The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-15

The Contest to Be Limited to Nine
Events-The Makeup of Yale's Repre-
sentatives and the Conditions.
NEW HAVEN, June H. AT a mass
meeting of Yale university students held
last night, it was unanimously voted tC
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
duoed G. H. Sheriff. of Washington, Yale,
'S9, as a representative of the Yale alumni.
Mr.. Sheriff. detailed the efforts of cap
tains of former teams to arrange meet
with Oxford and stated that the project
was one that appealed to the college spirit
of all Yale men as highly desira BILE.
especially this year, when Yale had the
strongest team which has represented the
university in years.
Mr. Sheriff. mentioned the efforts of
Mr.. Van InRen and other Yale athletes,
which terminated with the acceptance by
Oxford of Yale's challenge, and stated in
conclusion that nothing apparently pre-
vented glorious extension OF Yale's hon.
orable athletic career from national to
an international affair
President Wolcott asked for other
speakers, but none volunteered, and yea
and nav 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 dists nee 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 Kensington on
July 1d
Tho List of Events.
All difficulties of forming the Oxford
team have been removed, and Oxford Is
fully prepared to accept Yale's challenge.
The first condition of this acceptance is
that there shall be nine events, namely:
Flat races of a mile, half mile, a quar-
ter mile and 100 yards; hurdle race of
100 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 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
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
soley 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-
tition with or against professionals within
the definition and laws of the Amateur
association of England; that
both clubs accept the Queens clubs
proposals, namely, that the Yale
and Oxford and Queens clubs divide
equally the net profits or losses of the
games.