The Intercollegiate Situation.

The recent defeat of Princeton by the University of Pennsylvania has complicated the situation of the Intercollegiate Association in a way which the framers of the constitution evidently never considered possible. As everybody knows now, Yale will, if she beats Princeton be obliged to play the University of Pennsylvania next year in New York. probably on Thanksgiving Day, or to withdraw from the Intercollegiate Association. This would upset everything and how it would end is hard to tell Yale men do not relish the idea of having the great Thanksgiving Day game with the Pennsylvanian team, particularly after their victory on Saturday. Should Yale withdraw from the league it is hardly likely that Princeton would remain in it. With Harvard, Yale and Princeton free to make any arrangements they pleased, the present difficulties will probably come to an amicable settlement.

Princeton will undoubtedly make the moat desperate struggle possible when she meets Yale on Thanksgiving Day. The future football prospects of the college depend on the outcome of the struggle. Defeated, they will see all their former prestige slip away, while if they win they will strengthen their position with the football public, but will put the association in a queer plight. Providing Princeton defeats Yale and Pennsylvania vanquishes Wesleyan, the standing of the colleges would be as follows:

Won. Lost.

Yale, 2 1

Pennsylvania, 2 1

Princeton. 2 1

Wesleyan. 0 3

It will be seen that Yale. Princeton, and Pennsylvania will be tied for first place. and there is nothing in the rules covering such a case. Section 3 of article 4 provides that "the championship shall be decided by the greatest number of games won, and In case of a tie in games won, the team losing the fewest games shall have the championship." Section 4 says that "in case there is a tie for second place in the championship series, the record of the previous year shall determine which of the two colleges so trying shall play with the champion in New York, according to the provisions of section 2 of this article.

The outcome of the matter will be interesting to watch for important result will come, whatever way the Yale-Prince-ton game is decided