The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-16

Football Ne. Th,-k that Yais's sts-s IL
Unreasonable.

Football Nee Think thst Yates stana II
Usrsass.asie.
There is 10 change In the college football
muddle as yet. Yale IL still holding out for
playing the game with Princeton on Dec. 5 81
Eastern Park, and Princeton still adberes to the
old custom Of playing on Thanksgiving Day Mt
Manhattan Field. IL Is the almost unanimous
opinion Of those interested in football matters
that the great game between the Tigers and the
Blues should be played in New York ctr on
Thanksgiving Day. Ssle's stand In holding out
for another date and place lie considered most
unsportsmanlke. and IL calculated TO lose
Hinkey's team many friends. The idea of Yale
debating to the Princeton champions seems TO
be most unusual thing In football and II Capt
Trencbard's men give in they will surprise
thousands OF followers in this city and all over
the country.
Princeton meE are always fair and square in
their dealings with other colleges. but they
seein TO bs afraid OF Yale in this latest contro-
versy. They sey they are willing to meet Yale
half way in the matter Of arranging the big
game but the rank and file Of football cranks
believe that Princeton should mako no conces-
sions at all. Yale has no arguments in her
favor that can convince the public that II is adj
v!sable to do away with the Thanksgiving Day
game. In fact. the excuses offered by Hinkey.
backed by Walter Camp and other advisers.
are so fimsy, that IL Is the general impression
at s hsna Of Fnsso % AVID c snGy
doesn't look reasonable for Yale to file objec-
tions 70 the sh9rtness OF the time between the
days apart for a number Of years back, and It
creates the impression that ERle's defeat last
year at Manhattan Field is the direct cause of
the trouble.
on Thanksgiving Day in Philadelphia. and vet
no one has heard a complaint from the Crimson.
circumstances. to play Harvard week before
sTTumsnt offered BY Yale that tie public and
big receipts cut no figure az New Haven seems
were played for n couple of years on college
grounds, the rival teams could not very well
travel around the country in private cars to
watch one another's play. II would be rather
body to Springfield to see Yale play Harvard,
and for Harvard TO come TO New York. as she
would also be bit difficult TO provide sumptuous
training tables aud comfortable quarters for the
klckers. Years ago. when the games were ex.
Clusively played on college grounds, the foot ball
associations were oftentimes in debt. but since
the teams have engaged in combat in big cities.
tant prices to see them. the various college foot
ball associations have not only had enough
ted toward dsiraying the expenses of the crews
and track athletic teams. Consequently IL can
football games would not help matters very
much.
By,a Misunderstanding il wa. published re-
Gently that Receiver Freedman had offered TO
rent Manhattan Field To Yale and Princeton for
1000 and 10 Fer cent; OF The gross receipts
fered TO let the field for s.. 900 or 10 per cent OF
the gross. which Is u much more reasonable
offer this then Il W III prove that there are
personal reasons for Manager Cables objections
to the field.
Princeton plays her first game of the season In
this city next, Saturday a, Manhattan Field.
when she will put her champions against the
strong eleven OF Cornell University. Cornell
has been carefully coached BY Marshall Newell,
the ex-Harvard player. and has n cracking good
team