The evening world., 1894-05-29
YALE TO SEND A TEAM
Good Chance at Last to Meet the
Oxford Athletes.
Expected to Sail for England on
June s..
Will Train on the Other Side for
the Games.

1t is virtually settled that a repre-
sentative athletic team will carry the
indigo OF Yale against the cerulean nag
of oxford some time about the middle
of next month. This opportunity has
long been sought by New Haven teams,
and is the climax of four years of most
assiduous planning and volumes Of cor
respondence on the part of Charles H.
Sheriff., the Yale sprinter.
A cablegram received by Mr.. Sheriff.
last night leaves the matter, as he re-
CARDS II, open only to the concluding
arrangement of details as to the date
of meeting and the games at which the
collegians will compete,
am certainly much gratlfed," said
>:'.o morning 10 an Evening Nc't
reporter. at finding the English collie
upon their grounds. Never was a team
OF American college athletes in better
trim for an International compe ition
win points enough for an assured VIC
tory. In the weight contests and at the
hurdles. they are simply invincible. so
far as comparisons of performances
The subject OF competition OF the
kind was first actively agitated by me
during visit abroad, and ! returned
with every expectation Of success. The
failure OF Yale to secure the intercolle-
giate championship, however, deferred
II until the New Haven team should
prove the representative college team Of
this country. This has been done now
In so thorough manner as to leave no
OF winners"
Mr.. MacLane Van Ingen. who is now
IN Europe on business. was commits
sioLed by Mr. Sheril week or so ago
TO reopen the subject OF an internationa
6 Which 6e did did" with the the HS above satisiactoTS
result.
The Yale team is now in training
preparations have been made. to sail
on June Is. They will go directly tn OK
ford. secure training quarters and finish
The list of events which are to be
decided at the English inter-unversity
contests differ from the American events
only in, one particular. This Is the
three-rnile run, which Is not on the pro-
gr1mme In this country.
Mr.. Sheriff. therefore wishes to sub
stitute either a bicycle, walking or pole
vaulting event, but which one will be
substitute is not yet known. A compro-
mise may be made upon mile run
Tnc Yale team Will probably be made
up as follows:
Ioo-yard Run-E n. Cady. '9S s. hrst string;
@. Sanford, L. s.; second string.
4Io-yard pashG. F. Sanford. first string. -.
Mile Run e. Morgan. o. nrst string; -.
Hnrdles-E H cady. 'os S. nrs, string; L. P.
Sheldon, 'sS, second string.
Hammer-.w o. Hickock '9S s.. nrst string
Aierpnder Brown. ss, second string.
Putting the S'iot--w n. Hickock, rs S. nrst
string: Alexander Brown. 'ss. second string,
High Jump. ". Cady. '95 a. nrst string;
l.. p. Sheldon. 96. second string
Broad Jump. r. Sheldon. %. hrst string;
=. r. Cady '9S s.. uecond string.
Yale men are anxiously awaiting the
final word, and when II cones hundreds
OF Yale enthusiasts will prepare to ac-
he
Yale men can see nothing that savors
of possible defeat. and are en-
Enthusiastically sanguine. 4 concession
throwing, in which the English style Is
10 throw from run on turf. Another
point of difference to which the Yale
athletes will have to accustom them
selves will be in the practice OF running
and walking with the right side to the
pole, reversing the style of taking turns
In vogue here.