Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-12
FRIENDLY RIVALRY.
AmeriCanand EngIishC0I-
lege Athletes to Compete.
WILL BE ONLY NINE EVENTS.
Makeup Of Yals's Representatives and
the Conditions Improved.

New HAVEN, June l2 AT . mass
meeting OF Yale university students held
last night. m was unanlmonsly voted to
bend a representative team 30 meet Ok
ford at the Queens club grounds next
month.
President w. 3. woioott of the Yale
Athletic association presided and intro
duoed @. II. Sheriff. of Washington. Yale,
80, az a representative of the Yale alumni.
Mr.. Sheriff. detailed the efforts OF cap
tains of former teams to arrange a meet
with Oxford, and stated that the project
was one that appealed 30 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.
Mr.. Sheriff. mentioned the efforts Of
Mr.. Van Ingen aud other Yale athletes,
which terminated with the acceptance by
Oxford Of Ysle's challenge, and stated In
conclusion that nothing apparently pre-
vented a glorious extension Of Yale's hon
orable athletic career from a 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 yes" was the response. without
dissentiag voice.
PrvsideT Wolcott then gave out some
Of the details Of the proposed match. IL
will take place at Queens club. July l6
President Wolcott stated furthermore
that the Yale Financial union stood
pledged to sustain all the expense of the
meet. He said that Yales 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. Tho 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 Kensington on
July 1o
The List of Events.
All difficulties of forming the Oxford
team have been removed, aud Oxford Is
fully prepared to accept Yale's challenge.
The first condition OF this acceptance IL
that there shall be nins events, namelyt
Flat races of mile, half mile, . quar-
ter mile aud 100 yards; q hurdle race of
40 yards, with 10 flights, broad and a
high jump and weight putting and ham
mer throwing.
The second condition is that there shall
be no more than two contestants from
each university in any one event The
other conditions arei
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
and hammer throwing, In which rules OBJ
served between 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
poley from the Englishmen and Americans
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-
titiop with or against professionals within
the definition and laws of the Amateur
Athletic association of England; that
both clubs accept the Queens clubs
financial proposals, namely, that the Yale
and Oxford and Queens clubs divide
equally the net profits or losses of the
games.