The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-08-08
ENGLAND vs.. AMERICA.
A Proposal to Establish Intorna-
tional Conego Athletics.
The IDEA Meets with Much Favor from
College 3Ien in This Country-TEow tho
Teams Should TO scleoted-i
London Opinion.

From what is seen in the Harvard
papers, those having charge Of the
athletics in that institution arc very
much in favor of q meeting between
q representative American team
and o representative English team
some time in the near future. Mr..
Lathrop of Harvard seems to think
that there are difficulties in the way
which cannot at present be sur
mounted, because the English train
ing season ends in March, and they
would either have to start up train
ing again after disseminating it, or
else remain in continuous training
until June. The June examinations
would have q disastrous effect On an
American team, and they would
either have to enter contest not in
perfect condition or lose part of
their summer vacation. There is
something in this as far as the Eng
lishnen are concerned, but it GER
tainly would not be much for an
American student to forego part of
his vacation if he had the privilege
OF contcsting on an all-American
team in al international contest.
One Of the most prominent athletes
in Harvard is quoted as saying that
he recommends that ':the champion
ship be settled between Harvard
and Yale, and the victorious team
represent the country as against
the English universities. Pennsyl-
vania might take part in the pre-
liminary contests to settle the in
tercollegiate championship. This
year Pennsylvania is amply entitled
to this honor. She has had the best
football team in the country, will
probably have an unequalcd base-j
ball team, and has exceptionally
good material for track athletics.
But the great trouble with the
Quakers is th cir uncertainty. The
chances are that next year their
prestige in all three departments
Of athletic prowcss will be thing
Of the past. The tug of war over
the championship is practically sure
to come between Harvard and Yale
alone"
1t is but natural that an opinion
such as this should be hcll about q
college which has come to the front
and whose athletic record,
except during the past three years,
has not been an exceptional one.
The great uncertainty of the
Quakers must refer to the surprises
which they have initiated upon un.
teams with whom she
las played. If any Pennsylvania
ncn are chosen to represent the
colleges, they can be re-
led upon to the last to do their best.
With certainty it can be said her
athletic prowcss will not be . thing
# the past next year.
The Yale-Oxford games last sum
ner attracted so much attention
n English sporting circles that this
car there is q decided sentiment
II favor of O renewal OF the coz
est.
No less authority than London
sporting Life announced cditorially
/ short while ago that, as far as the
English sentiment went, games
would undoubtedly be arranged be-
wcon Yale, Harvard, Oxford and
The periodical above
is the authority on all
athletic questions in England, and
here is no doubt but that it voices
he feelings of al English university
non. 'i-t -
Certainly yearly contests between
he crack athletes of the two great
branches of the English-speaking
acc would do much to purify ath-
etics, as only men with unblcmishcd
'ccords would be allowed to COM
,ctc, and to be chosen as member
u The al!-American team to contend
or supreme honors with the picked
sthlct2s of England would be an
lonor worthier the striving for than
ven the winning Of FIRST at Mott ,
Haven. Pennsylvania.
logan Sch0o! Examiners ucc;;uGs.