New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-01
DARTMOUTH HAS A SAY
Regrets Loss of the Football
Game with Harvard.
SAY WARNING WAS SHORT
Joseph w. Cannon Thinks the
Manager Is Now Handicapped
in Arranging Dates.

The first official statement BY any
Dartmouth man regarding Harvard's 70.
cent action in dropping the Hanoye,
eleven from the football schedule was
issued yesterday by Harold C.. McAlls
ter the graduate manager. who gave ou
the following letter:
An official communication from VIII
lam T.. Garcelon, graduate treasurer q
the Harvard Athletic Association. has
been received to-day. stating that it viii
be impossible for Harvard to play Dart.
mouth in football next fall. The letter,
after emphasizing the cordial relations
which have always existed between Har.
ward and Dartmouth, states that the M.
vsory committee concluded to make Ii.
change because of the desirability OF a..
ranging "a less exacting series OF con.
tests" I have answered this letter TO III.
effect that we greatly regret the loss q
a game which has stood so high In the
estimation of our undergraduates and
alumni bodies for a period OF years. We
shall. of course, be Obliged TO rearrang.
our schedule. which. We fear will be 4
difficult matter In view OF the fact that
the schedules OF most OF the colleges ars
already complete"
Joseph ". Cannon, an alumni member
OF the Dartmouth College Athletic Coun.
ell. made the following statement In this
city yesterday:
"All Dartmouth men and friends Of
Dartmouth will be sorry TO learn that
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relations which have pleasantly existed
for thirty years. The public generally,
and New England, especially, have re.
garded this game as fixture ana as ono
OF the most important OF the season. FOR
the last twelve years, with the exception
OF the Yale game, the Dartmouth gams
has been the most important on the liaT.
ward schedule. The tickets have been al
lotted by application to the alumni Of
both institutions and the attendance has
filled the stadium.
Last November 1900 people witnessed
the game, and this was said by Gradua'e
Manager Garcelon of Harvard 10 be the
largest crowd that ever attended foot.
ball game in America. II has been great
revenue producer for the athletic asso-
cha tons of both colleges.
while the growth Of Dartmouth's con-
stituency has been notable In all sections
Of the country, ii has been especialiy 20
I'm Massachusetts, which sends AS stu
dents 10 Hanover. and Boston has long
heen the centre of Dartmouth alumni IN
terest and activity. The loss OF the game
Yill be a source OF great regret not ON!
to Dartmouth graduates, but 10 idfss
number Of friends not connected WIN 'hs
college. among whom are many gia1uau'
OF Harvard. II will be sad news I" 'h'
UNDERGRADUATES at Hanover, VINO nave
always made this game the occasion i~
an annual .'peeradc" to Boston, which mas
become historic.
THE aryard-Dartmouth game mas 81
WAYS been Characterized by hard hsht'ps
and clean playing, marked by ne absence
of Injuries to the players. just ""'
Harvard has decided 70 drop II - ha'p
20 understand. The rumor that INC &C
ton is really bow at Bartinou,no
nrestIge I'm Massachusetts by some ptiso"
or persons high i'm authority Al ,SI.u,ush
is given little credcncc by l'aFtiilo"u.
alumni who feel that such inoUne 7"
beneath the dignity of so great an ihsu'
tuition as Harvard University,
'rrherc has been no intimatlon untI ~
comfy 10 lead the Dartmouth AtnletS
Council To assume that the game "guI ~
not loo played as usual this veal slio "
the step has been long planned. u IS W.
fortunate that notification was WHY,
mill nearly all Of tho leading uuiNerslues
have COMPLETED their schedules and thus
placed Dartmouth at a disadvantase ~
rearranging It's own schedule. iioNeNe,
there are other big games TO DC yer an,
nounced and Dartmouth VIII hsure Id
more than ono Of them.