The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-30
rAIE,s NAVY DEFEATS.
The New Haven Men Have Been Beaten at
baseball, Rowing and Football.

The New Haven Men Have Been Beaten at
baseball, RowinE, and Football.
Yale's defeat by Princeton on the football
field wound mp q season of disaster In sports for
the New Haven collegians. No matter how I'M
successful in other branches Yale might have
been In years gone by, her laurels were gener-
ally retrieved on the gridiron in tho fall. But
during the past year the wearers offthe Blue
have been defeated In every kind of athletic
contests, save the Intercollegiate track and field
games.
The loss of the baseball championship to
Princeton last juno was an unexpected and
crushing blow. When Yale beat the Tigers at
Manhattan Field the series was n tie. each col
lego having won two games. The deciding con-
test was played at New Haven. and tho Blue
looked Ike u sure winner because of the In
tenseiy partisan crowd that would see tho game.
But the Jerseymen played fast, plucky ball, and
wop after e most sx ! yn,o battle: =, THIS us down;
and field events At Manhattan Field. after
which another. reverse was recorded In the
ut Henley. on top Of this came the surrender
ing OF the football Championship to Princeton.
varsity teams was almost oqSsaiIed by, the Yale
freshmen who were beaten In their boat race
VT, With the univs snN,y, 81 N M1,co ,ns,h ere s5sT : and Loaf
PRINCETON on the othor hand enjoyed a sue
c~ession OF triumphs. and has earned the honor
of being the first of American universities in
field sports this year. The Tigers not only won
OF OH HAWAII award, ' they won both OF Of ' their d football
games with. the. Blue and Crimson. and admin
feat in the hi Ri. tory / OF the latter. The iIH Victories
were Nil clean cut. and were duo to the possess
sion of superior talent. .
Trainer Mike Murphy was partially the cause
of the various reverses sustained by the Blue,
eleven. They also declare that the presence OF
too many coaches at New Haven this, fall served
. II se oplnion ono ON the iUst old a piase't that Sn" at s%sy m %%ss
cooks spoil the BROTH" From now on Yale men
will be nut to the test to produce winning teams.
for the material ut hand is not up to the usual
standard. Tho Tigers, meanwhile, bid fair to re-
tain their lnurels.
Inpertnnt Resolutions Adopted at the
Meeting OF Colleges mt Utica.
UTICA. Nov. 29.-The conference for the pur-
pose of regulating athletics in and between COL
leges in the northern part of the State was con-
tlnued up to q late hour last night. Tho follow
ing important business was transacted:
Prof. Squires of Hamilton College presented
the resolutions adopted at the faculty meeting.
There was considerable debate on the motion
making 1t necessary for q student to do twelve
hours work each week in order to obtain per-
mission to compete in Intercollegiate athletics.
An amendment to make the requirement ten
hours was lost by u vote OF Q to g., and the oriRi-
nal motion was adopted.
A motion to allow no student who has been
dropped from his class to participate In ath-
letics until q full academic year after his being
dropped. or until he has been readmitted to his
class. was lost. II was decided that no student
who has more than two-term. conditions can
compete unless the faculty of his college deem
him eligible.
The association will be governed by an Adj
visory Board which will DO composed Of q mem
Der OF the faculty. alumnus and undergraduates
vi viii f9 ha1s sG fufi So in sSe OF sSi sba Affairs Of ah .se b ss.9l
citation. The officers of tho Advisory Board will
also be tho officers Of the association. A. repre-
sentative from each of the six colleges will meet
in December to perfect the constitution.
The following temporary officers were elected:
President. w. Z. Weed. Colgate:V ice-President,
F. II. Herrick, Hobart: Secretary. Prof. Durfee,
Hobart; Treasurer, George Durham. Hamilton.