The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19
HARVARD SCHEDULE
STILL Is UNSETTLED
Crimson Football Team Will
Play Only Most Carefully
Selected Opponents.
TEN GAMES IN 1916

CAMBRIDGE Mass, Dec. Is.-The man.
agement Of the Harvard football team Is
having troubles of It's W trying to ar
range a suitable schedule OF games for
Joe Gilman's varsity eleven Of 1916. Not
only will the schedule include ten games
instead Of nine because Of the number
OF Saturdays in the regular season. but
the Crimson TO date has been unable to
find suitable teams with which to en-
gage during the early part Of the am
paign.
The last three games in the list. those
against Princeton, Brown and Yale. viii
come on the usual dates. while four
weeks before the Yale game and on the
last Saturday in October the Harvard
team will meet Cornell, which beat the
Crimson last season. In 1915 Harvard
played Pennsylvania State between the
Cornell and Princeton games, but next
fall expects to sandwich In University
of Virginia, although the latter. In order
10 play at Cambridge On the first Satvr.
day in November. will be obliged 10
change It's date with Vanderbilt. Har-
ward and Vanderbilt are friendly. how
ever. and the latter team Is likely 10
help the Harvard situation all II can.
The trouble at Harvard since the close
y; the season has come In getting a
list OF its first five opponents. II finally
has been decided that the team will
play Colby September 23. several days
before the opening Of college. m that
Bates, another Maine eleven. will play
In the stadium the following Saturday.
Regarding the third date there has been
much correspondence. the fnal choice,
however. being Tufts. which. playing a
freakish game in 1914. gave considerable
trouble. but was not regarded by Coach
rl...--.. lfrt
The dates between the Tufts and Cor
nell games a v not been filled. II was
hoped that a game could be arranged
with Williams. which two years aEc
asked to be dropped from the Crimson.
list for a time. The Harvard nanage
ment offered Williams October "a. but
this date had been accepted by Cornell
and the following Saturday also was MOI
available. The Springfield Y. NJ. e. A
College. New York University. Wesleyan
Massachusetts Aggles. Union. Haver.
ford. Johns Hopkins and Fordham teams
all were considered. one of the New
York elcvens still may md a place OF
the Harvard schedule.
For a time 1t was hoped that a game
might be arranged with tire Army team
either AT home or away. with the pref.
crenCe being In the stadium. a trip Il
West Point was not favored by Har
ward. hut because the Navy football
| team was allowed to go to Philadelphia
last fall to play PENNSYLVANIA IL was
thought that perhaps the cadets might
be allowed 10 come TO Cambridge. II
was impossible. however. to make any
such arrangements, AT least for 1915.
October 81 still II being held oper
for the Springfield Y. ". e. \. team. bu'
there IL no chance nov that Penn stat.
will I've on the list mex fall. The Penn
sylvanians promise 10 he a stronge
team han Harvard wishes to meet be
fore taking on Cornell. and Haughton :,
unwilling to take chances with Pen.
state. as he did last fall between III,
Cornell and Princeton games. Haugh,
ton has not yet been signed to anothel
contract. but the Harvard football ON
mittee Is confident 1t will he able to re
tain him.