The herald., 1897-02-15
Settles the Quarrels Of College
Athletes
COMPLETE RECONCILIATION
Signed, Sealed and Delivered by Harvard
and Yale
intercollegiate Football, Baseball and Track
Athletics VIII Once More Receive
the Attention Deserved
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 14.-Har-
ward and Yale have at last signed a
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 football, baseball and track
athletics, to be agreed to by the UNDER
graduate managers, and for an arbitra-
tion committee in case of 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 and track athletics between the
representative organizations of Yale and
Harvard, beginning March !, 1897, anal
ending March l, 1902
The details of these contests are to be
left to the managers and captains 1t is
also agreed that all contests, with the
exception of rowing, shall take place on
college grounds, and the net gate re-
ceipts shall be equally divided between
the two contesting organizations.
This agreement is conditional on the
appointment on or before April 1, 1897, of
committee to consist of one graduate
of each university, to whom shall be re-
ferred all disagreements in any way re-
lating to athletics and all questions of
eligibility. The decision of the commit
tee is to be final.
In case of a disagreement between the
members of the committee, it shall call
upon a third person to settle the par
ticular question in dispute.
Exceptions to clause l.: Owing to Har-
wards present boating arrangement,
Yale is willing to make third party IN
the Harvard Cornell race at Pough-
keepsie in 1897, if Harvard so arranees.
Yale is to be definitely informed of the
| decision regarding the date of the day
on or before March l, 1897 If the race for
| 1897 is arranged, Yale is to have the
privilege of naming either POughkeep-
! sic or New London for the race after
| 1888, the race of the succeeding years to
| be governed by the main body of the
agreement. If the race of 1897 is not ar
ranged that failure shall in nowise af-
| feet the general agreement, and place
! for the races of 1898 shall then be gov
erned by the terms of the general agree
| ment w. A. BROOKS, JR
WALTER CAMP.
| February 13, 1897.
! The signing of the agreement puts an
| end to q long suspense and will be re
ceived with great relief. The plan is
| tacity that which Harvard presented
| to Yale months ago, but which, without
| being actually refused, was strongly 3D.
| jected to. Every one in Cambridge is
| delighted.
Walter Camp said tonight: when j
| took charge of affairs few days ago, al
Captain Bailey's request, 1 believed that
the feeling at Yale not to row Cornell
| was practically unanimous, but rathe,
than put off meeting Harvard another
| year, we gave in"
DR.. Brooks said that Harvard's posi-
tion had not changed in the last six
| months, and the same agreement was
] sent to Yale six weeks ago. The agree