Evening star., 1949-12-02
Harvard 'sPIan
ToQuit 'bigtinne'
Grid idDrawsFire
Binehom's Statement
Not 'OfficioI,' Says
University Provost
BY the Associated Press

CAMBRlDliE, Mass, Dec. g.
Harvard's withdrawal from "big-
time" football, after the 1850 sea-
son, and the casting of it's future
lot with Ivy League rivals. as
announced by Athletic Director
William j. Bingham, resulted to-
day in widespread repercussions
"We have reached two mile
stones in our football history y
Bingham said. "Intersectional
games are out. We are going
to stick to Ivy League members
with the exception of Pennsyi-
vania. We can't compete against
their State scholarships"
The other Ivy League members
are Yale, Princeton. Columbia,
Dartmouth. Cornell and Brown
Bingham also said that the
burden of financing Harvard's ex-
tensive athletic program would be
taken off footballs shoulders and
shared by the university itself
Harvard's athletic association has
suffered a 1926, 900 deficit during
the past three years, Bingham
explained.
If athletics are good. they are
good for everybody" Bingham
added. And the only two things
Harvard will offer an athlete are
a chance for the best education
he can get anywhere and a job
at which he will have to work. "
Harvard Provost Objects.
Bingham's views drew a sig
nificant retort from Provost Ps".,
H. Buck. also dean of Harvar "
faculty of arts and sciences.
1T is premature to describe
the report of an interview with
Mr.. Bingham as an official state
ment of Harvard University pol
ICY" Provost Buck said. "As di-
rector of athletics. Mr.. Bingham's
views carry much weight But
the Harvard Athletic Association
is an integral part of the uni
versity and the views of other in
terested parties, including students
and alumni, must be considered.
I am now in the process of max
ing a thorough study of the situ-
alton. An announcement Of pol
icy will not be ready until after
the New Year"
In Philadelphia a University of
Pennsylvania spokesman ex-
planned sitssss,State scholarship
setup.
They have been in existence
more years than I can remem-
ber.", he said. .,-.s
Each of Pennsylvania's so
State Senators is permitted three
four-year tuition scholarships an
nually at Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
and Temple. It is up to the Sena-
tor to whom he gives the scholar
ships, but the recipients must meet
the requirements of the university.
Not more than five per cent Of
Pennsylvania athletes are schol-
arship students"
Yale Backs Big Three.
A Bingham quote: 1.-THE Big
Three CHarvard- Yale-Princeton)
no longer exists and the Ivy
League is a better setup," sur
prised Laurence H. sTighe, Yale's
acting athletic director.
II can't imagine the reason for
such a statement" Tighe said.
yale has not eliminated the Big
Three. It's a pleasant tradition" +"
He added that Yale, long, ago,
decided not to go out of its own
class for football rivals.
yale wins and loses its. share
of games with its natural rivals,
which," Tighe added, include
Pennsylvania which Yale has not
played in number of years"
Recently, at a New York
gathering. President Dwight D.
Eisenhower of Columbia COM
mented about his institution S
football affairs.
"Unashamedly, believe uni
versity such as this should turn
out topf1ight teams" the soldier
educator said. Lets support
Columbia s athletics as well as we
support the college accidentally.
Let's get out to working our legs
as we'll as our minds"
Dartmouth Athletic Director
Bill McCarter, addressing the
same group, advised the Ivy
grI NY nn Dare q q .