The last Princetonian reprints our review of the article in The Week's Sport on Harvard's athletic position and adds the following:
"We were surprised to see portions of the above article in the Week's Sport, but did not know whether to attribute it to the Editor, who has always taken an impartial attitude toward Princeton, or to some irresponsible correspondent. We were still more surprised to see it quoted in the CRIMSON and endorsed editorially as reflecting the sentiment of the college. This is all right so far as Harvard's athletic policy is concerned, for every college must shape its own, but is not in keeping with the position of the CRIMSON of Nov. 6th which we took in good part. It is impossible for the two college to come togethor in friendly contests upon a revival of the controversy of last year by renewed misrepresentation. We showed ourselves willing to bury the hatchet when Harvard took the initiative, but if Harvard wishes to exhume it we are ready to do so."
The Princetonian has not, it is evident, a correct idea of the situation. Our editorial of November 6th began with this statement:
"The feeling has been steadily growing ever since the present foot ball season opened that a game between the old rivals, Harvard and Princeton ought to be played this year." We then went on to show under what conditions a game could be played.
We fail to see how the article we reviewed was in any way in opposition to our editorial. The article only stated truthfully the position of Harvard which we, in that former editorial, said outsiders never took the trouble to understand. Morover, we also said concerning our withdrawal from the league, "the good results of it all are now evident in the thoroughly amateur and college-like game which is played this year."
For our part we cannot see how the articles in question show a disposition to "bury the hatchet" or to "exhume it." We are sure the Harvard undergraduates all desire games with Priceton on the same basis as that which Harvard plays games with Amherst and Dartmouth. The New England rule prevented a Harvard-Princeton foot ball match, but we hope that before next spring some arrangements can be made for a series of Harvard. Princeton base ball games.
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