The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-16
YALE MEETS PENN
ON THE GRIDIRON !?
Visit of Captain FolwelI to
New Haven May Pro-
duCe Results.
DEPENDS UPON HARVARD
If Crimson Drops Game With Quakers
Then Blue Might Fill
the Date.

NEW HAVEN. Feb l6-Yale and
Pennsylvania are reasonably certain to
meet in a football game this fall If
Harvard drops out Of intercollegiate
athletics
This was made known yesterday when
Robert d. FolweT. captain Of the
Pennsylvania football eleven, asserted
unequivocally that the Quakers stood
ready and willing to play Yale next fall
in the event Of the Blue being unable
TO schedule a contest with Harvard.
FolweII came TO New Haven Thursday
with the Red and Blue wrestling team.
he being the only Quaker to win his
bout with Yale wrestlers Thursday
night The Quaker football leader did
not return TO Philadelphia with the
other members of the wrestling team,
but remained here to talk over the foot
bali situation with the Yale manage
ment. What transpired yesterday be-
tween Folwell and the yale authorities
is not known beyond the fact that the
Penn captain unhesitatingly stated that
the Quaker football management would
be pleased TO schedule game with Yale
for next fall.
Conference With Camp.
II was stated here yesterday that
FoIwen was accompanied by George
McFaddeu. chairman OF the Rennsyl-
vania football committee, and that they
had a long conference with Walter
Camp and Captain Bigelow.
II is known that Yale's football sched-
ule is still incomplete The New Haven
management has been awaiting Har-
wards ultimatum in regard TO the lat
ter-S announced intention Of a desire 10
withdraw from intercollegiate competi-
ton. Ii may be that the Crimson has
recently sent word to Yale that there
will be no game between the two uni
versities next fan. and this has precipi-
taJed negotiations between PennsyI-
vaniG and Yale.
Depends Upon Harvard.
Folwell admitted that there would be
little show of Yale and Pennsylvania
getting together on the gridiron in case
Harvard were allowed 10 continue in in
tercollegiate athletics. but in the event
of an adverse decision by the governing
athletic body at Cambridge. he thought
a Yale-PennsyIvania contest a posi-
bility.
The Quaker gridiTUn leader was asked
If the present arrangement of the Penn
E.lNdNtd EcueGule WOulQ not prove q DIX
obstacle in negotiating a game with
Yale. He answered unhesitatingly that
il would not FOlwelI said that II was
true that the Red and Blue had practi-
cally completed her football plans for
next fall: that She had scheduled to
play a game with Michigan at Ann Ar
Dor. tradition to taking on some other
hard contests including the annual bat
tie with Cornell on Thanksgiving Day.
But he asserted that the schedule was
sufficiently elastic To provide place for
Yale should the latter find herself with
Out the usual game with Harvard
Can Arrange Schedule.
In the event OF Yale desiring to meet
Pennsylvania on the gridiron next fail,
IL is more than likely that the game
would be played in Philadelphia. This
arrangement would suit both manage
-nents. Princeton plays Yale at New
Haven, which gives the Blue her usual
big game at home. If Yale should ar
range game with Harvard it would be
played in Cambridge. and there would
be no objection to going TO Philadelphia
TO meet Pennsylvania on the date usual
" reserved for the Crimson.
TWO big games at New Haven in one
year would be against precedent Penn
sylVania Will be without a big football
attraction until Thanksgiving Day, and
game with Yale IN Philadelphia prior
70 the Cornell contest would be VERY
agreeable TO the Quaker management.