Evening star., 1933-01-20
Transfer of College Rivalry
To Athletic Field Applauded

Resumption Of foot ball relations be-
tween Harvard and Princeton, after a
break Of eight years, is expected by the
public to create a more satisfactory
spirit In intercollegiate sport Transfer
Of rivalry to the athletic field Is lauded
and while it Is observed that foot ball
skill is more widespread than it was in
the days when these old institutions be-
gan their contests in former genera
ton, the struggles of the old Big
Three" still hold the attention Of the
country.
From the jungle in Princeton town"
says the Jersey City Journal, came the
contented purr of SCARED and some
what battered Tiger. Great news had
just come to the lair of the striped
beast, and already he was shifting the
air for the scent Of good, red Harvard
meat. Up in Cambridge, hearing that
his old opponent of happier days was
on the warpath again, John Harvard
was sharpening his many weapons to
get him nice new tiger skin. Which
explains the smile on the face Of the
Tiger. 1t was good news not only to
undergraduates. but also to graduates
OF the two ancient institutions, that
Harvard and Princeton young men
would once again meet on the athletic
field in friendly rivalry. 1t seems too
bad that the relations between the two
should ever have been interrupted. as
their meetings on field, track and water
always had the spirit that makes such
meetings a thing of joy to spectator
and contestant" Reviewing the broader
athletic developments, the journal adds:
With the Army and the Navy breach
healed, and Princeton and Harvard On
speaking terms, and Yale and Pennsyl-
vania booked for game in the near
future. the foot ball horizon seems clear
and rosy. 1t Is even limited that Cornell
and Syracuse are again nodding to each
other, and that Pennsylvania and
Princeton may eventually consent to
appear on the same gridiron In this
age OF strange happenings almost any
thing may come to pass"
"The sporting world" according to
the Louisville Courier Journal, will give
real cheer when Harvard and Prince
ton meet again on November 3. 1884"
That paper adds that "the teams NAV
not be the best in the country, but
there Is a perennial excitement and
glamor about game between any two
OF the old Big Three of the East" The
the Louisville pa s7er, with the statement: |:
"A few minor ep sodes brought the affair
to head. An attempt at wit produced
by a Harvard undergraduate paper at
the expense Of Princeton caused resent
ment, and the authorities of both uni
versities felt that it was time to call
halt to series Of contests that had
continued without break since 1877.
There was probably nobody at either
college who rejoiced that hostilities had
caused such a breach, but since 1926
no game has been played between
Harvard and Princeton teams. The day
Is now long past when a small group Of
Eastern colleges held the championship
OF the foot ball world balanced between
them. Harvard, Yale and Princeton have
al declined in ranking as Western and
Md Western universities have risen. but
the rivalry between these three old in
stltuttonS still remains a matter of vital
interest to thousands of people"
Which college was entirely In the
right" remarks the Newark Evening
News, "has been the subject of exhaus.
tive discussion, with the virulence of
debate subsiding as time passed. 1t is
q popularity of college differences that
about four years usually sees a falling
on IN bitterness, corresponding with
the term of the usual college course.
Which is as well. Really. college stu
dents do not bear grudges. They have
the blessed quality Of youth to aid for
getfulness. After all, most young men
who 60 to Princeton and Harvard are
equipped with saving sense Of humor.
and there is so much to engage the al
tenticn Of youth. Even alumni can let
certain rankings die down."
THE news will cheer all who are