The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-03

Inyitation Extended to the Crew to ROW In
Germany-A. A. u. Registration.

Germany--A. a. u. registration.
Captain Whitney of the navy has re-
ceived a letter from the "Allgemelner
Allster Club" of Hamburg, Germany,
inviting the Yale crew to take part in
the international regatta to be held in
Germany next July, the date as yet not
having been decided upon. The letter
translated reads as follows:
TO the President of the Crew Of the
American University ''Yale," New
Haven, Connecticut:
Dear Sir-1n this letter allow me to
send you a copy of last years regatta
programme of July II and IS, saying
that races will be arranged as last year,
and I believe that a number of suitable
races can be found for your crews, if
the invitation Of visiting the Hamburg
regatta finds favor with you. I there
fore take the liberty to-day to beg that
you will consider whether you could
not decide to attend the Hamburg re-
gatta this year. Your announcement
and your coming would afford great
pleasure not only to all Hamburg peo-
pie but to all German sportsmen, and
1 can assure you that your crews will
be most pleasantly received. Please
consider this and favor us with a
speedy reply. With sportsmanlike and
friendly greetings,
Sincerely yours,
n CCIITJNh A CIyER
President of the "Allgemeiner Allster
Club" Hamburg, Germany.
On account of the arrangements
which have already been made for
the crew the invitation cannot be ac-
copied.
A. A. u. REGISTRATION.
The chairman Of the A. A. u. has
sent a communication to the Intercol-
1egiate Athletic association In regard
to the registration of college athletes.
The communication acknowledges the
point made by the intercollegiate asso-
citation and suggests that college ath-
letes be registered by their own asso-
ciation, and that the registration fees
be divided between the A. A. U. and
the I. G. A. A. A. A. If the intercolle-
giate association accepts this PROPOSE
ton the chairman of the A. A. U. ex-
ecutive committee will lay it before his
committee and recommend that it be
applied to all associations allied to the
! A. A. u. A number of the executive
committee have gone on record as IA
voring the scheme and communications
on the subject have bene sent to the
others
LEONARD BACON CLUB.
The Leonard Bacon club held it's reg
ular weekly debate last evening in
room B, East Divinity. The subject
for debate was: Resolved, That
church should not accept gifts of mon
ey made in ways which are admittedly
wrong" The speakers were ]. B. Ly-
man and w. Morse for the affirmative
and G. B. B. Bowser and G. G. Marshall
for the negative.
wIGWAM MEETING.
A meeting Of the Sophomore Wigwam
was held last evening in Stewards. The
The subject for debate was: Resolved,
That a country town is better loca-
ton for a college than city" A. D.
Leavitt 1900 was the leader from ONE
ga on the affirmative and Julian Day
1900 from Alpha on the negative.
DIVINITY SCHOOL ENTERTAIN
MENT.
The middle class of the divinity
school will give their annual entertain
ment to the school and it's friends to-
morrow evening. The entertainment
will commence at 7:45 o'clock with a
lecture in Marquand chapel on Art
by Professor Curry. A reception In the
Lowell Mason rooms will follow the
lecture. The committee who have the
entertainment in charge are f. B. Nc
Allister, chairman; e. r. Evans and e.
e. Day.
SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICE.
The spring football practice this year
will begin in April. The candidates for
positions back of the line will then be
called out. The practice will consist
chiefly Of punting, special attention be-
ing paid to distance and accuracy.
There will be contest in punting in
May.
HOCKEY SCHEDULE.
The following games have been ar
ranged by the management of the uni
versity hockey team: March g. Column
bia at Brooklyn; March g. New Jersey
Athletic club at New York; March IL,
University of Pennsylvania at Phila-
delphia.
FIRST DAY ON THE ROAD.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the
candidates for the bicycle team were
given their first work on wheels. The
men were divided into two sections,
and they took spin of about eight
miles.
YALE NOTES.
The Mohammed Ali club of the Junior
class has been organized and the fol-
lowing officers elected: H. A. Callahan,
president; Berne Evans, vice president;
Donald r. Hooker, secretary and treas
\ urer.
M. T. Adams &c., T. LIE Boutillier '99
S. and w. B. Rile have been taken on
s the Apollo Banjo club.
The Renaissance club will hold its
annual banquet on March Is at the
q Waldorf hotel in New York.
The regular monthly meeting Of Phi
Beta Kappa was held last evening in
29S Durfee.
The Y. G. A. gymnastic team will
q give an exhibition in the Norwich Y.
M. C. A. gymnasium tomorrow even
ing.
The trophy flag won by the 1900
crew at Poughkeepsie last spring has