The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18
A ROW OVER FIELD DAY
EARLHAM PEOPLE INDIGNANT AT
CHANGE IN DATE.
Think NOtre Dame Instead of {
Bridge Accident Is Re-
sponsible.

The fixing of the intercollegiate field day
In This city is stirring up q good sized row
among several of the colleges, and ii now
seems that some of the Earlham College
people have even gone to the extent OF sus-
pecting a dark plot on the part OF the uni
versity Of indianapolis in p~ostponing the
date TO May q on account Of the break
down of the Central-avenue bridge. Presi-
dent Thomas Elliott, of the intercollegiate
Association, is an Earlham man, and re-
Gently he notified the colleges that the held
day would be held on May &c. Notre Dame
filed a strong protest, but Mr.. Elliott said
1t was Notre Danes fault If she could not
send her athletes here on that date. When
the University of Indianapolis sent out word
that the meet would have to be postponed
a week on account of the bridge accident
some of the Earlham people were inclined
to believe there was some Notre Dame in
fiuence back Of the new move. 1t is evil
dent to every one living in Indianapolis.
however, that if the field day was held Sat-
urday of this week there would scarcely be
a corporals guard in attendance, as street.
car traffic beyond the Fall creek bridge on
Central avenue is practically dead. and few
people would care TO walk out to Newly
Oval.
The charge is made at Richmon by
friends of Earlham College that dirty
work is being resorted to in connection
with the field day. The date was originally
set for May 20. but was changed TO May q
at the request Of Notre Dame University,
which had arranged for a meet with Chi
cago University on the 10th. This change
was made by the University of Indianapolis,
which is to have charge of the affair, and
It was supposed at the time to be for the
benefit OF that institution. President Ell
lott corresponded with the various colleges
and, he claims, il was decided manifestly
unjust to postpone the state field day in or
der to allow Notre Dame to compete, when
she had deliberately made a conflicting date.
He insisted the postponement of the college
field day to the 27In was undesirable for
the additional reason that 1t would come
on the same day as the High school state
as TO time and place. The University of In
dianapolis was notified of all this and a
reply was received by President Elliott that
| poned until Monday, May 20. This. now
ever, was denied by Griffith p. Ellis, OF
Richmond, who Is the president of the High
School Association. he stating that he has
issued the call for the 9th. The date. he
says. is fixed and cannot be changed. Or
these allegations, the Quaker college folks
claim. it is apparent that Notre Dame is
trying to run the state college athletics
through the University Of Indianapolis, and
that TO aid in obtaining the desired end the
University of Indianapolis is trying TO make
dupes of the high schools of the State
Drawing these conclusions President Elliott
notified the colleges that the meet would be
on the Goth. giving his reasons. Notrt
Dame was the only college that OBJECTED,
The charges made against President FL
lott in a Fort Wayne dispatch to a Chi.
cage paper to the effect that he wishes &c
bar Notre Dame for the benefit of Purdue Is
termed a libel. 1t is predicted that at the
next state committee meeting there will be
trouble.