The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-12
They WILL MEET.
Oxford and Yale to Contest
For Supremacyin Athletics.



LONDON, June Ia The Oxford Athletic
club has sent long letter to the Yale
athletes concerning the conditions Of the
Yale Oxford games. The letter contains
the following statements;
All difficulties Of forming the Oxford
team have been removed, and Oxford Is
fully prepared to accept Yals's challenge.
The first condition Of this acceptance 10
that there shall be nine events, namelyi
FLY races Of = mile, . half mile, . quar-
ter mile and 100 yards; q hurdle race OF
120 yards, with 10 flights. = broad and .
high jump and weight putting and ham,
mer throwing.
The second condition is that there shall
be no moro than two contestants from
each university In any one event. The
other conditions are;
That all contests shall be conducted in
accordance with the rules governing the
annual contests between Oxford and Cam
bridge, excepting only the weight putting
served betwesn Oxford and Cambridge
and between Harvard and Yale. respect
lively, may be followed, that the referees
decision be final, and no appeal may be
taken; that the contestants be chosen
sharing or qualified to share, respectively,
In the foregoing contests In 1894; that Yale
and Oxford mutually certify that none of
the competitors ever shared in any compe-
tition with or against professionals within
the definition and laws of the Amateur
Athletic association of England; that
both clubs accept the Qneen's clubs
financial proposals, namely, that the Yale
and Oxford and Queens clubs divide
equally the net profits or losses of the
games.
Yale Accepts.
NEW HAVEN, June 12. AT a mass
meeting of Yale university students held
last night, it was unanimously voted to
send a representative team to meet Ok
ford at the Queens club grounds next
month.
President w. s. Wolcott of the Yale
Athletic association presided and intro
duced c. II. Sheriff. of Washington, Yale,
80, as n representative OF the Yale alumni
Mr.. Sheriff. tailed the efforts of cap
tains OF former teams to arrange n meet
with Oxford and stated that the project
was one that appealed to the college spirit
of all Yale men as highly desirable,
especially this year, when Yale had the
strongest team which has represented the
university in years. it
Mr.. Sheriff. mentioned the efforts of
Mr.. Van Ingen and other Yale athletes,
which terminated with the acceptance by
Oxford Of Yale's challenge, and stated in
conclusion that nothing apparently pre-
vented a glorious extension Of Yale's hon.
orsble athletic career from national to
an international affair.
President Wolcott asked for other
speakers. but none volunteered, and yea
and nay vote was then called for. A
hearty Eyes" was the response, without
a dissenting voice.
President Wolcott then gave out some
of the details of the proposed match. 1t
will take place at Queens club. July 10.
President Wolcott stated furthermore
that the Yale Financial union stood
pledged to sustain all the expense of the
meet. He said that Yale's team would
consist of the following athletes: Pond,
sprinter; Morgan, mile runner; Woodruff,
middle distance runner; Brown and
Hickok, shot putters and hammer throw
ers; and Sheldon. jumper. The team will
sail from New York on the steamer City
of New York. June 20.
The contest will take place on the
Queens club ground at Ksnsin gton on
j July 16.