mako another effort to restore matches
between her two great rivals. In baseball last
spring Yale refused to play Harvard because
the latter was not allowed By It's all-powerful
Committee on the Regulation OF Athletic
Sports to 1.-Two UP TO her agreements. and one
OF the agreements in question was arranging
games with Princeton. Yale did not like tho idea
OF meeting both Princeton and Harvard when
the two latter would not play each other. and
II this policy was good for baseball at Yale.
there is still moro reason for following 1t In
football. especially II Princeton puts strong
team In tho field. II iale meets strong Har-
ward team at Springfield. she may be In poor
condition to plny Princeton. and will be taking
long chances in doing as she did last year.
namely. playing both colleges when they re-
fuse to meet.
s q showed ss So ago that sn shf not
s aai f' playing isS Pnsston and
sHanss her Foley ieyi Yse and fslneston are
bound to meet in the inter-collegiate series Of
@ saa hey Sesfe tor
the intercollegiate Football Association. II
she cannot do this she PLACES herself practi-
game at springfield subject to the approval Of
but Tie Harvard Gommittee IS still to Be- heard
PmScrroS. Oct 15.-There is a strong feel,
Tine ,eY has had the effect Of III UNI
men. This much could not be said last year:
pps nS sTs sSena a eUeHs y9s sk S
proper conditions as to grounds; It was hoped
a series OF baseball games. but no sooner had
these, homes begun to materiallze than they
Was Last year PRINCETON was Very well aware Of
& dsisat would hove been 9o barrier 8 al IS
eess @S
strongly tS opposed to Princeton taking tie in.
itatiye. There Is strong feeling that Prince.
ton must s maintain the stand she assumed n last
feeling. but the natural outgrowth Of circum
New York. should he sXsa
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fancy and eagerness to know whether or not
yersities. President Wright. Capt McClung.
Walter Camp; and Trainer Doyle all agree
time affirm that neither Yale nor Harvard have
as yet negotiated for the arrangement Of that
ing on among the Yale athletes regarding the
possibility Of Yales requesting Harvard to
play Princeton. and In fact demanding this be.
fore she agrees to meet Harvard at football
this year. There appears. however. to be no
such disposition on iale's part.
1t does not appear from the Yale manage
ment that the difficulties OF last seasons base
ball are entering the present question. but
game gam viii be played Is the cause Of the delay
In negotiations between Yale and Harvard.
Yale intends to arrange a game with Harvard.
fore Thanksgiving has been left open as the
date on which to play the game.