New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-26
PRINCETON TO PLAY HER GRADUATES
she WILL NOT ABIDE BY THE OBNOXIOUS RULE
NO DEFINITE ACTION AT THE
MEETING LAST NIGHT

crovd ~ college men and others interested In inter-
collegiate football affairs throngd the corrdors Of the
Windsor Hotel night for specia meeting ol the ASSOC
ciaton to clear up many vexed questions. Inc iae
and Wesleyan delegations were early on manu. anu 80 "
rdrov freedman in charge OF Manhattan Field as well
as a committee from University Athletic Ciuo' Inc
committee supposed to be sort OF ADVISORY o'ara'
and it came also offer tho services Oh the ciuo
officials managers OF the eat 1hahhss'"s D"' e
between Yale Princeton.
The delegates that discussed the OBJECTS os
the meeting. Princeton and the CM'ersi'y VI
yania who hadn't yet turned are stanch friends a
opne the under graduate rule which has caused 30 hue
trouble and which Yale and Wesleyan are WORKING 80 ha
to maintain. With the forces equally divided, the ass
mating a week or ago ended in deadocK'
Ten o'clock arrived last night and still no sight OF me
NowJersey and Pennsylvania collegians Al III oo H.
NJ Banks jr., &. +. Mathewson, Guy richards ana
Richard Trimbe, the committee rom the University ATM
etic Club left the hotel In apparent disgust Inc oc'
gates from Yale were f. A. Hinkey and f. o. Hotter anc
from wesleyan Captain Gordon and Manager Judn. 'ap~
tain T. J. Trenchard and J.. c. Mum, OF Princebns
finally reached Windsor at IL go p m and reporSeo
tha, they had been delayed by railroad wreck on 1e
Pennsylvania road j. c. Bell j. Men thompson a'.
H. A. Mackde the expected from the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA hadn't arrived at midnight After con-
ference Of the Yale, Princeton and Wesleyan men wa
decided to postpone the meeting until To-Day
Captain Hnkey was positively frisld "hen asAeu 70
o,rtno Yae,s course said that be conld not sp~A
%, Vale and that Yale nothing 10 DO with "eseyahs
capain Trenchard Princeton was courteous 70 every
hodv and he did not matters. fr he ntmated NAV
princeton would play King ard Ballet and that IL iae
and weseyan did It they could do the next pese
hing Manager Judd denied the rumor that wesleyan
wouId leave the field Princeton played KING ao
p,i. on Saturily. He sad that wesleyan had not oes
c,ded what she would do. When 1t comes to pinehs
WESLEYAN will probably play under protest lose the gams
and tina. will be the last heard OF the protest. 90
Andrew Freedman laughed at the idea or the fae'
princeton game being played In Brooklyn and ne scenes
% think that the college boys were holding Eastern rark
y his head in order to get Manhattan Field eheapss
in tho end. Said he: $3.50 .
81 have made clubs two offers, either OF wheh "
air and equitable. offered them the grounds al the
same rental a. last year. offered TO manage the "hoio
,t,c for fair percentage. As each club carried away
about sl5 900 last year. they ought 70 be SATISFIED
have no other propositions TO make ana certainly ssu
not retreat one step We have the grounds Tor te cams
snt ve can accommodate the people. do not mink they
have any intention going elsewhere They cannot aor
% sacrifice siO or OVo in receipts III order 10 saws
a. 600 or $1,000 in rent
when C. r. Matnewson asked about the matters
h., said that all things considered, Manhattan fea "as
rho most desirable place for the game but ne una'"
that he thought that the soil at Eastern faA "@s
nrefe able TO that at Manhattan Field As the sfouh3
is likely to several inches on the day Oh inc
game the soil Is likely TO play On extremely us
pcrtant