Evening star., 1897-02-18
CORNELL ADMITS YALE.
Asks That the Penna. and COlum bia
Fights be Included in the Race.

Asks That the Pennn. and COlum bta
Fights BE Included in the Race.
Probably no athletic arrangement in the
history of rowing was ever entered into
with greater alacrity than that by which
Cornell yesterday accepted the proposal
made by Harvard that Yale be admitted to
the Harvard-Cornell race.
Capt. Goodrich of the Harvard crew ar
rived at Ithaca Tuesday afternoon with the
proposition. The athletic council met yes
terday afternoon and came to the following
decision: q n
I'VE are in receipt Of the Harvard Boat
Club request that we admit Yale in the
Harvard Cornell race this year. We cor
daily accept this proposal and proffer
counter request that the' University Of
Pennsylvania and Columbia be admitted
to the same race. and in case such arrange
ment Is made the date July or June q
Capt. Spillman was seen nafter he read
the councils statement. He was giving
vent to the expressions Of joy and said
that the prospect that, the present crew
would be the first in,t more than a score
of years to meet Yale would make them
redouble their efforts IN preparation. All
the boys are happy over the prospect and
believe no better action could have been
taken. There will certainly ybe no lack of
enthusis SIN and the rivalry for places in
the boat will be the hottest ever known
hereJ 7.--r
Pref. Wheeler, the faculty adviser. says:
I'm accepting Harvard's proposal for a
race with Yale at 1Poughkeepsie Cornell
has made no attempt whatsoever to obtain
stipula tions regarding future races for her.
self. Her active influence has been direct
ed toward opening the race to her old col
leagues Pennsylvania and Columbia. She
confidently expects that her prompt and
unconditional acceptance of Harvard's 8
frierdly proposal will give added weight to
1n IL, l1xy fra Il,y l,i%
and which must in itself strongly appeal
to the sportsmanlike magnanimity Of those
to whom 1t is addressed
What Yale Thinks of 1t.
A New Haven dispatch sent last night
says: The news that Cornell has agreed
to row Yale along with Harvard at Pough-
keersie was received here tonight. If Cor
nelfs action were not qualified by a coun-
ter request that Pennsylvania and Column
bia also be admitted there would be great
rejoicing in the New Haven camp. AS it
Is it can be put down for a certainty that
Yale will not row If either Columbia or
Pennsylvania are admitted.
While Cornelfs sportsmanlike action, in
star ding by Pennsylvania and Columbia
is commended here. Il Is looked upon SIM
ply as request and 1t Is not thought that
the Ithacans will insist upon such a con-
dition. s-. 49, -t
A special dispatch to the Philadelphia
Times expresses the opinion that there Is
no chance of Columbia and Pennsylvania
being admitted. 1t says: 1t Is certain that
Captain Goodrich came to Ithaca prepared
to state definitely and finally Harvard's po-
sttion In the matter. There is but one
chance that Harvard had made agreement
with Yale to refuse this request. Having
refused 1t. she has fulfilled her agreement.
but may present the proposal to Yale again
upon receipt of Cornelis answer. This rep
resentation to Yale will certainly be una
vailing. but Cornell desired to have this
last effort made. There is now nothing to
do but to arrange to meet the University
of Pennsylvania and Columbia in a separate
race. This will mean two tripartite races
on the Hudson.