The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-03

NOW, IneTe are u lOt Oh kTduuAtes
who do not know how to answer stuff
Of that sort. For one thing, Harvard
men as a rule are as profoundly
ignorant of such things as the sched-
ule making at Harvard as are people
on the other side of the world.
Couldn't the Bulletin give out a bit of
information that would help clear the
ARR
As far as the first allegation goes,
the schedule of the past season ought
to satisfy anybody. Here's hoping
there will be one equally as good and
as representative next year. 1t will
help knock down much of the anti
Harvard talk on that score.
Asks . Question.
As to the attitude toward games
other than the Princeton and Yale
contests, isn't It a fact that the team
does its level best in every game
played, not merely considering them
Incidents. and saving up the fight for
Yale and Princeton? A lot of Har-
ward men claim that nothing matters
so long as the Yale game Is won. Is
that the attitude Of the football
powers7
Then the third question: Why is It
that Harvard does not play on the
home field Of. say. one Of the Western
Conference teams7
The anti-Harvard attitude II 20 wide
spread that II makes a body wonder
just what is at the bottom of 1t. and
whether Harvard is in any way to
blame for it.
They're Boiled Down.
All the accusations boil down to one
thing: That the Harvard policy Ia not
to the greatest advantage Of tho sport,
that 1t 10 not good sportsmanship.
Doubtless a lot of that talk could be
silenced IL a little information from
tine throne" were sent out. And there
Is SO much talk of that nature-bound
to injure Harvard in at least q small
degree-that IL does seem as II those
in position to present Harvard's case
ought to get busy.
Now comes Beekman Morris, IL,
Of Philadelphia, who takes up con-
siderable space because a sports
writer from his home town quite up
sets his equilibrium by the following
paragraph:
The announcement that Harvard
plans a lighter football schedule for
next year will occasion no surprise.
1t is the consensus Of the best minds
Of the country, our own among the
number. that both Harvard and Yale
schedules every year are trying.
This thing of playing two football
games every year is trying. II IL a
tax on the members of the teams and
the undergraduate bodies and II In
terferes with the courses in poker
and musical comedy. There Is al.
ways the danger, too, that some team
from the hinterland of football--one
unrecognized by the elect of the
sport-will slip the soporific wallop
to Harvard or Yale. We have a sug-
gestion to make that Yale and Harv-
ard get together every year and play
game for the championship Of the
country and that such game shall
constitute the football schedule for
each university"
Isn't Quite Right.
States Morris that he considers
playing subs against teams not quite
right:
MY conclusion is that this say
ing performance is neither sports
manlike nor successful. 1t Is a left
handed compliment to invite a team
to the Stadium, lose to II with a sub
stitute eleven, and pass on with the
remark that the real effort must be
reserved for a selected rival. A team
worthy OF an invitation to the Stad-
ium. and capable Of defeating Harv-
ard, should be shown the same
sportsmanlike consideration as Prince
ton and Yale. or Harvard will stand
self-convicted of snobbishness in ath-
letics. which is a pretty nasty posi-
ton, At least that is how II appears
to ME. put into plain unvarnished
Ian guage, and my heart Is with Harv-
ard. which is the more reason for
speaking honestly.
But ! would suggest that II the