The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-18
CORNELL'S CONSENT.
Yale Will BE Admitted to the Boat Race on
Harvard's Request.

ITHACA, N. Y, Feb. 18.--The Cornell
navy management last night received
official notice from Harvard of Yale's
desire to enter the Cornell-Harvard
race A meeting OF the Cornell athletic
council was called and Harvard's re-
quest was acquiesced in.
Immediately on receiving Harvard's
communication, a meeting of the ath-
letic council was called and Harvard's
request given consideration. The row.
ing committee. composed of Captain
Spillman, Commodore Murdock and
Professor Wheeler. submitted the fol-
lowing statement to the council:
I'VE are In receipt Of a communica-
ton from the Harvard Boat club, re-
questing that we admit Yale to the Har-
vard- Cornell race this year. We cor
daily accept this proposal. and proffer
a counter request, that the University
of Pennsylvania and Columbia be ad-
mitted to the same rate. In case such
an arrangement is made, the date, July
2, or June %, will be acceptable to Cor
nell for the race"
This statement was received with a
good deal Of enthusiasm, and vote was
taken, which resulted in its unanimous
adoption as resolution.
Commodore Murdock was seen imme-
diately after the meeting. He said:
I'VE have taken this action because we
thought II most sportsmanlike. We
have requested along with our accept
ance that Columbia and the University
OF Pennsylvania be admitted. and Cor
nell still hopes that the quintangular
race may be arranged. We have done,
~ tw.lx l.
and now stand back and await Har-
wards and Yale's reply. with the wish
that they join with us In the five-cor-
nered contest"
hub Gets the Regatta.
Boston. Feb. 1S.-The New England
Amateur Rowing association last night
voted. IL to IL. to accept Mayor
Quincy's OFF, for the annual races, and
the annual regatta will be held July 5 on
the Charles river. Twenty-three clubs
were represented at the meeting, over
which President Walter Simpson Of the
Arlington Boat club presided, and. pre-
vious to the vote, there was an animated
discussion of the claims Of Boston and
Springfield. Some time ago Mayor
Quincy offered the association $500 to
hold the regatta on the Charles, but
Springfield worked hard in the mean
time and received considerable sup
port. After the matter had been decid
ed, q vote of thanks was passed or
Mayor Quincy's offer.
Bob Cook ON Deck.
New Haven, Feb. 18.-Captain Bailey
OF the Yale university crew has received
word from Robert ]. Cook in New York
that he will come to New Haven on Sat
urday and will coach the candidates for
the crew. It Is expected that Mr.. Cook
will remain with the men several days.
Gagged From the Spot.
Dick Furbush seems to be settled for the
present in Lewiston.
Providence goes to Salem this evening,
and the Fall Rivers play in New Bedford.
Five balls Gagged in the Providence goal
last evening rolled out. This was enough
to discourage anyone.
Yesterday was apparently an off day, not
onlyin the polo game, but on the alleys.
Cunningham, Bone and the Writings
rolled their preliminaries in the duck pin
tournament and 82S was the highest team
score they made.
Last nights game was surpise to the
put up good game, but that the Tigers
would have no trouble in holding them
down. Which proveslthat "you can't al
ways tell from where you Sit"
Tom Cotter's men have been unable to
win game in the New Bedford rink thus
far this season, and IL their attempts
this evening are not successful Tom
says it will not be the fault Of himself and
his men.
The small boys raised a rumpus in Salem,
and one of their brilliant acts was to shoot
beans over the surface. This silly trick
delayed the game for some time, as Cotter
refused to allow his team to play until
every bean was removed from the floor.
Billy Leydon came on the floor for a
short time last night, and in the space OF
time given him played great deal of polo.
1t is pity that Leydon cannot be given
more chances to play with the team. There
| is not man in the business who can get
| in game at a moments notice and play
] the game Leydon can without swarm up"