The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-02-07
ENGLAND VS.. AMERICA.
a Proposal to Establish Iaterca-
ticael College Athletics.
The Idea Meets with Much Favor from
College Men In This Country-Iiow the
Teams Should lie Sclected-A
London Opinion,

papers, those having charge Of the
athletics in that institution are very
much in favor CT n meeting between
Il representative American team
and representative Euglish team
some time in the near future. Mr..
Lathrop Of Harvard seems to think
that there ere 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 jane examinations
would have disastrous effect on an
American team, aud they wcall
either have to enter o contest rot in
perfect condition or lose part of
their summer vacation. There is
something in this as far rs the Eng
lishmen arc concerned, but it GER
tainly would not be much for an
American student to forcgo part of
lis vacation if he had the privilege
OF contesting on an all-hmerican
team in an international contest.
One of the most prominent athletes
in Harvard is quoted as saying that
he recommends that 1.-The champion
ship be settled between Harvard
and Yale, and the victorious team
represent the country as against
the English universities. Pcnnsyl-
yania might take part in the pre-
liminary contests 10 settle the in
tcrcollegiatc championship. This
year Pennsylvania is amply entitled
TO this honor. She has had the best
football team in the country, will
probably have an unequaled base
bail team, and has exceptionally
rood material for track athletics.
But the great trouble with the
Quakers is their uncertainty. The
chances are that next year their
prestige in all three departments
OF athletic prowess will be a 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 held about a
college which has come to the front t
rapidly, and whose athletic record,
except during the past three years,
has not been an exceptional one.
The great uncertainty of the
Quakcrs must refer to the surprises
which they have initiated upon un-
suspecting teams with whom she
has played. If any Pennsylvania
men are chosen to represent the
American colleges, they can be re-
lied upon to the last to do their pest.
With certainty it can be said her
athletic prowcss will not be thing
Of the past next year.
The Yale Oxford games last sum-
mer attracted so much attention
in English sporting circles that this
year there is a decided sentiment
in favor of q renewal Of the COO
test.
No less authority than London
Sporting Life announced editorially
short while ego that, as far as the
English sentiment went, games
would undoubtedly be arranged be-
tween Yale, Harvard, Oxford and
Cambridge. The periodical above
mentioned is the authority On al
athletic questions in England, and
there is no doubt hut that it voices
the feelings of all English university
men.
Certainly yearly contests between
the crack athletes of the two great
branches of the English-speaking
race would do much to purify ath
letics, as only men with unblemishee
records would be allowed to com
pete, and to be chosen as member
of the all-American team to contend
for supreme honors with the picked
athletes of England would be al
honor worthier the striving for thar
even the winning OF first at Mot
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..