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YALE IN FOOTBALL.
A Graduate Writes on the Policy
Towards Pennsylvania,
(Philadelphia Press )
To the Editor of The Press:
Sir:—The question is occasionally
put to me, as a Yale man, whether it
is true that those who are responsible
for the policy of Yale in the matter
of athletics are acting in concert with
those of any other institution in a
plan to exclude the University of
Pennsylvania from the opportunity of
fellowship and fair rivalry in athletic
contests. Not being in the secrets of
the controlling body, and never hav-
ing attempted to acquire them, the
only answer which I can give to such
inquiries is that I do not believe the
fact to be so.
There are several reasons for reach-
ing this conclusion. One is that there
is nothing manly or chivalrous in such
an attitude as some attribute to Yale.
On the contrary, it strikes me as rath-
er small and puerile—a line of conduct
which is not natural to my old Col-
lege men. It is to be inferred, there-
fore, that my belief is founded on
fact. Nothing that I know of Yale
men, of their spirit and behavior to-
ward those of other institutions, would
suggest or permit the belief that they
are parties to any such movement.
Another reason is that it seems to
me that Yale alumni and undergrad-
uates must be wise enough to per-
ceive that they have no more worthy
rival than the University of Pennsyl-
vania. Longer and older associations
may give an apparent advantage to
some other—a difficulty which, if it
exists, is capable of easy adjustment,
in case the proper temper is shown On
all sides—but otherwise it is idle non-
sense to deny that, in all points of
manly conduct, of strict rules of elig-
ibility of players and honorable com-
pliance with these rules, aS well as in
skill, the University can hold her head
as high as any of her sister institu-
tions.
FROM. PERSONAL: EXPERIENCE.
I have, during past years, seen a
good deal of the undergraduates of
different universities and colleges, and
I have yet to see any marks of in-
feriority in those who attend the home
institution in Philadelphia, whether
they live here or come here, as stu-
dents are doing, in increasing num-
bers, from various parts of the coun-
try. In respect of courteous treat-
ment of men from other colleges, they
are worthy of being imitated by some
of their contemporaries elsewhere.
To a fair-minded man. who is not
influenced by partisan considerations
or infantile prejudices, there is some-
‘thing amusing in the “I. am _ holier
than thou” horror which some college
men and ‘others, exhibit at nearly
everything done by the men of Penn-
sylvania.
It is about time that somebody, oth-
er than an alumnus of the University
of Pennsylvania, should call attention
to the hypocrisy of such assumed in-
dignation. Every Yale, Harvard,
Princeton or Cornell graduate in Phil-
adelphia knows, or ought to know,
that the men who are in control of
athletic affairs here are as honorable,
able and high in tone and purpose as
those who occupy similar relations to
any one of those institutions.
Personally, it would give me great
satisfaction to witness athletic con-
tests between Yale and Pennsylvania.
With something of the enthusiasm of
the days when I rowed in my class
crew, I would try to cheer Yale on to
victory, I would consider that she had
reason for congratulation if she won,
and that she suffered no disgrace if
she lost. As a Philadelphian, but with
no unfriendly spirit, I would cheer for
the University against any other in-
stituion than Yale.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION.
Still another reason exists why the
policy of Yale ought to be what I have
indicated, and lit applies equally to
some other universities as well.
Yale ought to get a fair share of the
students who go away from their
homes here for study. She deserves
to have them, for they can find no
better place to go for that purpose. In
every city so large as Philadelphia
there must be a varying number of
those who for one reason and another
will be sent out of the city for their
education. In some cases there will be
an obvious advantage to the student
in this course. I would like to have
Yale get such as go from Philadelphia
—as many of them as possible.
It must, however, be admitted that
nobody now need go away from Phila-
delphia for any needful opportunities
of a thorough mental training, to say
nothing of unsurpassed means of pro-
fessional discipline. The University,
with its large and skilled corps of in-
structors, its appliances for instruc-
tion, its unrivaled Houston Club houses,
and‘ its unique and most convenient
dormitories, offers to students at home
as well as from outside of the city
facilities and attractions of the high-
est order. Philadelphians already ap-
preciate this state of facts. If they
did not and if they did not take satis-
faction and pride therein—whether
they are alumni of the University, or
citizens generally, or graduates of
other colleges or universities living in
Philadelphia—they would display a
narrow and short sighted interest in
what adds to the renown and pros-
perity of our city.
This local feeling, however, which is
already apparent in many ways, will
more and more manifest itself to the
disadvantage of any institution whose
attitude, even in such a relatively
trifling matter as athletics, is un-
friendly and ungenerous toward the
local institution. This is human na-
ture. I trust..that..it will. not be ex
hibited toward my old alma mater.
Perhaps it may be well to add that I
see no reason for changing in any re-
spect what has been written above, be-
cause of the defeat of the University
by Lafayette on Saturday last. I am
not sure thiat the defeat may not be
a good thing for those who lost. Pos-
Sibly there was a little over-confidence
on their: part. If I mistake not, some
of the other universities have suffered
from the same disease, and have been
taking the same sort of medicine, in
varying doses.
ROBERT M. WILLSON.
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New College Rules.
A new system of marks and cuts has
been inaugurated with this
last week’s issue of the Weekly. The
rumor has spread through the College
that the same system would after the
December vacation be applied to all
the classes. This, however, is not
true for it has been stated by the
authorities that such an idea has nev-
er been thought of. Should the ex-
periment of the system be found suc-
cessful with the Freshman class the
same rules will be adhered to after
December and probably with that
class for the rest of the College
course, but any class which began
with the old system will continue un-
der its rules. There is a, possibility
that 1901 and the future classes may
be subjected to the new system, but
nothing definite has yet been decided.
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“Sheff.” Elective Courses,
The following table shows the num-
ber of men in the Senior and Junior
elective courses in the Scientific
School:—
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Seniors Ato 98. GS. «I a
Juniors ,.41 38 21 12 10. 0
103 66 57 35 OS 2 1 1
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Formation of a Hockey Club.
A meeting of the men who played on
the Yale Hockey team last year was
held on Monday evening. A tem-
porary organization of the club was
affected and the following officers
elected: A. S. Barnes, ’97S, temporary
captain; J. A. Hall, ’97S, temporary
manager. The club is considering the
advisability of making a trip during
the Christmas vacation. Games will
probably be played in New York,
Pittsburg, Baltimore and Washing-
ton, and other cities as can be ar-
ranged.
The team was first formed last win-
ter and several games were played in
Canada and New York. M. G. Chace,
96S, was captain of the team .--
year’s —
Freshman class, aS was described in —
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Record of Yale Football
Teams,
Yale’s-record in football and her |
scores against Princeton since 1883
are given below:—
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Me eo, Soe a 366 11 5 6
ME eo ons a Oa 689 4 4 0
Errata oe ere 513 12 12 0
SNS a ape ig pa Nan 690 0 10 0
aS RENE Agate nee Seles eee 665 89 0 10
NE Bee oo og lee £aek yee 442 12 82 0
a a 490 0 19 0
re ee ees 433 0 12 0
Rees CoS Bs, a Reece 336 12 6
MS re te aoe a eee 420 4 24 0
wh See eo ete 316 38 20 10
ig ee CES 6328 138 150 36
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The Connecticut Interscholastic
Football Championship was won by
the New Britain H. S. eleven on Sat-
urday by defeating the Meriden H. §S.
30-6. The winners will hold the Yale
cup for one year.
During the last ten years Yale has
scored 4,343 points to her opponents’
148.
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