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Show HARVARD TO PLAYJICHIG1 Crimson at Last Forced to Con cede to Flaying on Ann Arbor Ground. Ann Ardor. Mien. Jan. 24 It in understood here that Harvard will meet Michigan on the local gridiron in 1916 Although the contraci between be-tween the two universities doe? not call for the 1916 game at Ann Arbor, there Is a mutual understanding that after 1915 the games will alternate between Cambridge and Ann Arbor. The 1914 and 1915 games will both be played at Cambridge. When the Crimson makes the jour- 5 ney two years hence it will be the first time that a Harvard football team has made such a long trip for a game. The attitude taken v the Ann Arbor Ar-bor school forced Harvard to come to this agreement. Harvard was willing to play Michigan in iDU, and since that time has offered the Ann Ar-! Ar-! bor school games each fall, but Director Di-rector Bartleme refused to consider the proposition of playin? all contents con-tents a l Cambridge. When Harvard first approached Michigan on the subject of a contest in 1911 Bartleme Immediately replied that the Wolverines wre willing to play the Crimson eleven on the condition con-dition that the 1!H2 contest would be Played at Ann Arbor. This Harvard turned down gracefully. Again the same proposition came from the east mi 1912 and Bartleme telegraphed back the same reply with the same result. Cr mson Forced to Concede. The third straight offer from Harvard Har-vard in 1913 was treated similarly. When the Crimson leader saw that Michigan would not acquiesce he was forced to concede a point. The prop-osition prop-osition of playing the first two games in Cambridge, with the 1913 game In Ann Arbor was presented after the University of Chicago authorities turned down the Crimson offer. Before Harvard finally agred to play at Ann Arbor assurances were given by Director Bartleme that fa-c-Pitles for handling a record crowd would be made According to the arrangements seats fo.- 35,000 will be provided and standing room for an addition .".000 or 10,000. In spite of the recent statement made by Coach Alonzo A Stagg of the Uuljersity of Chicago that Michigan Mich-igan would be compelled to return to the western conference, there is a strong feeling here again any such move. The students declare that the vote taken last year on the subject has firmly closed the proposition of the re-entrance of Michigan Into the conference |