Evening star., 1926-11-11

RINCETON, N. j., November IL
R.-One link of the Big Three
chain, strained to cracking
L point by the jibes Of a Harvard
humorous publication, finally
has smashed and carried away with 1t
one of the most colOrful and ancient
rivalries of the American college sport
world
DR.. Charles w. Kennedy, chairman
of the board of athletic control at
Princeton University, announces that
all athletic relations with Harvard
have been broken.
Resolutions adopted by the board
and sent to Harvard authorities say
that princeton would never accept
the implications of the athletic policy
recently adopted by the Harvard COM
mittee on regulation of athletic sports
set forth in their resolution Of Octo-
ber IA"
The nature of the Harvard resOlu-
ton was somewhat of a mystery when
the break was announced last night.
The resolution was received at Prince
ton only yesterday. 1t is understood
1t provided for Harvard Yale games
every year and contests with others
only "intermittently," but both Har-
ward and Princeton declined to say
what the resolution was.
Earlier Break AveTted.
Harvard planned TO drop Princeton
next year in foot ball in order to play
Michigan, but after a peace meeting
at Yale last month 1t was announced
relations were friendly and the annual
foot ball games would continue.
Then came the Harvard-Princeton
game last Saturday. Harvard rooters
booed Princeton when Harvard play
ers were hurt by hard tackles.
Princeton rooterS had fight with
Boston policemen in the Harvard Sta.
dium. The police failed to prevent
the goal posts being torn down in
Princeton's celebration Of it's victory,
and, what was most serious, the Har
ward Lampoon. sold to the foot ball
thrings, tart jibes at Princeton.
Rival Students Hostile.
Although the Lampoon apologized
and authorities at the university
Joined in admitting the poor taste
shown, the feelings Of the students Of
the institutions f1ared into open hos.
tility despite efforts Of President Hib-
ben of Princeton and the Crimson. a
daily Harvard newspaper, to pour oil
on the troubled waters.
The Lampoon said: "While it is GUS
tomary at times of athletic invasion
to extend the glad hand to the visitors,
Lampy sees no reason to disguise the
fact that the brotherly love and
friendly rivalry existing between Har-
ward and Princeton are purely imagin-
ary." The magazine had hints at
loose morals and drinking proclivities
at Princeton.
A cartoon showed two mired hogs
was underlined "come, brother. let
us root for dear old Princeton"
There were references to chorus girls
and Broadway. An editorial ended
with the statement: after all. there
Is nothing like q good hate"
The PrincetOnian's Attitude.
The daily Princetonian today takes
the stand that if gentlemen can not
agree they can only agree to dis
agree.
Reports have been current that
Bill Roper read parts of the Lam
poon to his team before the game on
Saturday. Princeton won, II to 0.
The contest was the twenty ninth
meeting of Harvard and Princeton.
They have broken relations four
times. Yale inaugurated it's annual
foot ball games with Princeton In
1873 and four years later Princeton
played Harvard for the first time.
In the bone-crushing, man-moun-
tain style of gridiron warfare that
preceded the more scientific game of
the present day, the famous trio con-
tributed much to the development of
the sport.
For many years. Walter Camp, in
his annual all-American selections,
placed none but Big Three players
on his eleven. Always, dspeite the
caliber of the teams, games between
the three have been looked on. as
annual classics Of tn East.
The latest relations between Har-
ward and Princeton, now broken off,
date from 1910.
The Letter to Harvard.
Princetons letter to Harvard break
ing relations says:
I'VE have been forced to the con-
viction that it Is at present tmpos-
sible to expect in athletic competition
with Harvard that spirit Of cordial
good will between the undergraduate
bodies of the two universities which
should characterize college sports.
Unless athletic contests between col
leges grow out of and reproduce a
feeling of friendly rivalry and mutual
respect, there can be no valid reason
for their continuance. Competition
carried on in an atmosphere of sus-
picion and ill will of necessity falls