The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-28
ANY EXCLUSIVE AGREE
MINT. 4
YALE AND HAR9ylARD:s DILEMMA
MUST ENTER INro ofNN CONTEST
TO RETAIN ROWING ST.
PREMACK
TO BE INVITED
To Enter Into Next Years Contests
Condition OfiCrews for Com
ing Races.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 81
The position of Cornell in college boat
racing was made known today as fol-
lows:
First-Cornen WILL as VictOrs, receive al
most any proposition from Yale and Harvard
that those colleges wish to make, but will
not present proposition as to future en-
gagements.
Second-No proposition will be accepted by
Cornell that compels her to join in an ex-
elusive class with Yale and Harvard at the
sacrifice of her friendly relations with Column
bia and Pennsylvania.
Thrd-Cornell, Columbia and Pennsylvania
will combine for races, probably upon this
course, and will invite the University of
Wisconsin to come in. Yale and Harvard may
also enter if their exclusive dual agreement
is not handicap.
Fourth-Cornell may try to- arrange to race
again in England with purely American
methods and as the representatives of Amer
lean college rowing.
Cornell holds that her victory over
the two other colleges cOmpels recogni
ton if Harvard and Yale wish to hold
or attempt to hold the record for
American college rowing. Cornell also
holds that, as Cornell as victor, con-
descends to row with Pennsylvania and
Columbia in a spirit Of true sports
manship, and to make the American
championship as great a victory as
possible, Yale and Harvard should
come into the combination until at
least such time as it is demonstrated
that they are superior to these other
colleges.
Coach Courtney, of Cornell, says
Cornell stands ready to meet Yale and
Harvard and willing to row them at
any and all times, but is not ready to
be an unwelcome guest in three-cor-
nered arrangement American spirit
is against Withdrawing while beaten. 1t
here n keen
at it until pluck and skill crowns the
Efforts"
Capt. Andrew Boyle, of Pennsylvania,
is still more emphatic. Today he said
81 don't want to throw cold water upon
any scheme that will lead to wide open
competition upon the, part Of all row.
ing colleges in this country, but don't
believe that Harvard or Yale will row
with Cornell again unless Cornell
agrees to a three-cornered race. I am
quite positive that Cornell will refuse
to listen to such proposition, but will
insist that Pennsylvania and Columbia
be admitted. What we Of Pennsylvania
expect to see is quadrangular race on
the Hudson river course between Cor
nell, Pennsylvania, Columbia and the
University of Wisconsin. Wisconsin
would undoubtedly like to come in, and
/ think she will be invited Of course.
if Yale and Harvard broaden out they,
too, would be welcome.
COrnelPs navy is very much averse
to the proposition to again have two
sets Of races, and one of the directors
said today: Cornell will not agree
next year to row twice. 1t is our idea
that it is too trying, and, as the Victors,
we believe that we should have the say
as to who shall be allowed to row in
any one set of races which We may ar
range"
| Tbo Do,,obJ>ooy,-;o oo,,,ea ;c os GOOD
as settled upon for the races next sea-
son. Prof. Wheeler, who dominates the
affairs of the CornelI navy, says tEat
Cornell is perfectly satisfied, and he
believes it almost a perfect course. DR..
Walter Peet is an enthusiast over the
Poughkeepsie course, and Ellis Ward,
of Pennsylvania, and Capt. Boyle are
both in favor of the course.
There are rumors of changes in the
coaches of the university crews next
year. 1t is said that Mr.. Cook, Yale S
coach, is to retire, and that Will Beard,
Of Poughkeepsie, who rowed in the
Yale Henley crew, is slated to take his
place. Courtney will remain with Cor
nell, of course, and Harvard will have
another try at English methods by hav-
ing Mr.. Lehman come over again next
spring. 1t is expected that DR.. Walter
Peet, who coached Columbia in their
successful year, will again take hold Of
the colleges crew. He Is to be the
physical director of the university and
will add the position of coach to it..
Ellis Ward will remain with Pennsyl-
Vania, and says that he sees very good
material in this years freshman class
for a good varsity crew next year.
The crews did not go out on the river
this afternoon. There is much specula-
ton as to the outcome of the freshman
race. Columbia Stands first pick. AS
to the varsity race Mr.. Courtney said
today that he believed they would have
to row a harder race on Friday than
they rowed last Friday. One thing is
very certain, that the crews in the Fri
day race will make every endeaVor to
beat the time of last Friday, in the
hope of demonstrating that they are
very much faster than the Yale and
Harvard crews. It will, therefore, I'M
doubtedly be a holly contested race.
At Columbia quarters the men spent
a very quiet day. The varsity crew
members went for a long walk, and
the freshmen loafed around In the sun
during the morning, and in the after
noon went out for ride on the yacht
Claymore. Longacre, the regular man
at No in the varsity boat, and who
has been out Of the boat for some days,
will go back tomorrow, his physician
assuring him that he is in every way
fit. Shattuck, who rowed at No. 5, and
who has been suffering with strained
back, will also sit in the boat again to-
morrow.
Pennsylvania's crews felt rather re-
ligious upon the eve of the battle, and
decided to have religious services at
their quarters. Accordingly, Rev. D.
Russ Judd, an Episcopal minister, was
engaged to preach, and he chose the ap-
propriate text: 1.-The race is not always
to the swift, nor the battle to the
strong"
In the afternoon the crew was Wis
tied and entertained by the Cornell
varsity boys, and pleasant time
was had Coach Ward said, in response
to a question as to how he thought
the race on Friday would come out,
that he believed his crew could beat
the time made on Friday last, but he
did not care to prophecy as to the or
der.
At Cornell there was quiet, except for
the visit to the Pennsylvania crew in
the afternoon. Mr.. Courtney said that
the stories that he would change the
entire crew for the varsity race on Fri
day were without foundation. 1t was
possible that Carter, who is a clever
stroke, might be substituted for Briggs,
who had lost seven pounds while in the
race of Friday last. and there might
perhaps be one more change. Then
Mr.. Courtney said: Ct believe that !