The sun., 1893-03-03
HARKARD MAJ no TRIs.
.et Princeton DROP Out and Take In Cornell
snd the UniversitY OF Pennsylyania.

Let Frsreeto. DROP Out s.a Take In Cornell
and the University OF Penasyivs.i..
CAMBsrpoE. March 2.-Princeton's refusal to
arrange baseball games with Harvard, except
on an undergraduate basis. has caused no lit
tie surprise at Cambridge. It 10 considered
somewhat presumptuous for the orange and
black to dictate its terms to the crimson. and
most unwise policy to pursue at that. Har-
ward will never agree to any such rule as
Princeton proposes. II the latter is content
only with college. opposed to university.
standard. 1t simply narrows down to this. that
Harvard will. without protest. let Princeton
drop out and substitute such universities as
Cornell and the University OF Pennsylvania
Princeton can Ill afford to allow such retri-
button to overtake her. The stimulus which
Harvard would give to Cornell and tho Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania would soon bring them
to the front at the expense OF Princeton. who
would naturally be crowded out in course OF
time and forced either to sink into compars-
tive obscurity or to 20 back on the stand she has
taken In regard to this undergraduate aues-
ton. Harvard has taken a decided stand
against the undergraduate rule and nothing
vii force her from it. She has proposed to
Yale ,is g. set Of regulations which will .puriiy"
athletics to suit tho most apprehensive per-
son. at the same time keeping her teams open
aoss no3 Sssva fSh02 n
slnGsrIty in rei.sing e play because oi the
81 Sas sheSS sbs Sa
play the University Of PennsyIvania except on IN
THOSE terms She has clearly acted UPON a
graduates. viii Princeton. however. e REUSE.
I9r the same reason, to enter into tho Mott
yet many teams there Win be nss aGa "a
4 nooyyappsSnrs tha. Princeton realizes the
team. and Is fearful Of testing them. She has
however Of her own free, will. or at least out Of
nes sssms tss
for her to finch before the result. She does
not say what PrnTeton shall play
Ing Of the intercoiieGiate Assosation that
Princeton can hardly hop"e to force Harvard to to
lover her standard to suit Princeton's ind-
ese VIII psos IN strons ior
Cornell and the University Of Pennsylyani.
making, a separate dual league with each Is
vSrstiss whch support crews. and % It s IS not % at
s 1a unlikely IT. that eSentualy this may lead to
There Is not much anxiety felt as TO, the ar
rangement OF baseball games with Yale. Two
think they know. Yale managed to keep from
coming to terms and there were no games.
Gliding game. for obvious reasons. Public
sentiment would hardly tolerate her refusing
again this year to arrange n series OF gameh
Moreover. 1t is understood that the captain Of
tho nine has publicly stated that the new rule
would not Interfere with eames for this spring.
In football rowing. and track athletics Har-
yard has agreements for several years, which
Yale cannot honorably y disregard. Long be-
Tore these agreements are ended. Harvard
and Yale will doubtless effect com promise.
1t is understood that Harvard has written to
Princeton to find out ii her action in declining
to come to terms Is final. II it IL found to be
80. Princeton will find Harvard very slow In
two universities together.