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

II is virtually settled hat 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
Iona been sought by New Haven teams.
and Is the climax of four years OF most
assiduous planning and volumes OF cor
r%espondence on the part of Charles II,
Sheriff., the Yale Splinter.
A cablegram received by Mr.. Sheriff.
last night leaves the matter, as he re-
cards It, open only to the concluding
arrangement OF details as to the date
of meeting and the games Mt which the
collegians will compete. -,
81 am certainly much gratified.. SAID
he this morning to an Evening w ora
reporter. at finding the English collie
ginns ready to welcome Il Yale team
upon their grounds. Never was a team
OF American college athletes in better
trim for an International. competition
win points enough for an assured Vic
tory. In the weight contests and at the
hurdles. they are simply invinciblc. so
far as comparisons OF performances
show:
1.-THE subject OF n competition OF the
kind was first actively agltated by me
during a visit abroad, and | returned
with every expectation of success. The
nj vi ihAN ~ w. N'N
giate Championship, however. deferred
Il until the New Haven team should
prove the representative college team Of
this country. This has been done now
in so thorough a manner as to leave no
room for doubt. and we will send a team
Of winners"
Mr.: MacLane Van Ingen, who Is now
in Europe on business, was commits
! sioi.ed by Mr.. Sheriff. a week or so ago
to reopen the subject of an international
meeting with the English collegians.
-wAtA tA ~ ttth Tho a lanNYa CO l 4 n ~ 4 nFv
The Yale team is now in training
+. preparatory to going to England. All
], on June is. They will go directly to OK
ford. secure training quarters and finish
training.
decided rhs l' at IF The e English wh Inier- afa sG HS
contests differ from the American events
only In one particular. This Is the
three-mile run. which Is not on the pro-
ramm in this country.
Mr.. Sheriff. therefore wishes TO sub
stitute either a bicycle. walking or pole
vaulting event. but which one Will be
s m,ss mav b Is mot yet np Sno n mile a rS STmpr'-
The Yale team will probably be made
up as follows:
- ioo-yard RUM. II. Cady. 's5 s.. nrst string
o .i I. saa'f ps.h l. : r. 'e sSnfor Ti''S nf.t string; -,
Mule hun. E Morgan. "a, hra, string: -,
Hurdies-E. II. Cady. Us s.. hrst string; L.. r.
Sheldon. 90. second string.
Hammer-W. o. Hickock. '5 g., hrst string
Alexander Brown. '96, second string.
: - Putting the s'iot-w o. Hickock. '9S s, hrs'
/. stringl Alexander Brown. 'oS. second string.
Hish Jump. II. Csdy. 'e5 s.. first string
L. r, Sheldon. '96. second strinW.
Broad Jump. p. Sheldon. so. hrst string
z. n. Cady. '95 s.. second string.
Yale. men are anxiousy awaiting tn
hnal word. and when II comes hundreds
Of Yale enthusiasts will prepare 10 &C
company the team on the trip.
Yale men can see nothing that SAVIOR
OF possible defeat. and are en-
Enthusiastically %sauguine. a concession
will have TO he made In the hammer
throwing. In which the English style !
to throw from n run on turf. .Anothe
point Of difference to which the Val
athletes will have to accustom them
selves will be in the practice OF runninI
ard walking with the right side to tn
pole. reversing the style of aking turn
In vogue here.