The San Francisco call., 1897-04-20
THAT ATHLETIC ROW.
The Stanford Statements Have
Aroused Much Indig.
nation.
Their Position Stated By the Track
Captain AMI Manager of the
Berkeley Team

BERKELEY, CAL. April IA final
statement OF CALIFORNIA; position in the
controversy with Stanford has been made
by Track Captain Brown and Manager
Barnes, reviewing the points at issue
from the commencement of the discus
sion. Before compilation of the state
ment, meeting of all the athletes was
held in North Hall, with Professor Ed
ward G. Bacon.
1t was decided that the men should
keep in training until Wednesday even
ing, to be ready if Stanford should agree
to a-Dltrate the points 1T issue. 1t was
also settled that Berkeley will not send a
team East. The professors thought IL
beneath the dignity of a great university
to follow the cardinal men across the
Rockies for an athletic Contest.
great deal OF bitterness has been
aroused by some remarks from Pao Alto
rejecting upon the motives of the Berke-
ley athletic management. As the latter
has only asked for arbitration and stand,
ready to abide by the DECISION of nm
biased judges, such remarks are indig-
nantly received and are regarded as nm
called tor. By way of reply some of the
more hotheaded collegians aver that
Manager Brown of Palo Alto by ayoiding
contest with Berkeley is escaping fro m
the embarrassing prospect of sending to
compete on Eastern fields team de-
feated at home.
Following is the statement of the case
by the Berkeley manager and captain:
The manager and captain of the track team,
of the University Club firstly, finally and
briefly, herewith give TO the public the roo.
sons for the failure to have an intercollegiate
field day:
The track managers of the two teams failed
to agree upon two points: first, the time and
place of having the bicycle race; second. the
manner Of scoring the points.
1t seemed impossible to come to an aoraa
men. SO the University of California mapager
desired TO have the questions at issue settfed
teams, together with the chairmen of the two
faculty committees on intercollegiate atb.
letics, met at the University Club.
Negotlations came to naught because the
manager OF the Stanford team fatty refused
to allow the questions to be arbitrated. There-
upon the manager and chairman OF the fac
ulty committee OF California declared that
without arbitration there could be no conta
The California team will remain in trainin q
until Wednesday evening April 2I, which is
the latest date when any reconsideration ma y
De had. In no event will the contest take
place unless the matters at issue are arbi.
trated. - Va
The reasons for the stand taken by Cali.
fornia are as follows:
First-1n the matter of the bicvcla rooo
Both managers agreed to have this race on IN a
Velodrome track, but Stanford's MANAGE
wanted IL on the same afternoon as the feId
day, while the California manager wanted tn
have it on the afternoon before, as an advar.
tlsement ana matter OF convenience and Of
fered 70 pay all the extra expenses of the
Stanford men. Failing to agree Stanford with
drew its consent to the Ve,odrome track a nd
insisted that ii be held on he Olympic cinder
track. The Olympic track has been found IN
be exceedingly dangerous for fast riding.
Second-As TO the matter of scorine Tb.
agreement between California aud Stanford
provides that the rules of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union of the United States shall govern
all contests. The rules at the time of the adon.
ton OF the agreement prescribed that scoring
should be five for first, three for second and
one for third place.
At the meeting of the two intercolIerist te
committees in February last, which Consisted
OF three representatives from each university.
the matter OF scoring was briefly consid ere
and four OF the six members declared in favor
OF hve, three and one. The matter was NOT
put to vote: however, because 1t was thoupht
that the r. le of the A. A. u. covered 9he
point At last two field days the CAPTAINS
agreed TO five, two and one and did SO without