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...Springfield conference a clear statement of the position taken by Yale and of the reasons why this stand was taken. While the reasons are very clearly stated, they appear to us to be not altogether logical. In the first place there is the matter of "playing the game on neutral grounds before either of the other two games," - another way of saying to play the last game of the series on the grounds of either one of the colleges, in this instance on Yale grounds. To this matter Yale said that taking for granted each college wins on its home...
Looking at the reasons Yale gives for refusing Harvard's proposition to play three games, one at Cambridge the day before class day, one at New Haven on Yale's commencement day, and a third, in case of a tie, on neutral grounds, we find Yale's reasons are three in number. The first, that it would bring three games within ten days, seems hardly a very urgent one, since only two years ago, it was no great hardship for Yale to play three games within eight days...
...second objection it must be admitted that no game on neutral grounds will draw quite as many college men as a game on home grounds. A few figures on this point, however, may go to show that, as far as can be judged by precedent, such a neutral game would not be a failure in point of view of numbers or of interest. Two years ago when we last played Yale in base ball, the first Yale game played in Cambridge took in $2260 as gate money; the class day game took in $3880 and the game at Springfield...
...Yale's position, because the reasons given in the meeting for our refusal to agree to Harvard's propositions are not stated. Our proposition was to play three games, one at Cambridge on June 23d, one on New Haven on June 28th, and a third to take place on neutral grounds previous to the games at Cambridge and New Haven. Harvard at first proposed a series of four games, with a fifth in case of a tie. This we found by the experience of two years ago was extremely unadvisable. During that year, on account of a tie game with...
...third, if played, on neutral grounds on the next Saturday, June 2d, which will be the day after the Yale-Harvard boat race at New London...