The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
CORNELL is BITTER
Rupture with Princeton Tn.
pected at Ithaca.
WHAT ARE REAL REASONS
Tigers Decline 10 Arrange Af-h0me
Games for Two Years, and There Is
Feeling at Cornell that All Reia-
tiOns Between the Colleges May Be
Severed-TO Talk About situation.

Ithaca, Feb l5-No athletic event in
many days has created such comment in
the city Of Ithaca and among Cornell stu
dents as the announcement that there
woHld be no football game between Cor
nell aud Princeton next season. This rup-
ture IN the athletic relations between two
| universities which were supposed to be
on the most friendly terms was entirely
unexpected. although it has been rumored
for several days.
/ Barring the announcement Of Cornell s
position and the reasons for the difficulty,
! the athletic authorities at Ithaca are
mum, and they will not say just what
caused the difficulty They viii not say
whether this break means an open rup-
/ ture with Princeton in all forms Of ath-
letics. and they will not say whether there
were any reasons behind those already
/ given out.
/ According 20 the statement given out by
/ the Cornell authorities. through Judge
/ Frank Irvine and Graduate Manager Du-
gan. Princeton refused 10 renew the three
| year agreement under which the universi-
ties have played for the last three years.
| Under that arrangement Cornell played
| Princeton in Princeton three years ago. ia
sNew ork last year. and in Ithaca last
fail. Princeton refused to make d similar
arrangement this year
Refused by Tigers.
The Ithacans then proposed a home-and-
/ home arrangement covering two years.
the first game to be played in Princeton
and the second in Ithaca This was like
wise refused by the Tigers. Finally
Princeton made counter proposal. which
provided for a twU=year agreement for
games TO be played in New York or in
Princeton.
And herein lies the crux of the whole
proposition. the piece de resistance over
which there is trouble The Tiger man
agement refuses 10 play in Ithaca
Whether il be due 10 the fact Of the long
trip the poor financial return, or what
ever may be the real cause the Tigers
steadily refused TO come 10 Ithaca again.
Naturally. Cornell must have a big game
AT home once every other year. at least.
Naturally Cornell could not be dictated
20 and accept terms so iuequitable 10 her
self The only thing that could be done
consistent with the dignity OF a first-Class
university. which has beaten Princeton in
baseball as many times as the Tigers have
won. which is far superior TO the Tigers
track. which out classes Princeton
in crOss-couatry. which in later years has
been nearing Princet0n's class la football,
and which defeated the Tigers last fall.
and which in minor sports is more than
equal 20 the Ofangemen, was to refuse
the Princeton proposition and cali of all
arrangements for a game.
There is no use denying that the under
AZ .Af q md
dissatisfied But they are not blaming
the Cornell authorities. There is no use
IN denying that there is q bitter feeling
against the Princeton athletic authorities
for their slight TO Cornell. and it is openly
asserted that this deal comes with bad
grace from the Tigers. when they were
beaten by Cornell last fall.
Sorry Because of Break.
or course. the undergraduates are sorry
and. In the terms Of the Cornell Sun.
mostly because students from the two
universities viii not be able TO get together
in social intercourse again because of the
break But it is pointed out by Ezra. the
football critic OF the Ithaca Daily News,
that there has apparently been a lot of
cant aad false hypocrisy in the much
abused talk of dear Old Princeton and
great friends of Cornell. He suggests
that az last Princeton authorities have
drawn aside their mask and that Cornell
might as well face the fact that she is
stll much alone in athletics and that she
will have to win her way to the front
with a club
Certainly there viii be little more re-
Election on the part Of the sentimentalists
after this action on the part of the Tigers
It might be we'll TO make an investigation
Of just how much Princeton does think Of
Cornell.
Cornell and Princeton have been playing
together since 1891. with one years break
Il is true that the Tigers have an over
whelming majority Of victories TO their
credit, but in the last three years Cornell
has been steadily forging TO the front. and
last year defeated Princeton.
II is not known yet what arrangement
Cornell win make for a big game TO take
the place of the Tiger contest. Reports
from Boston say that Dartmouth will
come to Ithaca, but this cannot be veri-
fed.