New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-12
MATCH MAY BE MADE TODAY
A HARVARD AND PRINCETON FOOTBALL
GAME TO BE DISCUSSED.

CONSIDER. BUT ALL THE MEN ARE KEEP
ING SILENCE FOR THE PRESENT
YALE TO PLAY CRESCENT A. c.
ELEVEN THIS AFTERNOON
College men generally recognize the rather un-
fortunate condition OF the football world, ana
friends of the robust game will be pleased 10
know that a meeting will be held to-day, when IL
Is possible that something may be done to un-
ravel at least some Of the tangles which handicap
football at present That Harvard and Princeton
wish TO meet on the football field this year IS
assured That Princeton would like to meet the
University Of Pennsylvania but will not, Is an
other fact From the glst Of conversations heid
with college men yesterday 1t looks as If the
Tigers not over anxious to be the tall TO the
Yale kite.
An important meeting Of the Advisory Commit
tee Of Princeton will be held at the Princeton Inn
to-day. and the outcome Of that meeting will be
awaited with considerable interest by college men
generally and by followers Of football In particu-
lar Princeton men Yesterday would not talk
about the meeting, and some of them would not
even acknowledge that the meeting was % DE
held They seemed to fear that premature pub
lication might prove disastrous as has been the
in the past.
TALK OF A PROPDSlllO.N.
1t was said that the meeting would determine
whether there would be a football game between
Harvard and Princeton this year or not 1t was
also rumOred that proposition mad oeen SUD-
mtted to Princeton by Harvard regarding
game. The writer was led to understand thd'
some one in authority at Cambridge. presumably
Professor Ames. the man who had submitted
the proposition II is believed that the PROPOSE
th. i1tFiG GnrV
Committee Of Princeton. Whether Harvard Will
have a representative at Princeton to-day c'ulu
not be ascertaned last night
Ii was announced as a fact that Harvard had
already made a direct proposition to Princeton
but whether that proposition was made III witt
ing or verbally could not be learned. a propo-
sition from the Cambridge men was the only
thing that the Tigers were waiting for Harvard
unwillngness in other years 10 arrange game
with Princeton has kept the Tigers rather quiet
and nothing could be done until an overture OF
some sort came first from Cambridge. Now that
Harvard has made the overture the rest ought
70 be easy.
Professor Ames was in this city early in the
week and while here he had n consultation WITH
Perry Trafford, Joseph Sears and others regard
ing the ending OF the semi-feud which mas
existed between the two institutions. IL ls
probable that while he was here Proiessor
men as well. G. C. Cuyler, Of this city, prom,
inent Princeton man. probably has the Harvard
proposition in his pocket at the present flhe
Mr. Cuyler Is credited with sending telegram
to Princeton yesterday requesting that the COZ,
lege bows refrain from discussing the Harvard
Yale matter for the present.
OBSTACLES IN THE WAY.
Several obstacles are in the way and must be
removed before the much desired game can De
played II Is the wish that the game be played
on or about November 10 The Tigers have a
contest fixed with Cornell for November 3, and
II the negotiations with Harvard are TO be car
red out that game with Cornell must be trans
ferred to some other date. COrnells schedule
is pretty well made up. But the Ithacans Will
probably accept some other date
settle will be the rules under which the game
will be played for Harvard has one code and
Princeton another. This difference might be
settled as amicaby as a similar difference was
adjusted at the University Of Pennsylvania
Crescent Athletic Club game at Eastern Park
last Wednesday. Tho game could be played
under last years rules Humanity does not
stick out all over the new rules anyway.
The game, II arranged, VIII be played at
Princeton. II is now six years since Harvard
and Princeton have met on the football field,
and the followers Of the two colleges Will be
happy II "A truce is patched up. Such game
would prove of immense financial benefit to the
two colleges in helping to defray the seasons
"cnte" may prove acceptable Ia all the college
teams this year. If the present Indications are
trustworthy. The last time that the two teams
met In 1889 tho Tigers gave the wearers OF the