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There now seems to be some possibility that Pennsylvania and Princeton will meet upon the football field in November next, notwithstanding the recent decision of the Princeton Faculty's Athletic Committee to prohibit for the time being all contests between the students of the two institutions. A number of Princeton men have been in Philadelphia this week, and from this source it was learned that the members of the last season's football team have been united in petitioning the Faculty to consent to a game with Pennsylvania next fall. This action was taken at the instance of Capt...
...such excellent judgment, should be snatched away from them. The proceeding strikes me as a most extraordinary one; but a gentleman who is more familiar with the kind of influences that move Faculties, assures me that the following clipping furnishes an adequate explanation (God save the mark!) of the recent vote...
...been teaching at Cambridge for a good many years. At the meeting referred to, when the matter of playing football games on college grounds only was brought up, this Harvard professor, who is also a Yale man, made a speech in which he said that at the recent Yale alumni dinner at the Exchange Club in Boston, every speaker, no matter what was the subject of his toast, had spoken on football. He added that, although during the year one of the most famous professors at the New Haven university had died, not one allusion was made to his memory...
...there are still noticeable breaks in time at 7 and 4. A great deal of this improvement is due to the fact that Mr. Watson has coached the crew for the last few days, going out in the launch before the varsity was ready to row. The only recent change in the make-up of the crew is at bow, where Rantoul replaced Gleason yesterday. The present order is as follows...
...News believes that it expresses the general opinion of Yale when it states that from an outside standpoint, the recent action against football at Harvard is to be deeply regretted. This is especially true on account of the feeling that as an organized effort is now being made to minimize the somewhat objectionable features of the game, it should be given another trial. It is not, however, the purpose of a paper conducted by undergraduates to condemn the decision of the Faculty of another institution. We can disapprove - and that is all. Anything more would have the effect merely...