The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-15
BLUE AND CRIMSON UNITED
RALE AND HARYARD SIGN Il FIVE
YEAR AGREEMENT.

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Visit to Boston-Annual Contests in All
sports-Xale Will Row Cornell This Year
Both Colleges Delighted Over the Hap-
py Turn Affairs Have Taken.
Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 14-Harvard
and Yale are again united After a
wearisome period of secret negotia-
tions. the two universities have reach
ed definite understanding, and for
five years at least, the crimson and
blue will contend on water, track and
field, just as they did in the good old
days before the breach was made in
the summer of 1895.
The final agreement direct resulted
from the visit of Walter Camp OF Yale
to DR.. William A. Brooks, jr., of Har-
ward, Saturday evening. After several
hours conference these two deleaAtes
of the athletic interests of the two leao-
ing universities signed the following
| agreement:
1T is hereby agreed by and between
the Harvard athletic committee and the
| Yale athletic management that there
shall be annual contests in rowing,
| football, baseball and track athletics
between the respective organizations Of
Yale and Harvard, beginning March l.,
1897, and ending March l, 1902 the de-
tails of these CONTESTS to be left to the
managers and captains.
1T is also agreed that all contests,
| with the exception Of rowing races,
shall take place on college grounds and
| that the net gate receipts shall be
| equally divided between the two con-
testing organizations
| This agreement is conditional upon
the appointment on or before April /,
1897, of committee to consist of one
graduate of each university to whom
shall be referred all disagreements in
any way relating to athletics and all
questions of eligibility. The decision Of
| this committee is to be final.
| 'In case of a disagreement between
members of this committee it shall
have the power to call upon a third
person to settle the particular question
in dispute.
| Exception to clause lowing to
Harvard's present boating agreement,
Yale is willing to make a third party
in the Harvard Cornell race at Pough-
keepsie in 1897, if Harvard so arranges.
yale is to be definitely informed of
the decision regarding and the date of
the race on or before March l. 1897.
IF the race of 1897 is arranged Yale
is to have the privilege of naming
either Poughkeepsie or New London
for the race of 1898, the races Of sue
ceeding years to be governed by the
hp1U Of thic opt 10.
race of 1897 is not arranged that fail
ure shall in no wise affect the general
agreement, and the place for the race Of
1898 shall then be governed by the
terms by the terms of the general
agreement"
The announcement of five years.
agreement with Yale has filled Har-
ward with joy. Graduates and under
graduates at Harvard Square are de-
lighted with so satisfactory agreement.
The captains of the Harvard teams are
especially pleased.
The date for the track games is al
ready practically decided upon as June
Is, at New Haven.
The baseball schedule of games is
nearly completed except for the Yale
dates. Two Yale games will be play
ed, one in Cambridge on the day be-
fore class day, and one in New Haven
on the day before Yale's class day In
case of a tie third game will be
played on neutral grounds
The work of the crew will have more
snap, now that it Is practically sure Of
meeting Yale. This, however, will de-
pend on Cornell, but there is no reason
why the Itaacans should refuse this
chance at Yale, whom for years they
have tried to meet on the water.
The noteworthy features Of the agree
ment are it's term of five years; it's
clause that all contests must be on col
lege grounds. which shuts out any flu
ture Springfield baseball games, and
it's provision for committee of arbi-
tration.
DR.. Brooks and Mr.. Camp will prob
ably be appointed as this committee.
The agreement reflected great credit
on the diplomacy of Harvard and the
good spirit Of Yale