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Show YALE ID CORNELL HIT NEVER MEET I Sons of Eli Not Anxious lo Measure Oars' Willi Jthacans. Tribune Special Sporting Service. NEW HAVEN, April 11. An explanation expla-nation oranswer to the question, "Why doo3 not Yalo meet Cornell on the watcr?f' has been vouchsafed by the Yale Nows for the benefit of those both in and out of Yale who arc interested inter-ested in such matters, and by whom the attitude taken by the Elis is considered con-sidered unfair. The Nows asserts that it would practically be impossible for a crew to enter races both with H:ir-! H:ir-! vard and at the Poughkecpaie regatta, ! or a dual race with Cornell, as the men would go stale uuder the arduous training, even if thev could stand the strain of two such gruelling contests. Those who disagree with Yale's attitude atti-tude claim that it would be possible for the. two crews to eoino together earlier in the season, when both would be on an even footing in the matter of preparation. Harvard has found it convenient to meet Cornell in such races and good sport has resulted. A Yale-Cornel) race of this nature, however, how-ever, has never been held. The Yale apologists do not touch ou the possibility possibil-ity of holding a race about the end of May. The statement is made that the proposition of a two-mile race is hard!' a. fair offer, as "no good two-mile course can be found." This ib true if Yalo looks for one near New Ha-ven, or even on the Thames at New London, Lon-don, but at Cornell the distance might easily be laid out on Cayuga lake, and if there was any anxiety for a course neutral to both there could hardly be any reason for overlooking the freshman fresh-man stretch on the Hudson. The final argument advanced is that Yale sentiment prevents a. meeting between be-tween the Elis aud the Ithacans. Yale '3 object is not to turn out a-crew which will be proclaimed as the champions of America, but one which can defeat Harvard in friendly rivalry. Her efforts ef-forts are centered on this goal. |