Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-05-31
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Yale Representatives 90 struggle I'm
Various Places Away from Home -
The Contest nj Berkeley oval Prom
ises 60 be Exciting - O@csrs Elected
as Princetos.
To-day will be one of the most important
for Yale in sshletios of the entire year. On
the Berkeley Oval their representatives will
exert themselves to the utmost to win that
new CUP. At Cambridge the nine will play
with Harvard Its second game and the
freshman nine will play with Exeter as
Exeter. What proportion Of these three
affairs will come to Yale, 10 q hard matter
to prophecy. General opinion seems to
favor Harvard's chances for the cup. The
betting 10 pretty even though with some
bets made Of odds Of to 4 on Harvard.
Her team this year 10 one of the best that
ever represented the crimson. Several of
Its members have equallsd, or broken the
best previous Harvard record. The team IL
In very good condition with the
exception Of Noon, who has
. lame hip. n, To show The
they will number thirty men In all. Where
will Yale be ut the hnishi Not very far be-
hind one may be sure. Her team, which
gave such Encouraging promises earlier in
the season has developed more hopefully. It
10 certainly all around much stronger than
the Victorious team Of last year, but that
can not be taken a. proof Of victory for
this timo. They will number only one less
than Harvard, and from such men ~ Sher.
rilI, williams, Robinson, Lloyd and Kitchell
much may be expected. Ellsworth,
who during his four years al college has
never before gone into athletics, 10 Q wonder.
He 10 remarkably plucky and he prob
ably will add something to the
credit Of Yale. AsOh interest
In this event Yale, Princeton, Columbia and
University of Pennsylvania will be the prin
cipal contestants. The Colnmbis stands the
best chance, but the Yale team will make
her work for IL. They have been working
quietly and hard on the tugof-war team at
Yale, and perhaps surprise to the public
may be the result.
Princeton must not be disregarded entirely,
% undoubtedly some Of her men will play an
important part In q number Of the events.
Some Of her enthusiasts have even been 10
rash a. to predict that the "Tigsr" will seize
the CUP as Its prey. But whether this may
be case OF hallucination or mot, such men
% Carey, Dohm and Jansway will do her
Columbia has some good mon. but as for
the cup, why ,theyisre not In II ct all. Thus
will take place to-day at the Berkeley Oval
the aftesnth meeting of the Intercolleoists
Athletic association, which promises to be
the most interesting and successful of sny
ever hold. The Yale team will leave for
New York this morning ON the o;35 train.
excepting six Of their number who went
down last night. They will all put mp at the
Grand hstsl.
The nine left for Cambridge yesterday
afternoon, and the game with Harvard viii
Be called this afternoon ct o'clock. StaRp
ana Poole will form the battery and Bowers
VIII be taken a. substitute. The nine will
pIay with Andover Monday on Its way back,
and will return Monday evening.
The following athlsthic officers have been
elected 81 Princeton for the ensuing year:
d. n. Sealy '91, John q. Green school Of sci-
snos of Texas, was unanimously elected uni
vstsity treasurer; q. r. Mckinney '91 of
Pennsylvania, base ball president, and ]. p.
Parker 90 Of Louisiana was elected base ball
treasurer by small majority over Herbert
Carter Of New Jersey.
Wurtemburg 80 g., has been elected to
Ne New York Athletic club.
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