Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-11
A DISGRACE TO YALE
Students Send a FLAG and CCDsFatu-
latlOnS 10 COrbnii.
THE FACULTY. HIGHLY INDIGNANT.
Fellow Students 10 Hold Mass Meetings
anu Deneuuce tho Send,rs
OF the Letter.

New YoRx, March IA special to
the Herald from New Haven, Conn.,,
soys:
There lie troubls in Yale becsuse OF
the letter which thirteen luckIets uu-
delgraduatss sent to Mr.. James J.
Corbett wishing him success in his
coming contest with Robert Fitzsim.
mons. When the news was fret pub
lished that the letter and G Ysle flag
had been sent TO the fighter there came
many kilograms from graduates, each
asking tho particular young man
la whom lie was inlsreslsd, whose
nnmo was signed TO the letter, to
deny the authenticity OF tho zig nature.
Then came the announcement that
the letter was genuine AMI tho faculty
has been holding Indignation meetings
and thinking OF things to do to extract
Yale from her position. This seudsIs
OF the letter were called before the
faculty anu told that they must not
only assume responsibility Tor tho
letter but retract over their signatures
to do with 1t being sent. Accordingly
the students made the following state.
men.:
The members OF the junior class W no
wrote tbs letter that appeared iu tbs
New York papeTs Wish 10 state thai
they Will gIy retracI all phr,ses In 1t
which pretend 10 represent the senu-
menta OF the university.
The original letter which was in
spired by birthday party Is as fol.
lows:
YALE UNIVERSITY, March 2, 1887.
James J. Corbett, cham pion of the
worla:
Dear Strive of the Junior class of
Yale University desire 10 express 10
you oul hesrtiest wishes Tor your sue
cess 10 tue battle on 81. Patrick lay,
Ever since your first visit to Nav
Haven last lsil, and your appearances
on our football field, the colltg &c at
large has ielt the deepest Interest ami
hopes for your triumph. Here at Yale
we realize how much brain and sciencs
unit in all athletic contests. We 10.
gard you es the highest exponent OF
the braiuy boxer, ana have implicit,
faith in the on come OF the battle.
We learn OF your splendid physical
condition and eau sec obIy oae finisl,
Tor this Hight Nofss Jtsss, silgs hop..
that you Will hang this Yale flag In
your training quarters and in your
corner at the ring siOe and remember
that 10 waves TO you a NEE ago OF Yale
luck and pluck. Go on ana win and
delig ht tho hosrts OF all true YEIs men.
(5iBned) j. ID, Wsdsyor,h Jr..
Wsshinptor; Bruce CLARK, Chicago;
j. q. Mclaughlin, ClevelnnO: For.
sythe Wycks, Nav York; Fred Ker.
pioian, New York; Robert ]. Turn.
bull Jr, Morri,town, N. j.; Paine
Whitney, New YORK; John s. Rogerts,
New York; Dallas b. Byers, Pittsburg;
Moreau DvIano, Now YORK; q. Morfis
New York; II. w. Snsshap, Now
Haven; II. ii. simmons, Brooklyn.
Among the signers OF the letter are
the sons OF the former Secretary OF
War Whitney and the late Governor
Morris.
Corbet selegraphed back that he
wouli put the dag In his corner on the
day OF the fight.
The stuients declare they will call a
MAS meeting anu denouucs the men
VINO sent the letter aud this hos only
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