New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10

Cambridge Mass Nov. s-The following Official
explanation Of the protest made by Harvard
against three Of the Pennsylvania players has been
given out by Professor II. : White. chairman OF
the athletic committee.
Although the public discussion Of tntercoileEiate
disagreenents is not always edltying or PIohStoie
the facts determining the action Of its own repre-
follows:
Lat N October the football management laid Ger
tain information before the chairman OF the ath-
leJc committee affecting the eligibility Of certain
10 the chairman OF the Pennsylvania committee
ward discussed the cases OF the three players with
the Pennsylvania chairman and the president OF ne
Octaber 81 and ATTENDED br representatives Of
Brown Columbia Cornell Pennsylvania. Princeton
and Harvard The members Of tnis conference
quiries may Be privately exchanged win entire
many points have peer thus privately deoateo ana
settled without any unwelcome puelicity., -.
wear on college u university teams slthough theu-
selves members Of the preparatory depsrt 4,
the COLES and tne1 entered ire University OF
about the facts The rule affecting these cases -
ever played in any intercollegiate contest, upon
In ., any otaer t-i-TS Il 80 -ssl5fs5 one
academic year AZ the university. and has attained
work satisfactory Standing Of scholarship.
The PENNSYLVANIA contention was thar n Jne
this irregular representation should not count
And further that I'm the third case a student
iEht satisfy the residence rule who should enter
any time I'D December 7. and should pass
the whole years work u IS no violation OF conf
dence state that the conference did not indorse
this ruling The conference. however. has no au-
thOri+y impose its opinions upon any Of rs
members. But what would be the effect OF the
Pennsylvania interpretation Apparently payer
could participate in whole season or t00JcaA -
one institution. and then transfer himself 70 an
other institution and be eligible that INSTITUTION
for the whole OF tie next the very practice
which the rule formed 10 prevent
At a consultation held November 3 between the
Harvard captain. head coach and the Chairman OF
the Harvard athletic committee. IL was decided tna-
the captain would b justified IN protesting the
three cases in point Il the names OF the payers
appeared on the Pennsylvania list IL was also
agreed that no charges Of professionalism should
be made against any Pennsylvania PLAYER, that tne
game should b played IN event and that abso-
iutely no reference should be made 20 future con-
tests.
and the protest was forwarded the same day. The
Harvard list had been sent the preceding week
AS regards The agreement w.-h Yale concerning
protests such protests must b. sem az least two
weeks before the game Lists. however must be
exchanged AZ least three weeks before the "a ne.
and i the lists delayed the time for protesting
is corTeSpOudinglv extended
II should appear from this statement that the
Harvard protest made in due course that II
contained charges Of unfair practices and That
the points raised were % such nature that dIf-
ference Of view might obtain without involving any
breach Of friendly relations