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Show CHICAGO WILL PLAY HARVARD NEXT YEAR Game Between Eastern and Western Football Teams in October Seems Assured. CHICAGO, Deo. 7. The University of Chicago has been offered th choice of October 24 or October SI for a football game with Harvard at Cambridge, according ac-cording to a well founded report published pub-lished hero. Thin Information is said to have been brought by a Harvard alumnus in close touch with tho crimson athletic policy, upon his return from tho Harvard-Yale game. Final nclion on tho proposition will bo taken by the athletic board of control of the University of Chicago when It considers con-siders the football schedule for next' fall. This meeting will bo near tho end of the month. Professor Albion W. Small, Chicago's representative on tho western conference faculty board of control, was asked today to-day which date Chicago would bo likely to choose. He replied that "no had heard nothing about a proposed game with tho eastern champions. Tho report Is said to have been confirmed con-firmed from another source. It Is known that Coach Stagg of Chicago lias loolcd forward to a test of strength with one of the best eastern elevens. Harvard's Challenge. PJNBHURST, N. C. Doc. 7. A. A. btagg, director of athletics at tho Unlvor-slty Unlvor-slty of Chicago, who Is here on his vacation, va-cation, said today that tho possibility of a football game next fall between "tho Harvard and Chicago elovons still was a matter of conjecture. An Invitation for a gamo recently was received from Harvard, Har-vard, Mr. Stagg said, and had been rc-forred rc-forred to President Judson of the University Uni-versity of Chicago, lie added that Pres-dent Pres-dent .Tudson probably would call a meeting meet-ing of the university's athletic board In th near future to lake action upon what he described an Harvard's "challenge." Silence at Harvard. CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Doc 7. Nolthor confirmation nor denial could be obtained today from Harvard officials regarding a report tliat negotiations were under way for a football game with the University Uni-versity of Chicago. In view of the agitation against lengthening length-ening the football season, the belief wn expressed that if Chicago woro taken on" ono at least of Harvard's opponents last Beacon would bo dropped. |