ti of x: ... : IL Vol V. No. 146 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, TUESDAY; APRIL 30, 1895. PRICE-THREE CENTS. THE DEBATE AT EVANSTON. WAS MICHIGAN FAIRLYDEFEAT.- ED BY NORTHWESTERN? A Statement of the Inside Facts From an Authentic Source- Things Do Not Appear So Straight as They Might. The impr. eaton at(oms to exists :aimong the Students of tlthUiverwity. foudedIperhapisloon the iarticle Ihilit llppeartd ini Saturday's e'ditioniof? ile ,Daily, that in the recenit dobate al EvFanston ftevictory of Northwest- and tilt tvtriigt takein, Nortllwesatte, KENYON 'GAME CANCELED. how rvet, understanditig that Michig-aii The Management May Secure One idebattdd lier protest. Tue judges i'ari.cd that fterfforts of Messrs. Ward anil Bennett were toi be iimprloimpituil?). -The ilebate beglail. Then to see a iired~judlc' iiandicnce Rvon over, to c ',et hitdcbate close with all Michiiganiialui andt 111friends con- idecit, and with most. of flit Eyan- tolitais coincedingt that Mlicigan iiadl gaitneci tiltday-,to higar thec expresslio tromt ont of" Nortinvesferii's last year's dtebateris, "Micihigani's argumient isfait ahead of Noltllwcestei's,"' or that of eros mein was a complete wlk-over. a. trustee of Norfinvesteuull, "'Michigani From facts which arceiiow disclosed surety has. it," ec., then11 ti i appears float nothing could be fair- hear thle juidgis' dectisioii of diet froini tetruth. iniety ipointsiflliifavor of North- Thel Michiigiaii represenltatives arriv'- westernl. Well, yes, if was just a little edt in Evanstoii lt 3:44 oii 'Thuirsuday. surprlislingf. Micigliiis repirese-ita- They weio 9met at the traiii by the fives hiav-e no apology to make. ITh- -Northwestrn delegates and escorted U'. of A1. umenl ncv: r felt m1ote -on- li e lAvenue, totise. Soii affer fident after thit arguoteilis, vert in, ilitiving fhury weireiliforiled that but anddineveri before fared soibadly tyi on1e judge had been secureid. The fte'liials of fteudg es.ThIvtroiily ilitiSof two others* were' proposed regret is iliat 011e1' Michigan Stunits lnd as flit decisioni bad fobe made iwere iiof there to bear 'wifticss. How- thiat eveniig, 1Michigan hail am choice evi r, although ii riniy night, a iniii- 0 spar lit ilt lie 01 ut t ilitog aitiii1iiiw1riofitree moment. Therewuas no time for in- Vi-stigation. At 4 o'clock on Friday, t'mot..Clark. eif N\ orthwestern, camne to onr repre- sentatives, stating that tic baitjtust received a telegcani froiii MIr. Cook to the effect that lie was ill aiid couldt oat debate. It was afterwvardls learneti that Mr. Cook's telegram was not the first news of hit illiiess, aiid flitclies- lion arises wily- that telegram was rit seitt until 4 o'clock. How long liad Mr. Cook beni ill? What could be done? It was oniy four boors until flit debate began. Our mnen were iformled that Mtessrs. Ward and Bennett would divide Cook's tinme between thieii. Michigan saw that it would be iio honor to win tinder such circumstances. Moreover, fec two men to debate impromptn agiiinst fhroo would give them ihd ;3ymrpathy of the judges, andience and 'everyone.. Further, when closely considered, Iwvo men having thae opportnnity of. Ullpear ng twice before tine judges would give a decided advantage. It Avat admitted by hotil sides that a siecisloit under such circumstances. Could not he satisfactory,. and the'de- bate as a .contest of merit would be a failure. Michigan, proposed that a third man he substitutfe:t. Northwest' ern1 wouldd.not consent. Yet, the aud- iene mus taot hodisA:ppointed, aod50 after every other plan had failed, itt was finally, agreed th tb te gam suhfby? ar' dout by M-st . Wa anl Bonnett equal , occ'upying to tauT, k..CIL erwerebthgrad,, tilt met wire equailly surpiriseid, iOur rep'est'ivies were. royally ci-- tertainetd by Northwest in 'anti lone nthling but kindi words for their e- ceaoushoitlitiy. 'lliiy tegret ve'ry muciehithat fteubsence. of 31r. Cook liade it impilossibile for flit de -ision- to be satfisfalctoryin lily cisec;bt: as matters stood, to assert fliat North- wesl'(i beiat thieiiisquairely -was a puzzle for fit theiigaii mitn. A verbiattimi riport of tile debate is to be putblishedi by Noo'lhwestern, and will be oia sale in Aiii Arbor, Our .represemativ s, await with conifidene flit verict of those who will car'l to coimpiaiethe li' lrguileilis of both stiles, Below are the markings which Northwestern will claimni are, nearly alike aiiit luno, reliable. They are not. individually alike, lint collective- ly, that is, THicltigan iieii were all niarked low antifte.Northiw'ter'n iieii all high. 'Their marks were ineuar- ly all below ,90, and the Northwestrn iien above 90O. Does any oine believi- that iinoeof the Michmiganmminiwere the equals of titlhor Ward or, Beilnett on argument or delivety l tr. Kimmball made. the best'specb of-lis :life, aiid, yet Ward was- graded-