New Britain herald., 1926-11-09

dent John Grier Hibben Of Prince ton in attempting to pour oil on the troubled ,;aters of the controversy that has ari en to threaten amicable relations between the two unlver- sities of the gridiron and elsewhere.
 The paper in its leading editorial today took cognizance of the situa- ton that was credited by a special issue of the Harvard Lampoon, the university's comic, which met out pouring crowds from Saturdays Big Three game here with a pointed at tack on the New Jersey institution.
 Deploring the Lampoon incident, the Crimson declared that flor years Harvard has adopted a patronizing attitude toward Princeton, culminat- ing in the obviously undiplomatic in- cident of the early fall when Prince ton was certainly treated in caval- fer fashion by those in charge of ath- letics at Harvard
 The Crimson's reference was to the plan for Harvard to drop Prince ton from it's football schedule, thus djsrupting the time-honored BE Three of Harvard, Yale and Prince ton.
 conference Of athletic heads of the three universities which was held on neutral ground in New Haven re- suited in renewed declaration Of friendship and the announcel- .ent that for the present at least the Crimson and the Tiger would not go separate ways.
 The Princeton game has been viewed here as one marred by rough ness and Saturdays contest, which Princeton won, 12-0, in which seV- eral Harvard players were hurt dld little to dispel the apprehensions expressed in the Lampoon that the hattie would not be without unto ward incident.
 President Hibben's pronouncement followed closely an unofficial dis claimer here of faculty responsibl- ity for the Lampoon's attack. Rep- resentatives for the faculty, athletic committee and undergraduates agreed in admitting that the refer ences to the home of the Tiger were in bad taste" But pointed out that neither of the former bodies made it a policy to interfere with matter contained in undergraduate publications.
 pr. Hibben, following somewhat the same course, refused to consider the incident in any other light than that of the work of an "irrespon- sible minority" and In dismissing the matter bespoke the hope that nothing would ,.appen to weaken the cordial relations achieved this year between the institutions by confer ences.
 The Daily Princetonian today de- voted an editorial to the situation in which it declared that If, as few Harvard men would have us believe, one of the parties to the agreement is disgruntled, or for any reason de- sires to get out, then it is time for the dissolution of the Big Three. Princeton by no means feels 1t IS necessary at further cost to its dig nity to preserve the Big Three
 The Lampoon's attack was pre- faced by the declaration that al though Tit is customary, at times Of athletic invasion to extend the edi- torial glad hand to the visitors, 1.ampy sees no reason to discuss the fact that the brotherly love and friendly rivalry existing between Harvard and Princeton are purely imaginary"
 Boston, Nov. CP-Princeton's famous fifth down" in Saturdays 12-O Tiger victory at Cambridge, a play that mystified 54,O0O spectators and allowed Jake Slagle to score field goal on Harvard has been clear ed away.
 The "ffth" down, according to Referee Wilmer Crowell in a long distance conversation from his home in Narberth Pa, was in reality the fourth. An error in placing the ball helped create the illusion. Here is how he explained it:
 "On the third down the Prince ton quarterback took an extended time in calling his signals and this CduStu tllt lleli ell U util u tO b1 drawn offside.
 'I called it no play and caution ed the Princeton quarterback not to do 1t again. The spectators did not know this and I doubt if Field Judge Oreson knew what happened. That's why many believed Princeton was given an extra down."
 Crowell declared his decision was not at all unusual. It was based on Rule KILN, section 6, governing feints by players off side in possess sion of bali. The rule reads:
 ''If a player Of the side in posses sion of the ball makes a deliberate attempt by a false start or otherwise, to draw the opponents offside, the ball, if snapped. shall not be regard ed as in play or the scrimmage as begun,
 "Pcnalty-loss Of five yards.
 "Note-Variations of starting sig nals or shift plays when used for the purpose of drawing opponents offside should be penalized under this sec tion. If he should be in doubt, the referee may waive the penalty and direct the ball be put in play at the same spot, the number of the down and point to be gained for the first down remaining tho same"
 When. however, theball was pnt in play after the mo play had been called it was advanced slightly This is now believed to have been lines mans error, and following the giv- ing of distance. indicated to sports writers charting the game that "tlfth" down had been allowed, and was so recorded.
 Chicago-Wee Willie Davis, Cleve- land, beat Jimmie Savers, Lafayette. Ind, G0). Young Saylor, Chicago. won from Billy Showers St. Paul,