The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
HARVARD EXPLAINS
ABOUT OFFICIALS
Gives Reasons for Apparent
Arbitrary Conduct in Nam
ing Men for Yale Game.
WOULDN'T HAVE DASHED
Would Have Called OF Contest Rather
Than Have Had Him Aet-Re-
membeTed Year Before.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Jan. THE
Harvard Bulletin, published yesterday,
contsins a long article. evidently in
spired.' which tells the Harvard side
Of the recent trouble with Yale on the
question Of officials for the big foot
BAN game. The trend OF the story is
TO lay blame for the hitch IN negotta-
lions entirely on Yale. IL rehearses IN
detail the trouble over Paul Dashiel.
and states emphatically that under no
circumstances would Harvard play a
game IA which Dashiel officiated
The story then says: The sentiment
among Harvard men after the game OF
1865 was So strong. largely as the result
or Dashiel's work. thal al one time IL
looked as though Harvard would not be
permitted 10 continue intercollegiate
football.
Why Harvard Acted.
The governing boards OF the uni-
versity hesitated long while before
they allowed the sport 70 go on al Har-
ward. and when they did OF last consent.
one OF the assurances which they re-
quired or the committee on the regula-
ton OF athletic sports was that that
committee should Be responsible for the
officials. and the Harvard athletic COM
mittee. as II Is commonly called, as
sumed that responsibility. and no OH
cial WAS engaged without its sanction.
The committee insisted also that theFe
should be two umpiHes ia al the games
which Harvard play ed.
Negotiations for the choice Of officials
for Yale game were begun by Aar-
ward before last commencement Inc
Yale men replied that the question
should be postponed until the football
season had opened. The matter was
again taken up By Harvard IN the ial-
Yale Kicked on Edwards.
Mr.. Reid went 70 New Haven 10 see
enc Of the early games. and had A con
ference with some OF the Yale coaches.
Both sides then tentatively agreed GA
the officials for the game, and the ones
selected were those who afterward Of
ficiated-Hacket. OF West Point, referee
Hall. Of Dartmouth. and Edwards. OF
Princeton. umplres.
AR Reid then came back 70 Cam
bridge for The a2p.aya! OF the alhle.lc
committee. The officials named above
were entirely satisfactory 10 harvard,
bat very soon word was received from
New Haven that Yale was not prepared
10 agree upon Mr.. Edwards Thus the
whole matter was once more thrown
open
Ready 90 Call On came.
Several times after that Harvard
tried TO arrange for a meeting or con-
ference, but none was brought about
Finally, on the Saturday before the Yale
game Harvard had a meeting and voted
that Il the officials were not selected
before noon Of the following Wednes-
dav. three DAYS before the game. the
Harvard eleven would not be allowed TO
play. That day was fixed because on
the following morning the Harvard team
would start for New Haven and IL was
Thought that the matter should be set
tied By that time. a copy Of the vote
was sent by telegraph 10 the Yale
coach.
The article then says that this tele-
gram brought about the second meeting
IN Springfield. at which, after an eight
hour parley Harvard submitted three
lists Of officials. one Of which. and the
one first agreed upon, Yale finally ac-
cepted.