The Washington times., 1903-01-26
YALE AND HARVARD WILL
NOT BREAK RELATIONS
Conference Between Rival
VarsitieS Held.
PRINCETON TAKES UP POLO
Columbia ArTanges Big Indoor Track
Meet and Carnival of Relay
Races.
PRINCETON TAKES UP POLO

One OF the most important recent de-
velOpmenls in college athletics was the
/ conference Of Representatives from Yale
snd Harvard a Cambridge. on Satur-
day. This meeting. though il brought
forth 10 definite announcement. indf-
Gated that the two universities. so far
as their official relations are concerned.
are very friendly The conference ef-
feetuany settled the question OF a re-
ported break between the red and the
blue. and there is now little doubt that
the two universities viii continue 10
meet in the future as in the past in all
branches OF intercollegiate athletics.
The rival representatives are anxious
to formulate a set OF mutually agree
able eligibility rules, which viii do
away with the disputes that haze char
acterized the football relation. espe-
cially, between the New Haven and
Cambridge men the last two years When
the two universities hold their next con
ference. which viii be at New Haven,
it is extremely likely that eissibility
regulations viii have been drawn up for
submission 10 the meeting. It is i'm
probable that Yale and Harvard VIII
enter into any formal fve-year agree
ment for contests in baseball. football,
rowing. and track athletics These con
tests, il is thought. can just as well be
arranged by the different managers from
year TO year. Some, however. profess
to find It indicative that ali is not so
serene as seems IN that no agreement for
a term Of years is probably forthcoming.
IL
ager. E. StaufTer. tr has Just completed
arrangements for what promises 10 &c
the most important indoor athletic meet
in New York this season. It VIII be espe-
cial interesting because Of the fact that
most OF the big colleges viii be repre-
serted both BY teams and BY individu-
ais Yale. Harvard. Pennsylvania, ant
Princeton are expected 10 be the leading
entries
The meeting viii De held on the even
ing Of February y. in the Twenty-second
Regiment Armory. at Broadway and Six
ty-seventh Street. Relay races will form
the main feature OF the program. There
will be a one-miIe intercollegiate relay
race. a two-mile intercollegiate relay
race. one-miIe National Guard relay
race. one-miIe athletic club relay hsndi-
cap. and q one-miIe inter company re-
lay handicap. open only to companies Of
the Twenty-second Regiment There VIII
be two special scratch invitation races
a seventy yard-dash and two-mile run.
Princeton has the distinction or being
the first college to take up polo. Il is a
novel form Of college sport. as it has
hitherto remained largely. for lack OF
facilities. peculiarly outside of the
province Of varsity athletics. The Tigers
have as vet only an informal team. which
has received no official notice either
from the college or the Polo Association.
If. however. enough men become inter
ested those now concerned hope team
may be formally organized and gain Of
ciaI recognition.
Following CoIunbia's example. Penn
sylvania purposes 10 forIl a graduate
crew. This etghs viii be boateJ Ior the
purpose Of taking part IN the rev Amer
lean Henley, scheduled for next July. on
the Schuylkfl River, IL Philadelphia
The announcement of graduate interest
seems TO have stimulated under
graduate enthusiasm. and a large num-
Der OF new men have reported for both
the varsity and freshman crews