New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-30
A MATCH BETWEEN YALE AND OXFORD.
c H. snERR1IL. THE OLD SPLINTER. DECLARES
THAT THE NEw-HAVEN TRACK ATHLETES
WILL co To ENGLAND AND WILL. WIN.

C. h.
THAT THE NEw-HAvEN TRACK ATHLETES
WILL GO To ENGLAND AND WILL WIN.
u IS regarded ne practically certain by many OF
the sons Of old Eli that team Of Yale athletes VIII
go 70 England to contest for the intercollegiate
championship of the world with the Star anna
tours of oxford. Yale has had a representative al
oxford for several weeks In the person or Mclahe
Van Ingen 49, who carried with him instructions
from the Yale Graduate Advisory Committee ana
the Athletic Association. The result Of Van lngens
negotiations was made known 70 Yale men on MOT
day night by cable. and brought Joy to their hearts
&c y said that the match was the same as made
The victorious track athletic team OF Yale proposes
10 meet the oxford men at London IN july
The Yale men who have the management OF the
nronosed contest in hand are Charles H. Sheriff..
George A. Adee. Walter Camp a L. COKE ueors@
Havens and T F Bayard, jr. Mr.. Sheriff. IL the
moving spirit. He was prize winner OF the w
ward dash at four consecutive intercollegiate Hee'-
ings Although the university matches In 'hngiahd
are held IN March, and most OF the British track
athletes are out Of training c. b. Fry president OF
tho oxford Association and G. y. Jackson. an en-
thusiastic oxford graduate have strongly indorsed
the plan for an international match
The Yale team is now in training preparatory TO its
denar,ure for England on June -, providing the
match is assured They will directly 10 OXFORD
where according TO Mr.. Sherrllrs instructions 70
Van Ingen. quarters have been already secured
Mr. Sheriff. was seen at his law office. NO 81
Wal-st Yesterday by Tribune reporter anu Ha''
,Tba match is as good as made. And another thing
E, may be well enough for our friends to know Is
| that M s.ep OF this kind would have been taken II
We had not felt certain of winning a glorious VIZ
tory just about dead sure OF est'iils 80.
he weights and the hurdle, our records on these
events are safely ahead OF ONfords IN tne Io-!
da On we believe have winner In Cady or san
ford In the quarter-mie run and high jump We
certainly stand as good II not little better chahce.
than oxford We shall 80 into the match with Dls
hearts and every one knows that old EMS sons
have good staying powers. 49,. . 49, .h,o.
What if the oxford people insist upon VIC WI
mile run as essential feature OF the proBI
Then Yale viii contest II Win a htsl-'d'e io"e
distance runner
New-Hayen. Conn May % (speclaD-It was to-
dav settled that a Yale track athletic team "oHIi
break not only an intercollegiate but an American
record by going 70 England and meeting OXiorH'
tho champion English tearl on It's own grouhnS'
Vale took the Initiative in arranging the meeting
and the team viii go under a guarantee OF Us -,
| nenses By Yale men both undergraduates ana
Veariv all the details OF the great dual meeting
for the first internati onal intercollegiate chapo-
ship ever contested were to-day deciHrl ul0il' I'm
Owe athletes Will compose the Yale team lh"y, VII
he George + Sanford, short-distance runner, l. =,
/ Morgan. mile runner William G. IL choK. CdpttIi' -
| The team and hammcr-thrOHer ana snol-pitt,if -
! II Cadv hurdler. and Lewis i. sheldon hlgh ani
| broad Jumper According 10 the tngish CUSTOM Oh
! struggle and. az % the five lae cohIetItol
viii enter every Of the eight events the chaaCr
are good for Yale to defeat the Englshi'eh o NV +.
! grounds ,-... orr. ,r,r
clrai trouble We must face IL that or acclHaiihp
/ ourselves 10 surroundings. a ioug" ~
! voyage and consequently q couple OF men ou. :"
/ condition means that We must lose inc me-"