New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-08
YALE MEN JUBILANT.
THE CAMBRIDGE REPLY COMMENTED ON
BY KNIGHT B. WADE.

THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS sATIsFAcroRY-
AVAILABLE GROUNDS sUGGESTED-No
DEFINITE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
UNTIL THE FORMAL ACCEPT
ANcE ARRIVES
New-Haven July 7 (SpeciaD.-The news that
Cambridge University has informally though OF
ficially agreed to meet Yale in this country TINS
fall In track athletics was received mere WI"
great rejoicing AS II Is believed. here that mar
ward has left no stone unturned to perplex faie
in her efforts to get an English team to CROSS
Yale became more determined than ever to sue
coed.
Most Of the Yale athletes and track team man.
ayers have already lett the city on their sum-
mer vacation. Only single member OF the COM
mittee recently appointed to have charge OK the
arrangements for the international tournament
Is here The committee is composed OF sherman
Day. present manager OF the track team; knight
y wade. manager of last years team. which met
the English consolidated team In England ana
Charles II. Sheriff., of the New-York Athletic
Club a prominent Yale ilumnus Mr.. Wade said
tonight:
The Yale committee will take action until the
cable dispatch conveying the acceptance arrives
Our waiting is simply ga cesSed
pa u wish 10 state that the matter OF ar
the in sh the o he Yale
We are, of course. averse to a three-me run I as
one has never been tried oy an for Ss
Contest The other Innovations proposed by Cam
bridge are OF a less radical nature to US.
Mr. Wade would not say whether ne thought
that the 12o-yard hurdles on grass and the
22o-yard fiat would be run. but thought the
chances favorable for their introduction in the
programme
Regarding the proposed date, October 5, Mr..
Wade said
That is by long odds the most desirable. We can
draw the largest crowd The summer heat is over
the athletes will be in their best ebos form ".
liable to be cramped for time In making arrange
When the Yale h track feam 0r t.r eoae
Michael c. Murphy told them to keep in good con-
dtion out d soon as the formal reply Is
ceived from England. the team VIII be commuh'-
Gated with and given directions
In reference to the selection OF grounds Tor the
tournament, he said:
The committee has decided nothing. We have
considered Berkeley oval. with its fast track; Man
ad iho varlos merits but We Shall hold another
meeting in few days to take definite action
Mr.. Wade thought that Berkeley Oval would
afford an excellent opportunity for the nlgn
hurdle on grass, II that contest be added TO the
list but he did not wish to be quoted as particu-
lary favoring any ground A..
There Is practically no doubt that Mr.. Muir
phy will train the Yale team for the coming
international event. Mr.. Wade said tonight that
he had telegraphed to Captain Sheldon to meet
him as soon possible to discuss details OF the
projected meet.
Walter Camp although not now actively con-
nected with Yale's athletic interests. was de-
lighted with the prospect Of the meeting.
Professor Eugene l.. Richards. chairman OF tne
Yale Faculty Athletic Committee, has labored
from the first quietly for the consummation OF
the scheme, and was enthusiastic over the ac-
ceptance by the English team or faies chai-
lenge. , ~.
Mr. Richards said tonight that although the
date named for the meeting was OCTOBER D. TWO
weeks later than the opening or Yales taii TERM.
he thought 1t certain that the Yale teams training
could be arranged without conflicting with the
studies OF the athletics.