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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...action published today presents another phase of the misconception which has grown up concerning our present attitude on the football question. The questions are asked, Is not the dual league after all purely a Harvard scheme? Has not Harvard by withdrawing hurt rather than bettered her position? The answer to one question is the answer to both. The trouble with Princeton has no don't called out an expression of much needless ill-feeling. It is impossible, however, despite our recent defeat at her hands, that Princeton should put into the field a fair team capable of competing with Harvard...
...notice or knowledge of Princeton? Why was it necessary to do this with any shadow of secrecy? If to obtain the desired dual league with Yale, why fear to give the college time to consider it? Why spring this alliance of the "fox and goose" on the university? The answer is, 'To take advantage of the ill-feeling excited by the Princeton game to get rid of Princeton.' Why not have done this in a straightforward deliberate way, if it is desired by both Harvard and Yale. Surely they are not bound in any way. Harvard, it is conceded...
...answer to his questions about the the professionalism of Ames, the playing of graduates, and brutality, it is only necessary to refer to the facts as already well known. These, rendered decisive action absolutely necessary. Mr. Codman's charge of hypocrisy in these matters is most unjust. Our attitude is not hypocritical, but is based, we believe, on a real desire for purity in college athletics. In our efforts to accomplish this end, Princeton has thus far refused to co operate. We have withdrawn from the league not for the purpose of holding Princeton up to public scorn, but because...
...takes will of course lead to an important train of consequences. The matter when sifted to the bottom presents these two questions: Is the stand which Harvard has already taken a wise one? and Ought Harvard to withdraw from the foot ball league? To both of these questions we answer unqualifiedly-yes. The justice of the principle which we have enunciated is beyond cavil. It is our duty, then, to stand by that which we have chosen. The consequences of such action, while they ought to be considered, should not change our determination. Harvard is not called upon...
...overruled by Princeton, University of Pennsylvania and Wesleyan, the delegate from the latter college taking two hours to cast the deciding vote. Harvard offered to waive all technicalities and to produce for oral examination the four Harvard men, Dean, Cranston, Stickney and Upton, who were on hand to answer Princeton's protest, provided that Princeton would do the same with Ames. Princeton refused, resting her decision on the point of order, even though Harvard claimed that her evidence was so strong that she would accept no affidavit. The result of Princeton's action is that the five men in question...