The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-21

least, so far as Amherst, Williams and
the triangular league is concerned
For some time past, and especially
since Dartmouth's tremendous victory
over Amherst at foot ball. last fall, the
men at Hanover have been talking
about breaking away from the tri-
angular league, which calls for meet
ngs of the three colleges each year in
base ball in track athletics and in foot
ball
The college correspondents at Dart
mouth have sent out statements re-
gardng the sentiment at that college
which reflected upon the athletic ability
Of both Amherst and Williams. The
Dartmouth, the weekly student publ
cation. in its last issue, contained an
editorial bearing upon the question
strongly in favor Of the disbandment of
the league.
The students at both Amherst and
Williams were much offended at the
editoriab in The Dartmouth, the more
so from the fact that it was very gen
orally regarded as rejecting the sentl-
ment of the student body at Dartmouth.
and so, for that reason, was looked
upon as an official statement of Dart
mouths position.
The paragraph in the editorial that
aroused the greatest amount of feeling
at both the Massachusetts colleges read
as follows:
when the league was first or
ganized it was mutually profitable:
the three colleges had an enroll
ment of students more nearly equal
than now, and the league gave
stability and form to the athletics
of the colleges. Now the league has
perhaps become mutually disad
Vantageous; it certainly has become
! IL IT, Il
the possibilities Of return are I'M
equal Dartmouth. with a record of
six consecutive foot ball champion
ships won, now has little to gain
I and everything to lose Amherst
and Williams, with the same num-
Der of championships lost, have
J everything to gain, little to lose.
Victory for Dartmouth in the foot
ball league now signifies little
while defeat would seriously injure
the standing Of the college; in case
of Amherst and Williams the re-
verse exists. OF late years Dart
mouth has grown more rapidly than
her rivals. Her academic enroll
ment is now much larger than
either of the other members of the
league. and there is no prospect of
any decrease in the immediate
future"
soon after the appearance of the edi-
torial from which the above is quoted,
mass meeting was held ct Williams.
and it was voted that Dartmouth
would have to publicly withdraw all
| the statements she had made derogato-
ry to the league and to Williams. or
else the Williamstown college would
sever all athletic relations with the
Wearers of the green.
Dartmouth was given until o'clock
last Thursday evening 10 file her with
drawal and to retract her statements.
Six o'clock last Thursday evening came
and went, but Williams received no re-
ply. and at once notified Dartmouth
| that she could consider her relations
on the athletic field with Williams end
ed
Amherst took even timer stand
| than Williams. Soon after Williams
had served her manifesto upon Dart
mouth, the Amherst athletic author
| tiles met and decided to take action
themselves. They did not mince mat
ters in the least but simply sent a tel
egram to Dartmouth, saying that, on
account of the statements coming from
Hanover. Amherst College would not.
/ therefore, compete against Dartmouth
either in foot ball, base ball or track
athletics.
Soon after Dartmouth had received
/ these manifestoes rom Williams and
Amherst, a statement was sent out
from Dartmouth, TO the effect that it
/ had been deemed best by the students
there to continue in the triangular
| league as formerly. AS a matter Of
fact, at the very time that statement