The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-02
THE RULE REJECTED.
Yale Wants Graduates on Its Ath-
letic Teams.
A MASS MEETING DECIDED IT..
Pawtucket Too last for Waltham at
PoIo-Worcester Defeated by Brock
ton-Amateur Polo Basket Bail at the
Y. VI. q. A.-Other, Events In Sporting.

New HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 2.-Fifteen
hundred members and alumni Of Yale
University crowded into Alumni Hall last
night to take final action on the rule linn
iting membership on the athletic teams
OF the university to undergraduates who
have never registered at other colleges.
The partisan discussion which has pre-
coded the meeting in reference to the rule,
as well as its absolute Importance, made
the occasion one OF the utmost moment
in the athletic history OF the university.
The ratification OF the rule in question
involved the athletic existence OF four de
partments OF the university and, indi.
rectly, whether the member of the uni
versity would exhibit college patriotism
and support the captains and managers of
the four athletic teams OF the university
in a movement which, though Of para
mount importance, had been virtually de-
cided upon without the consent or even
knowledge OF the members of the uniyer-
sity in general.
Captain Vance Mccormick, OF last falls
foot ball eleven, called the meeting to or
der and stated that its object was to see
whether the university would vote 10
ratify the recent vote of the captains OF
the four athletic teams OF Yale, condi-
tiontng membership on their teams as
follows:
No member OF a graduate department,
or a special student, shall be eligible, or
any undergraduate who has been regis
tered or attended lectures at any other
university or college, or any other under
graduate who Is not pursuing a course for
a degree requiring attendance for at least
three wears.
Ralph ID. Paine, OF the junior ella -,
Moved That the Rule BE Ratified
n his motion was seconded by A. j.
Bolliett, of the law school. At this point
discussion of the rule was invited. s. w.
Moyle, X. $. Baldwin, Charles Curtis and
IL. S. Cummings, OF the law school and II.
T.. Bottome OF the academic department.
spoke fervently against the rule, assert
ing that 1t destroyed the university spirit
of Yale, limiting II to a college; that its
avowed aim-to keep out professionals
would fail, as they would simply shift
their scene OF action TO the college proper
from the professional schools and that the
rule "a adopted by the four captains was
unconstitutional inasmuch as their office
gave them no authority to take such a
revolutionary step as the one to which
they had ventured.
Captain Ives OF the Yale crew outlined
the history OF the rule, stating that il was
the product OF deep reflection upon the
part of the best athletic advisers OF the
university and to defeat it was to place
Yale before the world as divided and in
ternally at strife.
j. A. Hartwell, captain OF the crew OF
last year, also spoke on behalf OF the rule.
He stated that the unity of Yale, which
had brought victory SO often to the blue.
would be destroyed by a defeat for the
rule and declared that Prof. White and
Prof. Ames, OF Harvard, both leaders in
the athletics OF that university were in
favor OF the adoption of such a rule by
the athletic associations of that ~institu-
tion.
On motion OF l. b. Laughlin, OF the
Yale News, il was voted that a ballot be
taken on the spot for the ratification or
rejection OF the rule. This was done and
the result as announced by the tellers
was: 5N2 against ratification and 40 for IT,.
aus the rule and the efforts OF the
leaders of athletics at Yale were defeated.
After the announcement OF the ballot,
the athletic leaders were interviewed in
regard 10 whether they would resign.
They said they were grieved at the result
but that they had made no plans what
ever and were unable TO state what thew
would do. IL is thought, however, thai
they will be prevailed upon to continue
In the offices they now hold.