Evening star., 1911-01-29
TIGERS VS.. HARVARD
Both Foot Ball Teams Have
Hard Schedules.
MANAGEMENT OF OLYMPICS
To Forestall Repetition Of 1908 Row.
Cornell Has Good Crew
Prospects.
By Edward r. Bushnell.

the perennial crop of rumors Princeton
and Harvard have arranged to meet on
the gridiron. The resumption OF foot
ball relations will be celebrated on No
vember at Princeton. 1t will be the
first game these ancient rivals have
played since 1896. The severance of foot
ball relations was marked by the resump-
ton of the annual Harvard-Yale games
in 1897
There is much difference of opinion
among foot ball experts as to whether
Princeton can play winning foot ball
against Harvard as she did in the oldcn
days. Princeton beat Harvard decisivcly
in 1895 and 1896. the last two games
played. but there is grave doubt concern
ing the ability of the Tigers to hold their
own against the Crimson now. Without
doubt Harvard has been making much
greater progress in foot ball during the
last half dozen years than Princeton has.
Primarily Harvard has double the num-
Der Of students to draw from, but here
the Crimsons superiority seems to end.
In spite of the fact that the date set
for this game is not satisfactory to
Princeton, for the Tigers wanted it played
a week later, November is probably
Detlel udle lildH NONeUlUeT IL WOuiu
have been. Princeton ends her schedule
on November Is, when she plays Yale
a New Haven. The Harvard schedule
ends on November -. Consequently
Princeton can risk getting on edge lit
tie earlier than Harvard. Harvard is
likely to be menaced some by the same
fear that she was when she played Penn
sylvania every year three weeks in ad-
vance of the Yale game.
1t is hard to tell which will have the
1l,,l4 Dr{Yp
Harvard Beginning the last Saturday in
October, Harvard will play Brown, and
then on successive Saturdays meet
Princeton, Cornell. Dartmouth and Yale.
This will certainly be the hardest scned-
ue that any Harvard team has ever
been called upon to play. II Harvard
gets through with 1t in safety 1t Will be a
wonderful achievement.
Princeton, on the other hand, will have
a schedule little less difficult. Princeton
will meet the Navy. probably the Indians,
Harvard. Dartmouth and Yale on sue
cessive Saturdays. In addition It is said
that the Tigers hope to find place for
Cornell on this list. This will be sched-
ule practically twice as hard as that
Princeton has been accustomed to playing
In the past.
Neither Princeton nor Harvard has any
fears about a repetition of the rancorous
times when they were accustomed to meet
years, ago. In the old days these two
bility as ever Harvard and Pennsylvania
did On one occasion Harvard protested
one of the Princeton team on the eve of
their championship game. Princeton took
the stand that she was the sole Judge OF
the eligibility of her players. and wired
Harvard that unless the protest were
withdrawn Immediately the Tiger eleven
would not leave Princeton. Needless to
say. the protest was withdrawn, but Har-
ward was very bitter over the matter, and
la@o ha hrOko Off foot hall ToiA-
tions. The differences between the two
institutions got into the newspapers, and
ordinations and recriminations flew back
and forth between Cambridge and Prince
ton.
Those days, however are happily. past.
College men now see the unsportsmanlike
character of these chickering's, and it is
hardly likely that two institutions would
now lower themselves to fight over such
matters as was the custom once.
Almost coincident with the announce
ment Of the important dates of Harvard
and Princeton comes the announcement
of Pennsylvanias foot ball schedule.
Contrary to rumors and the hopes of the
Quakers. no additional games have been
scheduled with the other big university
teams. At one time it was thought that
either Princeton or Harvard. or possi-
bly, both. would be willing to play the
Quakers, but If any serious attempt was
made to arrange the game 1t was not
successful.
At the same time Pennsylvania has a
schedule which from start to finish is
quite as hard as that Of either Princeton
or Harvard. though, unfortunately for
Pennsylvania, it will not draw the crowds
that will see Princeton and Harvard play.
The Quakers have Michigan and Cornell
for their championship games. Cornell
occupies the post of honor. which is
Thanksgiving day. This year Pennsyl-
vania will journey to Ann Arbor. and will
play Michigan there November 49,
The only important change in Pennsyl-
vania's schedule is the addition of the
Syracuse game. which is set for October
2S This will be the first time that Penn
sylvania has met Syracuse. The New
York staters now have two games with
members of the big Six these being
with Yale and Pennsylvania. Pennsyl-
vania's other big games are with Brown,
the Indians. State College and Lafayette.
Forestalling Another Olympic Row.
The members Of the American Olympic