New-York tribune., 1895-06-13
HARVARD AND CORNELL; AND YAl

II so.ms we'll within bounds to say the dual
aliancc-wc ale explicitly assured IT is not
lcague-bc,wcen Harvard and Cornell uhi'er
stiles is one Of the most important incdeh'S !"
college athletics for many years. To most p'o-
pc. even at Cambridge and Ithaca. 1t comes as Il
surprisr Whether it will be generally approved
ar regretted remains to he seen. and dcpehuS
largely upon one possible and half-eSpected re-
sult Tho undergraduates Of Harvard ana 'or-
nell are said to regard the arrangement WIFI
something like enthusiasm. That Is quite na'u-
raj Harvard is lust now nursing what she con
sil.rs q scrio,ls grievance against her ancient
rival. Yale. and would. at least for time. feei
rl.,sontcr I'm other company. Moreover. In the
,,rea, boatraccs at NcwLondon Harvard has
hccn victorious only four times in the last llft'eh
vcors and Il must be confessed that such rec
nrl l. dishcartening The oarsmcn ana th'ir
friends doubtless think they Will have p'uer
chance Of winning in contests with Cornell. ana
increased hope may bring Increased ability Cor
r.u has sll stronger cause for rejoicing over me
alliance with Harvard. She is ambitious. a'i-
,.tcaIIy as well ms intellectually. "A her sending
crew TO Henley indicates. Moreover, hcr
achievements 20 far toward vndcating that am
hilton For years therefore. she has felt az
Mace Victories over many other colleges have
not satisfied her She has longed TO try concih-
sions with Yale and Harvard. and to be regularly
r,ckoncd a competitor with them for the hiShes'
college athletic honors. In this alliance she VIII
find at least partial qualification OF that desire.
Tho posslbility " general regret 10 which we
have referred. and indeed Of especial regret III
bo,h Cambridge and New Haven. turns upon the
question whether or not the new Arrangement
will cause the dissolution Of the old dual league
With all due respect to AL other colleges IL hi's
he said that the ANIMAL boatracc between iaic
and Harvard commands greater interest 'han
any other such contest now held or likely 10 p'
arranged II Is the classic feature of lhe athl'u'
wear invested with all the glamour of present
sentiment and oil tradition. II l. to America
much II what the Oxford-Canbrids" regatta Is
,o England 40 other contest can take lis place
In popular esteem. Nor do we think either liar-
ward or Yale will ever feel the same spirit oi
rivalry toward any other antagonist mat 'h'y
have felt toward each other. or The sam" "xulta-
ton I'm winning a victory over one. lhcy may
m..t rivals lust ~ worthy ~ their prow"SS. Bnt
the contests will not bc the same ~ those be
tween the Crimson and the Blue. not even to tho
uuderrradun,cs As for IN" great armies of
alumni they will care but little for contests be-
tween any other than the oldilmc rivals.
That the Harvard. Cornell alliance Will. II last
Ing. cause "A dissolution ~ the lalc-llarvard
league seems not at all improbable. II may not
have been formed FOR that purpose. For more
reasons than one II i to be hopfl II WAS not.
Divided rivalry i however. almost as much "ui
- the question rs divided love. No college can
stand up rs champion against all cpInrrS' one
hy one Yale can tell Harvard what task thar
Il In football |, may De more tolcrnble In boat
Ing Yet II Harvard rows Yale and Cornell s'pl'
rafrly. with only n few days between she VIII
ol,nos, certainly hc more or less handicapped In
ihc second race The question for her TO decide
therefore. Is whether she will continue the series
of contests with her ancient rival who III late
v.,rs has So pcrslsicntly beaten her. or will
make and maintain a new series, Win now
rival whom she may have more hope If beat
Ing Both she can scarcely do In justice To her
self
How Yale will regard the new movement. and
vha, she will do II deserted by her old New
London rival are matters Of interest which need
not. however. be- discussed In detail AT this time
No doubt Yale will regret the change To lose an
honorcd antagonist j. scarcely less than 10 lose
a cherished friend. But lac'S records against
Harvard In both boa'ing and football. ar" such
that she could well afford 10 hay" them closed
Nor will she ever lack athletic rivals. she VIII
not he left ont in the cold by this new NOV"
of Uarvard's II any one thinks 80. he had bet
Ter revise his reckoning. In the new alliance
when Harvard wins II will be- from Cornell. ho'
from Yale and such victories VIII not de'rlc'
one leaf from The laurcs Yale has already won
| Whom Cornell wins II will he not from Yale. bui
from Harvard whom Yale has for years been
heating. Neither Harvard nor Cornell Will.
therefore. by beating the other gain title To sn
urcmacv over Yale That can only be done by
| challenging the New Haven institution and beat
ing her Unless therefore. II leads To the forma-
Ion Of a triple league this new dual alliance
NAV prove to be source OF more vcXaion of
sDIrit than Of satisfaction 10 either Of It's part
ncrs.