The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-13
TEXT OF THE CHALLENGE
Conditions Under Which English
Athletes Will Meet Americans.
LIST OF COMPETITIONS
Oxford and Cambridge officers Submit
for the Consideration of Yale and
Harvard the Terms Which the
Desire Shall Govern Tests.

London, June 1.-THE following is the
text of the challenge sent respectively
| to the presidents of the Harvard and
| Yale universities athletic clubs:
"Oxford University Athletic Club,
| May 1S.--Dear Sir: The committee of
| Oxford University Athletic club and the
Cambridge Athletic club have requested
us to forward to you the following chal-
lenge for your consideration:
ITO invite selected representatives of
your university club to unite with Sc
Iected representatives of Yale or Har-
ward university clubs in forming a
joint team to compete in track athletics
against joint team of representatives
similarly selected from the athletic
clubs of Oxford and Cambridge uni
versities ILL.,
I'VE venture to think such an athletic
meeting will prove very desirable for
many reasons. We should be very glad
to welcome you to our land. Such in
ternatlonal athletic sports between the
two leading universities of Great Brit
ain and the United States could not
lovers of amateur sport and could not
fail to improve the status of amateur
athletics in both countries, or to revive
the kindly feelings engendered by the
visits of former years of Yale to Ok
ford and Cambridge to Yale. We would
suggest the following conditions for
your approval:
"First-That the meeting take place
at the Queens club, London, on some
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be most convenient to you and to the
Queens club, with regards to compe-
titions.
'Second--That the programme shall
be the regular Oxford Cambridge pro-
gramme of nine events subject to the
following notifications: (a) That a half
mile run be substituted for putting the
weight; 90 that in the 100 yards hurdle
race the flights of hurdles should not
be fixed with regard to competitors.
''Third-That all the four universities
concerned may choose representatives
only from actual students now in resi-
dence and on the college books of men,
bership.
"Fourth-That such representatives,
to be eligible to compete, must conform
in all respects to the rules and regula-
tons which govern the athletic sports
respectively of Oxford and Cambridge
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"Fifth-That such representatives
shall have never received pecuniary as
sistance toward their support and main
tenance as athletes during any portion
Of their university career or any period
prior thereto. 7E7e
"Sixth--And generally, that such
representatives must be in all respects
amateur athletes absolutely and essen
TALLY In accordance with the definition
in 5ar wi he
of amateur athletes, as laid down by
the Amateur Athletes association of
Great Britain and the similar governing
association of athletics in America.
"Seventh-That the appointed stew
ards of the four universities concerned
be requested to lodge with the honor
airy secretary of the Amateur Athletic
association in London on some date
prior to the above mentioned lists of
the selected teams, together with certi-
ficates that, each member of said teams
is bona fide student and a bona fide
amateur athlete.
Having thus formulated our views,
we submit them to your favorable con-
sideration and are prepared to leave
any minor details to be adjusted be-
tween us at some later day. We must
ask you to kindly cable reply at your
earliest convenience, so that we may be
able to Immediately secure the Queens
club grounds and make at once ar
rangements of a personal character
which any delay might render impossl-
BILE.
I'VE remains yours very truly,
GILBERT C. vASSALL,
President Oxford University Athletic
Club
ALLEN HUNTER,
president Cambridge University Ath-
letic Club