are comparatively little known. The record of
the last two or three years has been gradually
bringing us into prominence, but the fine show
ing made this last Fall his finally placed us where
we rightly belong—in the second rank of col
leges, by the side of Cornell, Lehigh, Michigan,
Virginia and Annapolis. It is extremely unfortu
nate that the University of Pennsylvania did not
see its way clear to keep its date with us, as no
one denies that our showing against' them at that
time would have been very creditable to us. As it
is, our games next autumn will be a drawing card,
and other teams can afford to give us sufficiently
large guarantees, while nobody can refuse to play
us on the grounds that we are a small college and
not worthy of their steel.- We have seldom been
able to get guarantees when away from home that
would come anywhere near covering expenses,
but in the future that should not be the case.
Consequently, not having to make up losses on
foreign trips we can offer larger inducements to
visiting teams,- and in that way secure more games
at home. We have as good a right to play any
one of the larger colleges and demand as large
guarantees as Lehigh, Lafayette Or Annapolis,
and we see no reason why we should not not have
a full schedule of good dates for next seasoh.
We trust that our manager has without delay,
sent out letters to all the important teams in this
and neighboring States, so that when their mana
gers are elected the first thing that confronts them
upon assuming the duties of their office is a chal
lenge from State.' Being among the first on the
ground, we cannot be refused, as we have been,
on the plea that their schedules are already filled
up. This will also give plenty of time for chang
ing airound and fitting the dates together.
Another point that must be remembered is this.
Only the larger and more ’ important colleges
should be written to first. Time should not be
wasted on the smaller ones as we can fill in our
schedule with them at any time. What we want
is big games. It avails us little to boast that we
were not once defeated during the recent season.
THE FREE LANCE.
The retort always is—did you play Pennsylvania
and Princeton, or—how many games did you
play ? We saw few accounts of your contests in
the papers.
Let us see for a moment what games we should
have on our list. We should and very probably
will meet Lafayette again. She would gladly
welcome the chance to wipe out last fall’s crush
ing defeat. Then we should by all means have a
game with Cornell. We have never met before ;
but there is no reason why we should not meet
next autumn, and a very tight and interesting
contest be the result. Annapolis very unfortu
nately will not have a team in the field, as the au
thorities have prohibited football, but we should
be able to arrange a southern trip to take in the
University of Virginia and the Virginia Military In
stitute or some other of those numerous Virginia;
colleges. In the west'are W. &J. and Oberlin with
whom we should a gain make dates, and if possi
ble we ought to get a game with the University
of Michigan. There is no reason why we should
not play Princeton and every reason why we
should and then last and most important are the
U. of P. and Lehigh.
After the way the University treated us last fall;
they can hardly do less than give us a good date
with as large or nearly as large a guarantee. A
galling defeat could hardly have been more disap
pointing than the cancelling of that game just
three days before it was to take place. The
whole College was looking forward to it eagerly,
and our boys were playing as a State team had
never played before. The bad news took all the
spirit and enthusiasm out of them, and their play
for the rest of the season was limp and listless.
Of course we can hardly blame the University.
Even if they had won from us by a good, safe
score, it is the writer’s private opinion that they
would not have won from Princeton. They were
over-trained and tired out, and they needed the
rest. They had everything to gain by not play
ing us and nothing to lose, for they well knew
that we would play a hard, fast and furious game.