The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-18
MOUTH TO
SPONSOR A FULL
SPRING SESSION
Boston College, B. u, vii.
lianls and Maine to
go Ahead

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. i8.-(UPD
The Ivy leagues big three-f1arv.
ard, Yale and Princeton--are aban-
doning a big time sports program
for the duration but the plan was
finding little favor In most COLLEGE
ate circles today.
Athletic Director william O. Nc.
Garter said Dartmouth would carry
on its full spring schedule pro-
vided there were no further restrics
tions; Graduate Athletic Manager,
John p. Curley said Boston College
would follow o similar plan: and
Boston University said It would
maintain intercollegiate sports as
long as there were men enough to
field a team.
Other supporters of the sports az
usual program were williams and
the various Maine colleges.
Major Change
In o joint statement issued by
their presidents, the Big Three said
that the needs Of the present war
effort have profoundly altered" the
normal conditions under which in
tercollegiate athletics are carried on
at Harvard, Yale and Princeton.
He changed conditions, the states
T11ent said, included reduction In
the student body, accelerated and ins
tenSified academic programs and the
extensive use Of the three colleges
for training soldiers and sailors,
TN view Of these factors" the
statement read, "the presidents Of
Harvard, Yale and Princeton be.
lieve that the continued mainten.
ance Of athletics as usual at these
three institutions is no longer feas.
ible."
The three colleges hoped to con.
tinue some sports on restricted
scale and expected usual eligibility
rules would be altered from time
to time during the war. e
Football Out
A Harvard spokesman said that
the statement made 1t obvious that
none Of the Big Three would be
playing q varsity football schedule.
The same source said that Harv-
ard at the present time has track
squad that Is scarcely Of Junior
varsity caliber since 1t lost "a menu
bers during the past two weeks.
It was believed that Harvard
would announce some definite type
Of wartime sports program within a
few days, probably concentrating on
few house teams playing intra-
mural games and perhaps o semi
variety group meeting such nearby
colleges as Tufts, Boston. College,
Boston University and perhaps
Northeastern.
Boston College already has said
that 1t would plan regular sched-
ule. However, Curley said that
this might have to be abandoned
In some instances with varsity teams
playing a 'two-game series with near-
by colleges. =
Princeton, N. j., Feb. 18.-CUP)
The Big Three Of intercollegiate
athletics Princeton, Yale and Hars
vard-today planned drastic changes
to put their athletic programs on q
restricted and informal basis.
Presidents Of the three univers
stiles, DR.. Harold w. Dodds OF
Princeton, DR.. James B. Conant OF
Harvard and DR.. Charles Seymour
Of Yale, announced the new policy
in q Joint statement last night.
They declared that "the con-
tinued maintenance Of athletics as
usual no longer Is feasible" but did
rot indicate what the new policy
would entail. The action followed q
recent army ruling forbidding par.
ticipation In intercollegiate sports by
students In the college specialists
training program.