The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-06
YALE'S CRAFTY METHODS
TWO UNDECIDED CHAMPIONSHIPS
WITH PENNSYL VANIA TEAMS.
Charges OF Professionalism Started to ln-
duee the Public to Forget That Yale
Had Rstused.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 5.-ThiS fan
sees the second championship I'm college
athletics which Yale refused to settle by
a game with Pennsylvania. Last spring
both colleges had about an equal claim to
being first in baseball. but Yale made
her usual refusal to settle the matter by
n third game. Now it comes TO football,
and Pennsylvania again offers to play for
the championship, but Yale refuses Yet,
recognizing that such course must
weaken her fading hold on the PUBIC
the charges OF professionalism are ao-
Vanced IN the hope 10 direct Sii'iO''''
toward Pennsylvania. ~
There is no longer any discussion OF tIe
the championship question, no iUn ~.
any newspaper TRADES against HlnheS io.i'
otherwise known as brutal playful
now all attention is critically dlIeCIcu "
ward Pennsylvania. Just a rev NoluS ~
New York paper limiting at prOleSsiV..,.'ai,'.
ism among the Pennsylvania p1ayetS -
all that was needed TO accomplish ti's
result, so desirable from New raven
standpoint. The statements Issued WeIe
not authoritative and had no pdcH 9 20,
but their very prominence fequlreu 81. o.,
answer. Yesterday came another odtC"
of stuff no more authoritative tnan oe
fore, but more definite in it's details anu
Pennsylvania Is again placed IN a posi.tUl,,
which almost demands reply. ms SUI
Haven end for weeks, ana by that lihle
people will have forgotten that the origin
of the whole trouble as a desire on ale
part TO explain why she should sun DC a
champion, and yet refuse 70 ptdy INC
PENNSYLVANIA team.
To saw that the Pennsylvania cham
pions are hot is putting II mildly. lhey
are absolutely boiling over with rage
that the hard work and the victories Oh
the season Of 1894 should close, not WIN
the credit which was TO be expected, Dut
instead find them defending theu holoi
as collegians from charges, whose CUT
ting nature only those VINO nave S ssF.i
trained in the almost QuiXotic atmosphere
OF the University can appreciate. me II
responsible New Haven correspondent
who picked out at a venture loui vi we
Pennsylvania team as professionals S' W.
hardly have selected four men III tnS
University whose general character "ouio
so we'll make such a statement dpSutu.
Any Philadelphia who moves III 'ue
best society here would nan az on ,,,1,. aS
a lie any charge OF prolesslohdilsH
against Captain Knipe. 1t Is almost rloic-
ulous TO defend him from such state
ment but for those VINO don KNOW, ~
may be we'll to state that ms fanny -
wealthy. his social position the very pesS,
belonging as he does to trateriliy
which makes social status the absolute
requirement for membership, ana ms psi
sonaiity the very reverse OF a nes ',oa
money-raker for services 10 his coliege'
When the Initiated come to Charley
Wharton's name there is another loud
euffaw. All the many things Whlci, MANI
the statement absurd when appHeu 10
CAPTAIN Knipe, hold good In w marion
case II would be a very expensive mat
ter. indeed. for the University 10 pay
Whartons tailoring bills. ,.-,...,,,. ,,-
Concerning OsgoOd. the University au-
thorities last year met just such announcer
charge by an affidavit signed before
MAGISTRATE. Osgoods friends, VINO kuoM
what an honest and honorable gentleman
he to- do not need any such papers "
convince them Of the taisehood Ol a,y
accusation of professionalism. tielpeIt
was the fourth man accused IN the us
patch from Yale Like the other Ihtee,
he Is one Of the men whose na,I ,his
most frequently been mehuoueu enro
wear for brilliant play, and that - PloD
obly the reason that Yale includes nun IN
the charge. To say that he was pa'I y, ~
come to Pennsylvania 10 pay i oot h =,
is a statement easily retuted' perauS0 n'
knew nothing of football when ne en-
tered the University, ana oly GOV
brought out by accident 10 Try LoI ~
MACE on the team. The Yale authority
aiso saws that Colbert has hardy a. CON-
mon school education, whlSn ~ ~ he is
markabe considering the tact t 1aaaSs ~ Of
a student i'm the Wharton Schoot VI
Finance and Economy, whose rev as
ments for admission are cefIhnE
high as those to enter any Oh lac Wv
partments. - .ho,,
Pennsylvania's authorities say 'ney
stand ready TO take oath that an one
plavers on the football eleven rrS arr
ahn',id settle the question, unless faIe.
IN 'ib her eagerness to lessen the standing e OF
the team they were afraid to meet, s" ttau
proceed to something more ueihi'e ''''''
mere unbacked statements. ,,oord &,
The Pennsylvania players pay, poar e,s "a
the training house Just as wen as u, eas
Where. The steward Distribute the so wte Hf
" board bills YESTERDAY whlGcn no mo-, oS tSe
the men ha Pa even IN charged up against him
= lunch which his brother TOOK az hing
5ou s.'1 a week ago, and that Is a 1ha11
most OF the boarding house kee Ipe, for II
me University do not ask money ''''
he visits are not frequent 49,. ..o,.h,,
Pointing TO his cuff-buttons' me e,r moR,, Il
given to each member Of the team !!rb 'sSe
Fall. one of the accused men. men b S%iG have
70 eiIS from the University for playing
foot hall. ="