The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS.
THE JOINT COMMISSION NET AND
AGREED ON RULES.
For the Forthcoming Contests he.
tween Yale and Harvard aud OK
ford and Cambridge.

Brighton England, July Is --lhc Join. COM
mission having charge OF the forthcomlns
athletic contests between the teams of Yale
ard Harvard and oxford aud Cambridge uni~
versitios at West Klnsinston. London. held its
frat official meeting at the Hot Metroncle
this afternoon. The Engiishmcn came from
Eastbonrnc and took luncheon with the Amer
leans. Eyarts Wendell of Harvard presided
and among those present were Joseph b.
Morrison. c. n. sheriff. aud holcomb D..
Browne, on behalf OF the Americans, and j.
c. jackson. L. c. Nassal ami A. Hunter on
behalf Of the home team. The meeting proved
most satisfactory. Tie, creates. good feeling
being displayed on both sides.
The status of Burke and QuinlaD OF the
american teams was roughly discussed anc
the INCLUSION arrived at was that no obiec-
tons to them would hold tor moment MT
Jackson was vt.y emphatic IN debuuncing tho
Engllsh nowspHpcrs that originated the con
trovcrsy. He asked the Associated Press to
make the statement to the American news
papers that neither he nor his colleagues
would under any circumstances have consid'
cred any objection 10 either Quinlan or Burke.
Tho main object of today's meeting was to
hnrmonize the Anglo American amateur rules,
which vary in some minor particulars In
order that the contests NAV he carried out
under conditions that shall he inoisputahle,
Il was agreed that the hurdle raocs SHOULD
b. run under American conditions over Loose
instead of fixed hurdles, and that each side
should follow its own custom in hammer
throwing. II was also agreed that the high
iumr should be taken from the turf In the
cente; Of the grounds.
On the American side there has been no
definite choice OF the actual competitor FOR
the lo0-yard and hurdle races. IL is possible
that In these cases alternate names may ap-
near on the proGrammc The sports VIII begin
punciualv at o'clock in the afternoon as the
Prince OF Wales will be Obliged to leave AT
3 O'Clock for his Yacht in the Solent.
The committee Will meet again at the
queens club next Tuesday.
The American club did not practice today
The men went TO church IN body this morn
Ing and went for a drive this evening To-
and take their further practice at the Queens
club.
London. July l7.-Sporting Life this morn
ing speaks in the highest terms Of the ap-
pearance and performances OF the Yale aud
Harvard men and saws The English ath-
letes will have to wake uD If they wish to
get anywhere rear the American hammer
throwing record. The hammer of our visit
ors appears to have decided advantage over
our style of implement.
The paper expresses disappointment at the
style OF d. b Spitzer and p smith of Yale
The Sportsman is also much taken with the
splendid physique of w A. Boal ana II. j.
Brown of Harvard II SAYS that Boal espoci-
ally looks good enough to shine at anything,
Bu. 1t admires most Of the American team
ren7nrking that the difficulty will be TO select
the competitors where all are so good
The Sportsman especially mentioned Burke
and Quinlan and lays stress upon the splendid
manner In which the Americans have been
drilled in starting