The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
cAmBHrDoE sLURs DUN ArHLErEs.
Says the states or Americas Amateurs us Vet
Clearly Denned.

siNANA NhsN
New HAVEN. March ie.-Cambridge Uni
versity, England, has cast a slur Mt the athletes
of the intercollegiate Track Athletic Associa-
tion of America and tho imputatlon will be re-
scented. Tho Executive. Committee Of tho asso-
citation met here this afternoon. The members
present were: President, Oliver Shiras, Cornell;
Isaac n. Swift, Yale; 3. II. Hayes. Harvard:
Il. O. Mcvitty, Princeton; j. ID. Winsor, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; D.. G. Barrlnger, New
York University. and J. T. Williams, Columbia.
Cambridge's reply to the challenge OF the Inter.
collegiate Association for n meet next summer
follows:
To otter Shfras:
In acknowledging the challenge you sent us from
the American universities, I promised that the mat.
ter should receive our fullest attention, and said that
we were already incommunication with the oxford
University Athletic Club.
The two committees have considered the various
dInicuitios to be overcome. In some of the points
they were willing to consultohr convcnience; others
will no doubt 10 removed by subsequent arrange.
ment.
makesllt Impossible to arrange Mt the present time
any meeting between the American and English uni.
versailles. The status OF representatives. OF this CLUB
as amateurs and as students is and is rightly required
to 10 beyond suspicion. hut. II we are properly al.
caso OF SOME American universities and col.
leges. We gladly recognize that some Of your
OF your wish TO render the status of your members
above suspicion. We trust that this result may soon
be attained, but for the present we feel that the most
ggs 5sS IN t e9sTis IN am. ,ns Il, ln' England ID a. ia %ac,i ntsl soSr
proposals under the existing conditions.
and hope that at no distant date it may he possible 70
arrange such a meeting as you are, good enough to
President Cambridge University Athletic Club.
IT. was voted to appoint n committee to inform
the Cambridge athletes that the Intercollegiate
athletes In America arc. strictly amateurs.
Another was ordered TO be ppointed
to deal with President Brown of the University
OF. California A. A.. who has charged Eastern
athletes with not even attending institutions
President Shiras will arrange the details for
to hold the bicycle events on u separate day
from the regular college games. The Executive
morning. At that time the committees will be
appointed.
Princeton and PennsyIvanin May Play Foot
bnii Next Fall.
PRINCETON, March 12.-Tracy II. Harris and
&C Cuyler of New York; p. w. Miller. Phila-
delphia, and Il. A. Poe. Baltimore. who compose
the Graduate Athletic Advisory Of
Princeton University, had a meeting behind
closed doors at the Princeton Inn this afternoon
to consider the advisabllity Of resuming athletic
relations with the University OF Pennsylvania.
Addison w. Kelly. captain. and A. d. Cook,
manager of the football team, were also present
ut the meeting. Captain kelly returned this
morning from Cambridge. where he had
been consulting with the Harvard football
management relative to a game next fall.
1t Is known thot Harvard offered him no
encouragement whatever. and Kelly has
now given up all hope Of meeting the Grim
son on tho gridiron this year. Kelly said: II
will do everything in my power to convince the
committee that is to our advantage to meet
Pennsylvania in football. For the last two
years L have been very anxious to play them,
and last fall there was not q man on our team
but was eager for the game. The bad feeling
prevalent in the two universities before and
after the 1894 game has completely disappeared,
and | an assured that the university as well as
a large part of the alumni are with with me in
this matter. For my part 1 do not see why the
Graduate Advisory Committee and the faculty
should forbid the game in the face of the senti-
all Princeton circles" Manager Cook was also
interviewed and likewise expressed himself AZ
heartily in, favor OF the game: Without this
contest Priuceton's season will close Nov. IL
with the Yale game. which wouldIbe the Tigers
only big game Of the season. Pennsylvania has
already scheduled Harvard for Nov. o, and If n
game is arranged Manager Cook says that he will
endeavor to have It played on Nov. 10. either
at Princeton or Philadelphia. Several members
OF the committee were seen, but all refused to
talk about the chances for u game. 1t was
learned that two OF the committee are in favor
Of the game and two are against 1t.