The evening world., 1895-07-02
YALE'S ACCEPTANCE.
Reply to Oxford and Cambridge
Complies with Terms
A Rap at Harvard's Reasons for
Declining the Challenge.
oxford Cannot Accept tho FRO.
posed Date, Oct. ..

LONDON. July 1.-The reply OF the
/ athletes OF Yale to the modified chal-
hngo Of oxford and Cambridge has
been communicated to the latter and In
praised by the athletes OF the two Uni
v,rsities as "a sportsmanlike document.
Neither University, however. Will
make any reply OF statement on the
subirc, untii the oxford and Cambridge
| committees confer
The oxford and Cambridge teams are
training for their Inter Cniversity
sports at about nifty miles from London.
a representative Of the Associated Press
went to the training grounds with iale's
reply. which WAS read with Intense
interest. 1t was as follows:
University club. Madison square.
New Yofk CITY. July l. 1895
W. J. Oakley President OF the oxford univer
sity Athletic club;
y = Horan. President Of the Cambridge Uni-
versity Athletio club:
Iear sirs-we very much regret that Har
ward for reasons which are satisfactory to that
University. feels un~iliinE to join Ne In &C
coping the Joint challenge Of Oxford and Cam
bridge to Harvard and Yale for match In
track athletics In the United sta,ss this Au-
tumn
The action Of Yale In response to your chal
| ienge Ia as follows;
We accept ths challenge upon the condition
that the three mile run 10 race which 10 un-
known to our univ.rsitiss) be dropped from the
| list OF events as proposed In your letter. that
tho English team and tn. Yal. team b. each
| represented by two competitors In each event
aud that the teams b. composed OF men who shall
h.v, ha. Eny yllahn In
the o,foti-csmbrids. match of th. year and thu
Yale men In the Harvard Yale match of this year
W" suggest Saturday, Oct s. for the date Of
tho match. ana Ne" York c',y Tor the place H.
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under tn. conditions ram.d above
L. p SHELDON
Captain Yale Athletic Association.
C. II. sHiRRII.I.. Jr..
Chairman Graduate Advisory Committee on rrach
A'h'e''cs
The action OF yale was great sur
prise 10 the Ehshsh athietes. as they al
'housht that h"rVards retusal ehded
'he matter anu II required some mn
uteS for MT H. ~ Horah. the cambridge
| 'reS'ueht' 20 recover suhiciehtTy 10 OK
press any OPINION. Atter reading the
caoie oespa'ch' mr' horan said'
| i"'s IL SO unexpected that 90 not
know "hat 10 s"y' Inc matter must
pe discussed among our reiiows before
can venture 10 say what they VIII do'
we must also consult WIN the oxiord
men farts OF fales reply are httie
Ambiguous to me. For instance. they
| wish tn except the three-mlle run. II
| '"nt was hsreeu' iaie wouiu ne eA-
Pec'e' To substitute something else.
'ahhot understand vale challenging
poth 'Ntorn ana Cambridge. ana think
iaIe should nave been satisfied with
challenging the winner or our games
| mere The challenge certainly shows
'hat the Yale men are true sportsmen
| MIR w j. Oakley. President OF the OK
| FORD Athletic club took the cable mes
sage and all TIE oxford athletes gath
cred around him and manifested the
greatest Interest. Mr.. Oakley said:
| ''tNford men cannot accept. The date
determined upon Is too late. The college
authorities would not permit us to be
absent IN October. as we must be at
oxford on Oct. o. But any day during
the latter part of September would do.
Il don't understand Yale challenging
both oxford and Cambridge. She GER
| t1inly can't mean to take us both on,
II Is pity that the challenge came So
late. ! VIII consult with our people as
! soon as possible and confer with MIR.
lioran. ': - likely. however. that
Whichever is the winner OF our inter
coNeGiat" games VIII accept fale's
chaH"nse. provided an earlier date can
be arranged.
Ihter-lt he'hm" apparent that with
out exception. the oxford ana Cambridge
teams to meet Yale alone They said IL