New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-04
PURIFYING ATHLETICS.
HARVARD SUBMITS A SCI OF RULES
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MANAGERS swAiNh
AND HILL-A SUGGESTION FROM LIE
YALE REPRESENTATIVE MEETS
PROMPT RESPONSE.

YALE EEPkESENlhllN -"i~'-AS
PROMPT RESPONSE.
Cambridge. Mass March 3.--Manager Hi. OF the
Harvard nine. to-day received the ioiio"he h"oi
from Manager swaync, Of the Yale nine;
LOWS Hill athletic MANAGER Harvard University H. a. a.
Deer sir. ia your correspondence and meetings yo"
have maintained consist that YOU re ready to meet
rs half way in effort to reform Professor Amos
the chairman OF your Athletic Comm re' IN Inc h''N'u
Graduates Magazine" Of January 1898. rays III "ou
be- area: gain too. for the true Interest OF h'efcoe.'a
athletics mutual agreement the teams shoulu W
mad, M extensively UNDERGRADUATE players" mat
IS tn position Yale has nov taken liarVaris rrh'>
tati>cs at athletic meeting suc2e-td all amendment
yalc's proposed rul, 20 the eject that sauu'c' VI
ole wears residence should be allowed u COMPETE Du
when Yale accented the amendment the Harvard repre-
scrtaiycs voted against it, From yourself we near u'''
IIarvards lection 10 any attempt al reioim ior "'
rle.ont Is that IL will affect men now III college ana no"
in training We do not wish efforts that are now
making for reform becom, stumbling block 70 tne
Arrangement a series OF baseball games btwcen liar
ward and Yale and while we intend 70 DO our oe'' 70
make the reform here will make arrangements with
YOU for this upon the following basis:
We will make condition unsatisfactory TO you re-
carne your players this season. provided you VIII
give us statement OF what your proposition l. Tor future
purincation Of athletics In other worls' all We AK u
h, YOU not being satisfied with the present shall ,uG
co., tho nan which You Yourselves should propose or would
he willing 10 carry out. binding yourselves 10
follow IL this season. We are dcsiOnS oil your co.
opcration in our attempt to purify athletics. and We
hone YOU will see give us your suggestion upon
that point Very sincerely yours.
IIarvard's reply. sent in a letter tonight. is as
follows:
CAMBRIDGE Mass. March g.
TO y. II. Swaync. second manager oil ia!c tm'e'sV
d. B. A.. Ncw.IIayen. Conn
hear Sir: Your letter. bearing date Of March ], was
no, received until this We share your desire
to brn: about a reform in INTERCOLLEGIATE athleucS. anu
differ only a, to the method, Of attaining our common
object As wrote you in NV Letter Of February H. W.
,h,n m. new rules should he uniform tor all The sports
that they should be permanent and not for s'he''
year and that they should not 50 int" 30 h'u''' oi
ton a. 20 dcbar students who are no" AZ 'n'
university and eligible under existing co''
ditions We believe also 'h'' h'i'"' 80 -.
varsity should be represented by university teams r''h'f
than Ivy college teams. Acting upon tr''e p'r'i
athletic organizations have. after careful coh''dci'"
drawn up a set IL rules which shall rshi'' nr'e'''''
the constitutions OF our athletic teams ~ h'u w"
tanned 10 publish these rules next Monday but We arr
vcv glad IN response 70 your letter 70 maN "''
NJ once and accordingly enclose hcie"ih COPY o' o'
uI.n q, reform Since you have quoted the opinions Of
,ho chairman az our Athletic Committee Professor A''
r, mo +, Nv tina; he still hci":cs that The al"lhoh
n the undcrradua,, rule would BE- efeat gam I" mr.
collegiate athletics. hut that he also believes ~"
prca,er gain would be accomplished ~ combining WI" !"
team limitation O. year in our Eulr s. '' "''
,,nrer, measure, Recommended by Mr. W't'r camp en-
Guiding .tudrrt who have not resided one year u h
university which our Rule i Close
The statement In your letter Ia irg'Tu I" nara, 49,
tude At the Athletic Association me'fin. IN OF" H
' ~ W. - ,o,r.c,ou Harvard voted sgAih,t
Sv,thmore's amendment requiring one years fsu'"''
solely because it proposed t" put 'h' i"c mo '''
mediate oIs ration 1t l. great satl-i''uoh !" "S "
assured Of youi readiness - arrange Tor TINS s""
Games. Nothing would b. iarcr u'n y'"i lr"i"''''h
and wa HON. that our reply will convince You u ar
readiness To coocrar. with YOU III your 1'''rr - 'H!
athletics Yours sincerely. Lf"iN ~ nun
The rulcs which Mr.. lin has referred to ~ those
which shall hereafter govern IlaryardS athletics ar"
n, follows:
r,le Amateurs student shall be allowed {"
rer,c-cnt Harvard University IN any public at"lc'r con-
Test either individually OF a. member oil aF ram WIN
,,.. htor. o since entering the university. shall ha'"
engaged money In any athletic con'p'uuon "h'h'f "
stake or nancy prize, 'r share OF the '"'f'"'' '
or admis money or who 'hal have taught OF 'nS''
IN any athletic sport A. n'an> oil hF'"ho
49,, ho ,t any tine have received for sSing pal ~
any athletic sport contest ans I'cuhary gam or ''''
men, whatever direct or Indirect WIKI th' Fhs' eN'P
~ ,,a, no NAV have received from .hc college organf"
lion or from permanent amateur a-~' i''oh o. ""'
- ,,os q, IN. line a member the amount bY whi'i ihc
expen.e. necessarily incurred by ham IN representing '
o,g,nyaton la athletic contests cN'e'dod HI oGhiN ca
pcnscs. , ,,
-, Harvard University Ia any public athlci.
,,,., either individually a. fn'rr OF any am
unlc.. he is and intends to b" Throughout VI" '"','
ho,, tide OF the university, taxing a tn
,o,..s work student who 1. dropped Tor nosrc, ~
M studio. into lower class shall be declared from taxing
nav. in INTERCOLLEGIATE. contest until the end Of ,hr h'N
academic year. until lac Is permitted b' IN" "a "'! l"
, ht cas. No one hereafter ent'fnc tn uniNer>li'
ho f. no, freshman the college or scientific t'hoo
r ma freshman In either Of those departments who hi'
eve, novod in an intercollegiate cot~t upon cs'' or
university Of Other college snail pay upon
Harvard tam until he has resided one academic year ~
h u,,,er.,y and passed annual examinations u.pn
full years work.
Eule time limit no student. whether he has repre-
cnted one or more COLI gcs shall tax part Ia ihicf'o
c,a,. contests than four ytprs. ana THIS P0a
.h,u hcglu with the In which. payer upon a
university team he first represented any college" In
reckoning the years the year OF probation mentioned
in Rule shall ie cNculd ard al'o any year lost to "A
student bv Illness. But this Iulc sha not during The
calendar year 1898 dl,qualv any enc Who would be-
eligible under pf.eNi-tng rules.