San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-06
COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN HARVARD
AND PRINCETON ARE OFF:
The Former Shakes the Latter, For the
Quaker Boys and NowlPoor Princeton
Is Out in the Gold.

New York, March 5.-The Herald
this morning says: =.
Eyens of the past few days
show that in all probability there
will be to football game between Har
ward and Princeton this year as Har-
ward has made a new agreement with
the University, of Pennsylvania, COW
ering all branches of sport Hopes
were entertained that an agreement
regarding football would be made in
which case Pennsylvania would have
been practically frozen out of the
football world, but it appears that
such hopes were to be dashed asunder.
The terms of the agreement be-
tween Harvard and Pennsylvania lust
made public do not stipulate a def
mite term of years to eschew any
sport, but it is for all branches of
sport for an indefinite period to be
confined as fully as possible for as
long period of time as shall be
deemed advisable to the athletic man.
agement of such college.
As to football it has been agreed
that the annual game should continue
TO be played as in the past with the
understanding that should there hap
pen to be resumption of athletic re-
latiOns among all the eastern colleges
the field should be open for rear
rangement that would permit meet
ing as far as possible among them.
AS to rowing, an informal PROPOSE
ton from some of the members of the
Harvard athletic committee, looking
to continuance of the relations in
that sport, was responded to affirma-
lively by Pennsylvania, but it awaits
further consideration by the rowing
men of the two universities.
Baseball and track athletic relations
will continue along the same lines as
usual. 1t is. not likely that Harvard
and Pennsylvania will meet on the
water this year.
With regard to rowing, the present
agreement was left open from a de-
sire on the part of both Harvard and
Pennsylvania to swing Yale and
Princeton into the circuit. In fact,
several prominent college graduates
in this city are working quietly to
conciliate Yale, Harvard, Pennsylva-
MIA and Princeton, with a view to
having Yale meet Harvard, Penn
sylvania meet Princeton and then the
winners and losers to meet.
A great deal of diplomacy, howey-
or would have to be eXerted to bring
about such a condition of affairs.
Princeton entertins a bitter feeling
towards PENNSYLVANIA and it is doubt
less a bitter pill for her to swallow
that Harvard will continue to play
with the Quakers.
YaIe's attitude toward Pennsylvania
is not so strongly defined as Prince
toms. but the feeling is predominant
that no game with the Quaker city
should be arranged. Harvard found
herself in an embarrassing position
through the renewal of the agreement
with Yale as football games with Yale
PENNSYLVANIA, Princeton, Cornell ana
the Cornell Indians would be 100
much for her and she would be obllg-
oh tn drop one or two of them.
The signing of an agreement be-
tween Yale and Harvard made
game between Harvard and Princeton
doubtful, but now that Harvard mas
agreed to meet Pennsylvania it looks
as if Princeton had been turned down
by the CrimsonS for the Quakers.
Princeton has sent n challenge TO
Harvard and has appointed commit
tee to confer with her if necessary,
so as to arrange details, but no an
swer as yet have been received.
Princeton has desired to form a trl-
parti league with Harvard and Yale,
but Harvard has shown her opposi-
ton to the scheme by agreeing to
meet Pennsylvania. Princeton, if she
finds that a game with Harvard is
impossible and it certainly looks like
it now, may withdraw her prejudices
against Pennsylvania.
AS matters now stand Harvard will
meet Yale and Pennsylvania. and
princaton only Yale