The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-12
YALE-HARvARD.
No Great Football Match
This Year.
Old Sport Has Something to Say
Upon the Subject.
He Promises to Tell More About the
Sheet-Lead Story.

My readers will remember that not
great while ago / referred to the many
articles published concerning the foot
ball struggle at Harvard. III recollect
rightly, 1 stated that there was no need OF
went on to say that was OF the opinion
that the faculty would not deprive the
students OF such a manly and invigorst-
ing sport, and that 1t would be well
to let the matter drop until some de-
cisive action had been taken. Continu-
ing, / made the remark to the effect
that when it was fully decided
would give the inside facts Of the matter.
Through one of the members of the ad-
ministration, / am not at liberty
to divulge his name, / learned that
beyond much question the boys
would be allowed to continue the
game, but just how far, or rather, to what
extent, they could carry it, he could not
tell. Taking this little pointer, 1 impa-
and was one of the first to learn the actual
outcome. You have doubtless by this
time either heard or read of the develop
ments. You therefore have had sufficient
time to study the adoptions and form
your opinion.
As they stand, however, it strikes me
as II, for the ensuing year at any rate, the
game might just as we'll be given up. No
game with Yale! Imagine it. This an
nual struggle is looked forward to by peo-
4 ,a o.
in the spring for the simple reason OF
finding out the most prominent candi-
dates. They even 60 to the extreme of
summer practice. Then, before college
opens, at the command of the captain, all
those who anticipate trying for the honor
of position on the eleven are
requested to report many days before
college opens. They Immediately GO into
strict training, deprive themselves of all
social enjoyments and live like anchorites
Gradually the lesser lights are "no longer
needed" and before long II of the best
men that the universities afford are left.
Then come the practice games. Not only
the Students, but throngs of Outsiders
who can possibly attend, take in the
various practice games, to say nothing OF
the daily routine work. All this is done
as preliminary for the final game with
Yale.
But there are many who are not able on
account of business or otherwise
to take in these aforesaid practice games
and routinos. They, however, are fully
as interested and follow the daily de-
velopments of their favorite team in an
ticipation OF seeing the final struggle at
Springfield. But now one OF the rcstric-
tions is that no newspaper man will be
allowed passes to these different prelimi-
nary games. Will this not quench TO
certain extent the enthusiasm? OF
course, there are certain papers that will
send their men regularly to all events,
but there are others that Will con-
slider this an insult and not devote
even the sparest "stick" to the daily prac-
tice. Then, again, only undergraduates
and members of the alumni will have the
privilege of buying tickets for any
games. This, the faculty asserts, will put
an end TO extreme lavishness" as they
term it-perhsps they would prefer to
see the men travel in tourist cars. AS o
climax "if the season does not result sat-
isfsctorily, in respects to be hereafter
enumerated, the game for Harvard will
be abolished" Such football as this will
not be worthy OF the name, and for one
should prefer to see the game dropped en-
tirely. At the same time IL is rather early
yet to brood over the present condition OF
affairs. Let us rather wait and see what
time consummates.