The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05
CORNELI'S ONLY CHANCE.
A. Harvard and Yale Will No. Row Agains,
LLrr, She Mus; LsoM i.,marldrc-

AeON
ITHACA. March "A Suy representative in
terriewedC Commodore Hag"rman OF thoCornel!
Navy to-day as to tho exact status OF affairs
between Yale. Harvard. and Cornell relative to
n race this spring and as TO tho possibility OF
n raco with Oxford or Cambridge universe.
ties. Mr.. Ha@erman said:
There seems to be n necessity OF setting
the public right regarding Corneli's POSITION.
inasmuch M tho public might be led to be-
lieve that we are trying to forco ourselves
upon the world as tho champion college crew
OF America. Thetalk OF Cambril.e's accent
ance Of the Chicago Nays invitation to par
ticipnte in an international regatta has given
as much pleasure rs Ialo and Hdrvnrd's re-
!usai has disappointment to Cornell men.
since 1879. wien Cornell met Yalc and
Harvard at Saratoga, these colleges have. for
reasons doubtless plausible to themselves.
never desired 10 measure blades with Cornell.
That they had n perfect right TO refuse our
challenges. i! they SO desired. no one can
doubt. hut that makes the matter no easier to
men who. after years "t success. must he con-
t Hn ao %i IN, r'W vi rrr W. not th"ir cnnals. Mo
but * It not natural that we should desire to
nnd ont whether or not we have? Can We be-
blamed ior ircitiliE under the restraint forced
upon us 10y the position OF Yale and Harvard 3!
In th!s country OF democratic institutions. OF
fair play and generous srortsnnnship. should
we l." criticised il our youthful eIuiiitIun car.
ries us 50 far as to request n meeting with tho
Iigniiich and experienced institution Of New
Though the continued refusal OF Harvard
and lale 10 grant US such II meeting has
hay" within tn, last year reconrilcd them
solves as Lest they could with. tho situation.
and Hyi,h tGe rrs,inE has ben that we could not
Yale ami Harvard. But the question arose.
Mat shnii we d" with our Grey: TnGugh ,he
not in tho least rnGernstimated. that raco
alone. lutcin: from the eNperi.nce Of pre-.
ing. Tho next Alternative WAS to send
%Hr Frey "f the lfnsi i."amn nn1 r f"ss tn IN
answer to letters containing Cornclrs aquatic
records. those univ"rsities SPOKE most en-
anything ros>ihi. for. or men should! they 20
I" FnGinnh. hut gail that nothing definite
time a letter came saying that the Oxford Boat
Club ha! decided 10 row only the champion
crew o. Amer!:a: nnhthat when We had beaten
would e TIM. crew. It must be Acknowledged
that from their point Of view the members
for !ookiug Mt thcmattrr in thelisht hetokcned
blythe letter. Corn.Ils only fault is her youth.
nor influential alumni that Yal. has. She has
had varsity Fights but for four years. while
Yale has had them Tor about seventeen years.
deserves the first call. as has been maintained
by Yale. h~ccauso Cornell has never had a
'iiHCc " lDN .. i'IT nllt race anu 10 compare
her inc officially with Yhic's four-mile record.
There time when Yale MS wei! ms Cor
would. ! suppose. he of no moro Importance
than Cornrll's records mad. at New London
ind pni!nlrlphia during the last four years.
SO there are but two ways for us to procure q
race with EnGland-to wait till our college Is
old and influential, or to win AGAINST Yale and
Harvard. We have no opportunity OF trying
the latter course. Wo are like u lee caught In n
spiders web: our buying does no good and
ton in rowing matters ut the present time.
We are In n box. and Yale can lot us out n abe
wishes to. A race with Cambridge In Chicago
would indeed be i means of our escape"