New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-20
ArHLErIC INTERESTS ATYALE.

ANNUAL MEETING OF The NAvY-TgE NEW OFFICERS
HARVARD CHALLENGED TIE APOLOGY sHE
DEsREs-THE FALL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND
BAsE-B,LI-IUE ATHLETIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CLCB AND GLEE-CLU8.
rPRof Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
NEw-HAvEN, Oct. 1.-THE interest taken
in sporting matters 40 Yale College was
than now In handling both the oar and the ball and
bat Yale has been compelled 70 give way 10 Harvard
and The second place. This II precisely what
she does not ike 10 do. Consequently in all depart
ments OF athletics going TO work now with
will. The annual meeting Of the Yale Navy has been
held, ami enthusiastic occasion. The retiring
preside mt rendered buef report, fIom which 1t
learned that the first time, the navy free from
debt The indebted carried from last year
- 500. The captain OF the Is now Oliver ID.
Thompson. Of the Junior class He is a fine oarsman,
has rowed in the University and Will no
doubt make efficient captain. great deal has been
said in the papers gard to the trouble between Yale
and Harvard Yale cent challenge TO Harvard 10 Tow
a race next Summer. and at boating meeting at Cam
bridge the latte voted to lay the challenge the table.
The cause Of their exraOrdnlry action was that Yale
lad insuteI Harvard by masking Unfair criticism On The
conduct Of the late referee and the dignity OF the
college required apology should be received roDl Yale
before they could action the challenge. Early IN
tie term one Of the papers here I'D contain article
.gas-z in a foolish and ungentemany manner Har-
ward cannot blamed for indignation at this But that
article did rot at all represent the sentiment o. the COZ
ee and besides paper has since apOi0glzed for
the injustice Of it, Bur, now judging from the papers
for strau. To say no c0pmUn has been received
here from Cambrldge-Iarvsrd wants an apology from
Yale because her captain is reported a. saving what
vas published at the time u The race last summer ia
several New-YOrk papersthat the referee was uniar,
but not that the unfairness affected the result II HE race
In the least II Harvard does accept the challenge
until Yale apologies there viii BE- no race rext summer
Ior Yale apology . ofer In the meantime the
wo, training crew VIII 20 vigorously or Now tniI
the rail- Regatta which wa hed last SATURDAY ana ot
" ch be men we're IN training tor several weeks - ont
OF the way Captain Thompson has appointed me men
who 10 ~ INTO framing FOR We prtsrui ne n's
passed who have made me r.cori IN t1e
close Her aim is 10 get men about 100 pounds
weight or course 1t remains 10 DC seen Mle'heI 'u1e
selected will make good oarsnen' There are Only
four OF last years crew now IN college.
Football Is The only gam in which intercollegiate
games now take place ia the Fdl The manner Of play
ing this game greatly changed since the auction
of tae Rugby rules few years ago Harvard Vas the
first 10 accep5 tie rules, and she soon had team OF
proficient players. Two years game was arranged
between Yale and Harry rd but a. the Yale men knew
nothing of style OF playing, they could only looa
last year. when the Harvard men came 90 pay they
not only realized that tie BOYS OF tho hue had seen
inc Rugby rules, that they also knew now 10
nse them. Yale PLAYED three games--with Columbia,
Harvard aud Princeton-n al OF whlch she was VIC
toriou. Tie club has been reOrganiz Il this year
besides University CuD, there are elass ofKanlza-
in several u The classes and mere Is no doaDs tnt
strong team viii be brought together The announce
ment has been made that the Polo Csno OIL Jew IoIA
VIII ot,r pre- 70 tDe pton and C"prnbie The
games ara be played OIL the grounds o the foo CuOlh
Newly orL aud The 20 number nfteen men, VINO
are 10 he guided by The rules adopted last year by IN Col
lgiate Foot Ball Association Tue association Ws orstu
other colleges But Yale, while expressing Ter VIKING
mes, 10 play aay OF the colleges decided not 10 enter the
ASSOCIATION giving a that her conn ction with
ORA
ball mltchcs will probably DE played before NofemDrf,
70, the exercise violent and the eXerton 80 great
mar cold weather almost absolutely essential 70 we'll
played, hOtlY-contestet game.
IN base BAH matters Yale does not intend 60 play any
match games IN .he Fall Ia TACT there really Is no
ntyerty niue t all Tor several vacancies are caused
IN re graduating clss and the vacant places cannot
ea,i'y be aict so ,arlr The custom here il % play
series Of mcrc,ss games for the college championship
eaq and in this way material is devel0pcd from which
.l. ~ ~ a. ,,ye'I between w -iubs-one from each
~ the lcldemical classes. and one r0n the te scel
t sciol n VA, be- seen that each cluD * represent
y, n .rn,es ana the nine Which shows the best record
will receive the championship iag several OK tue games
have been rit cd already ana che result has shown some
rrv skilful hludung 81 the bail and bat, especially on
The part OF the Freshmen. who VIII 10 DOUBT HoH np
STRONG nine for the regular Freshman games next >prns
Vale has lost to Harvard tue e0l.e-e caanip1h1'p
Zoe years IA succcs-on ami strong eh. VII ps
ness az the urt for TWO years has been M batting In
runmng bases they naye been eNccienti IN HeuiRs'
nerb; bus their batting n whole has Deeh Indifferent
and mas no doubt cost them the crampioushY
The Yale Athletic Association. watch institution
Of 80 ion. has since the graduation OF mat class
been sick langlishng. AMI ready % lie. Efforts nave
h.o made 10 save it aud the prospect Is That II
will revive la IT, present conitun, however. il could
DIR mo- contests fur fi~ Fail knoWng ths, Lester
D,ia gentleman not unknown 10 fame Ia athletic ma--
Tors has kiudiy assumed the responsibility inNoNei ana
ina rouucod ina. the contests viii take place AZ Hlu-
Ton PARK saturday, OctoDrr 20. lie Wiz yh'r sI'V
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