The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-25
HARYARD.Y RELATIONS.
COZ RTNEy'S VISIT TO CtuBRI IGE
NOT SIGNIFICANT.


II was learned yesterday from an authorize
tive source that the recent visit of Charlc'
Courtney. the Cornell crew coach, to Cam
bridge had no significance 20 far a. bringing
about closer athletic rclat ions with Harvard
is concerned Courtney visited Harvard be.
cause lac was invited to do 20 and hi visit wa
purely a friendly one lhi, gentleman. who
i in position tokuow says he knows nothing
whatever about any break between Harvard
and Yale and the Crimson taking on Cornell
instead Courtney" he says. is coach
and has no power to conduct any athletic
relati tons ! laughed at the story when read
II. II Cornell were arranging matters with
Harvard she would have sent somebody IN
authority to Cambridge Ia discuss the sub
iect Cornell has athletic relations with
Harvard now. playing baseball with her for
one thing. but 80 far a. know. nothing els"
l. contemplated
Athletics at Cornell are conducted by sub
committees which in turn report to tho ath-
letic council what they do II any of these
committees have anything more In view re-
varding Harvard, have not heard of IL The
fact is the proposed II, nley trip il engaging
Cornell's attention 10 large extent Just now
and give. the athletic heads plenty TO attend
TO for the present
Little CT nothing is heard about a break
between Harvard and Yale from thos" in
authority. Tn" relations are not too cordial
and there is some bitterness due to protests
and counter protests. LAST fall Harvard
protested Glass and last spring Yale protested
ShCk each side carrying it, point, and these
things left the relations somewhat strained
1t IL not probable that any steps i'll be taken
Immediately to bring about a definite a gree
ment b"twc, the Crimson and the Blue, but
older heads have Strengthened threatened
ruptures before and the cooling effects OF n
winters snow may have 81 pacifying effect
and bring about an ugder>tand ing whereby
the two universities can 80 ahead without
their periodical airing of grievances
A. TO harvard casting looS. from Yale. Vale
j. independent in the matter though she would
rather have the biz football game with Har-
ward than not have II. College graduates,
say the chief reason why tho Harvard-lale
gam. l. likely to continue j. that IL i recOg-
niaed a. The great college athletic even, OF b"
spread interest in II are such that It i not
likely to again be dropped such l. the way
The situation is lied up by one who is closely
IDENTIFIED with college contests.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Nov. -. On the cleo
ton of th" next captain of the Vale Varsity
of athletic relations with Harvard. Yale
evidently wants Glass for captain. but ac-
cording TO statements made here tonight
there i likely To u" .om" question raised by
Harvard a. 10 whether Ga-- can remain "A
member of the Varsity team for another
year II j. held by Harvard men that Glass
has already put in four wears al foothfH
lie spent two wears at syracuse University
and plsy foot ball there during that period
lie played football AL last year at Yale except
In the Harvard and Princeton game-. when he
WAS withdrawn a. the result OF protest froa
Harvard His fourth year. according Ia tho
Harvard theory; wound NJ with III" gam
last saturday. Yale contends that hast year
should not be counted against Glass because
he did not play ia the championship games.
1t wa. given out tonight tina, the conference
Committee between Yale and Harvard has
agreed upon plan for another tv"-Near
athletic contract between the two univ"r-i-
ties and that this plan viii be soon submitted
to the two universities for ratification.