The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-15
CRIMSON AND BLUE
HARVARD AND YALE SIGN A
TREATY OF PEACE AS TO
ATHLETICS.
CONTESTS TO BE Renewed.
But CORNELL is A STUMBLING
BLOCK AS REGARDS BOAT
RACING.
Arbitration is AGREED To
In Future Differences Deciding
Games I'm Winnipeg Bon
spiel.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 14.-Har-
ward and Yale have at last signed a
definite treaty, and a complete athletic
reconciliation has been effected. Walter
Camp and William A. Brooks Jr. drew
up the agreement last evening, but it
was not signed until this noon. 1t pro-
vides for base ball, football and track
athletics to be agreed to by the under
graduates managers, and for an arbi-
tration committee in case of a disagree
ment. AS to the boat race this year,
Cornell appears to hold the key to the
situation. The text Of the agreement
is as follows:
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, base ball
and track athletics between the representa-
tive organizations of Yale and Harvard. be-
ginning March l, 1897, and ending March 1.
1902.
The details Of these contests to be left to
the management and captains.
1t is alsC agreed that all contests, with the
exception Of rowing. shall take place on col
lege grounds and the net gate receipts shall
be equally divided between the two contest
ing organizations.
This agreement is conditional on the appoint
ment, on or before April l, 1897, of a
mittee to consist of one graduate of each
university. to whom shall be referred all dis
agreements in any way relating to athletics
and all questions of eligibility. The de-
ciston of the committee is TO be final.
IN case OF a disagreement between the
members of the committee. it shall have
power to call upon a third person to settle
the particular question in dispute.
Exceptions to clause lowing to Harvard s
present boating arrangement, Yale is willing
TO make third party in the Harvard Cornell
race at Poughkeepsie in 1897 if Harvard so
arranges.
Yale is to be definitely informed of the de-
cisien regarding the date of the race on or
before March l, 1897. If the race for 1897 is
arranged, Yale is to have the privilege OF
naming either Poughkeepsie or New London
for the race of 1885, the races of the sue
ceedlng years to be governed by the main
body Of the agreement.
II the race Of 1897 is not arranged that
failure shall in no wise affect the general
agreement, and place for the races Of 1898
shall then be governed by the terms Of the
general agreement.
w. A. Brooks Jr.
Walter Camp
Feb. 10, 1897.
The signing of the agreement puts an
end TO a long suspense, and will be
received everywhere with great relief.
The plan IS tacitly that which Har-
ward presented to Yale months ago,
but which, without being actually re-
fused, was strongly objected to. Ev-
cry one in Cambridge is delighted
Walter Camp said tonight: when I
took charge Of affairs a few days ago
at Capt. Bailey's request, 1 believed
that the feeling at Yale not to row
Cornell was practically unanimous, but
rather than put off meeting Harvard
another year, we gave in"
Dr.. Brooks said that Harvard's posi-
ton had not changed in the last month
and the same agreement was sent to
Yale six weeks ago. 1t will not affect
agreements with other colleges, nor pre-
vent boat race with Cornell in the
following years.
1t is understood that the first base
ball game will be played in Cambridge
on June %, which is the day before
class day, with the second at New Ha-
ven on June 80. If a third game is
necessary, it will be played a week
later. The track athletic games will
occur at New Haven May Is.