The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-05
LAW. SCHOOL BALL TEAM
ASSURED At Il MEETING OF STU
DENTS YESTERDAY MORNING.

Men to Begin Practicing at Once-south-
Games to be Decided To-night-The
Gymnastic Association to Hold a Second
Meet on March End.
A baseball team for the Law depart
ment of Yale university is now as
sured. An enthusiastic mass meeting
Of the members of that department
was held in one of the assembly rooms
yesterday morning. BY unanimous
vote it was decided that team should
be organized and practice be immedi-
ately begun. To show that they We're
in earnest and meant to give the man
agement the proper support collec-
ton of about SIG was taken UP. This
money will be used for the purchase
Of few balls, bats and gloves with
which to begin work.
Officers were then elected as follows:
Manager, j. X. Blake '9S; treasurer, c.
S. Briggs '99, and acting captain, II. A.
Segelbaum go The first two officers
are permanent, while the acting cap
tain will only serve until the team is
fully organized and the permanent
captain will then be chosen by them.
Each member of the school will be
asked to contribute to the financial
support of the team. There is no
reason why team that will be worthy
of bearing the name Yale should not
be found among the members of the
department. There are quite num-
Der Of men who can play ball and have
slgnified an intention Of trying for the
team. A southern trip during the
spring vacation is already arranged
for, but several minor games will be
played before that time
B. A.. A. MEET.
The men entered in the indoor games
of the Boston Athletic association
leave on the IL o'clock train to-day for
Boston.
The following men will compose the
relay team: w. S. johnson 49, c. e.
Ordway 1900, ]. Richards 1900 s., and
A. III. Richardson 1901. About fifteen
| men are entered in the different handi-
cap events at the meet
TRACK TEAM.
The candidates for the track team
| have now been in training week and
| the work is well under way. The
number of candidates has been increas-
| ed almost daily, fully 100 men now be-
| ing in training. All the events are vel
| filled except the shot-put and hammer
| throw events, in which Yale has usual
| ly been very strong. The general sys-
| tenn of training will be the same this
| year as last The long-distance mer
have been divided into two squads I'M
| der the leadership of Howard Speel
| 1900 and r. j. Turnbull '98, and are run
ming out of doors every day. The
number of men entered in the mile ant
half-mile is unusually large, and the
prospects for a good showing in these
events are bright. The bicycle n1er
have begun out-door running. They
will begin riding as soon as the snow
disappears. The indoor work for the
| other candidates win continue until tht
| middle of March.
| 1t will not be the policy to enter
| many men in the outside games, bu
| a few promising men will be entered
| from time to time in the various oper
| games.
| The annual winter meet of the Y. A
| A., in conjunction with the Nationa
] Guard of Connecticut, will be held il
| the Second Regiment armory on Marcel
70 The regular spring games will b.
| held the last of ADril
LAW SCHOOL CHESS CLUB.
| A checker and chess club has jus
been organized in the university la,
school with the following officers: Pres
Iident, j. X. Blake '9S L. s.; vice presi
dent, E. P Arvine '99 l.. S.: secretar
and treasurer, H. b. Augur SO l..
The object of the club Is to promot
these two games and to try and secur
la representative on the university in
tercollegiate team in future years.
is hoped to secure matches with team
from other departments A tourna
ment is now being started, the WHINE
Iof which will undoubtedly challeng
1.-THE winner of the academic class tour
|nament.
GOLF ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting, of the Intercolle
giate Golf association will be held i
New York city to-day. At this meet
ing officers for the ensuing year wi
be elected and date set for the inter
collegiate golf tournament, which wi
be held at Ardsley- on the Hudson