YALEH ALUMNI WHEHEKLY
their representatives were ready to do
whenever reason and _ expediency
seemed to demand it. The captains
and managers of all the University
athletic teams fecl greatly relieved
that the uncertainty has now been
banished, and that it will now be pos-
sible for them to proceed upon their
plans for the Spring athletic events.
PLANS FOR THE SPRING CONTESTS.
In baseball and track athletics the
meeting of Yale and Harvard this
Spring is a certainty, and there re-
main now only a few details to be ar-
ranged by the undergraduate man-
agers before the final dates can be
announced. It is very probable that
the two baseball games will be played,
in Cambridge on the afternoon before
Class Day, and at New Haven as
usual in Commencement week. In
case of a tie, the third game is to be
played on neutrai college grounds,
early in July.
The dual track games will be held in
New Haven this year, as the custom has
been to alternate between the grounds
of the two universities and the last
games were held at Cambridge two
years ago. The original constitution of
the Dual Athletic League sets May 15 as
the date, but this day will be very
inconvenient this year as the Yale-
Brown baseball game has already been
scheduled for the same date. An effort
will be made to change the constitution
and it is probable than in afew days
the final date will be announced.
The plan of the University Boat
Club cannot be known until March 1],
at which date, according to the agree-
ment, Harvard is to let Yale know
whether she is to become a third party
to the Poughkeepsie race or not. In
case Harvard finds it impossible to
inake satisfactory arrangements for
this triangular race, the plan of the
Yale management is to again enter
the races for the Grand Challenge Cup
at the Henley Royal Regatta. Either
one of these plans, it is believed,
would be acceptable to the Yale grad-
uates and undergraduates alike. In
some respects it is much more desira-
ble to enter immediately into the
agreement with Harvard and at the
same time to have a race with Cornell
this year. Also the idea of another
trip across the water, accompanied,
as it must be, by additicnal expense
and an exaggerated publicity of col-
lege athletics, is not received with
universal favor, especially among the
graduates of the University.
On the other hand, a race as now
proposed on the Hudson may be unde-
sirable because of its infringement up-
on Yale’s boating policy. Again, if
Yaie is ever to compete at Henley
again (and a large portion of Yale
Sympathizers certainly hope that she
may carry off the Grand Challenge
Cup some day), when would a time
be more opportune than this coming
season, when the prospects point to a
good crew, and the knowledge gained
last year by the individual oarsmen
and coaches would be more useful
towards ultimate success than it
would be after a delay of at least five
years?
THE STORY OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.
The fact cannot reallv be expressed
too strongly and forcibly that a sit-
uation, which looked very dark and
unpromising a few months ago, has
been solved in a most clever manner
Satisfactory to all parties interested.
It now may well be asked how this
ultimate reconciliation has been
brought about, an why so long a ae
lay was necessary, before the proper
arrangements could be completed in
the ordinary diplomatic fashiov.
These natural queries of one interested
in the welfare of college athletics can
be answered to a certain degree of
Satisfaction.
During last Summer and in the ear-
ly Fall the personal efforts of those
interested in accomplishing a recon-
ciliation were made in rather a quiet
way, and were followed by considera-
ble success. In November the matter
had advanced to a point where Dr.
Brooks, a fully empowered representa-
tive of the Harvard Athletic Commit -
tee, and Mr. Camp, empowered by the
Yale management to discuss a recon-
Ciliation treaty, drew up a formal
agreement calling for a resumption of
athletics in all branches for @ series
of years, beginning with the coming
Spring. The boat race was to be a
dual contest, the time and place to be
mutually agreed upon by the under-
graduate captains and managers, or
left to the decision of a referee in the
event of a disagreement. In other re-
spects the conditions were substan-
tially the same as in the present
treaty, except that no provision was
made for playing all field events only
on college grounds, but was more gen-
eral in nature. Dr. Brooks was au-
thorized and willing to sign this
treaty in behalf of Harvard, as soon
as Mr. Camp should receive the cor-
responding authority from the Yale
managements. |
Some days passed without Yale ziv-
ing Mr. Camp the necessary power to —
go ahead and complete the arrange-
ment, and during this temporary de-
lay on the part of Yale, Harvard with-
drew the agreement of Dr. Brooks and
Mr. Camp, substituting in its stead
another treaty of somewhat different
conditions. At this point the power
of Dr. Brooks and Mr. Camp to carry
on negotiations came to an end, and
they withdrew from active participa-
tion in them.
As time went on and occasional cor-
respondence passed more directly be-
tween the two managements, matters
became more and more involved, until
it looked as if, for the present at least,
a reconciliation was out of the ques-
tion. Within the past week the two
gentlemen who drew up the original
agreement were requested by the au-
thorities at their respective universi-.
ties to again take up the matter, each
one having full power to sign a final
treaty. Dr. “Brooks <and. Mr. Camp
both consented, and as a result of
their negotiations the agreement was
reached which is printed above.
ONE GRADUATE WELL PLEASED.
Mr. George A. Adee ’67 seldom says
much. His forte is peculiarly action.
Knowing his interest in the resumption
of athletic relations between Harvard
and Yale, a representative of the
WEEKLY ventured to ask him his opin-
ion of the reconciliation and its terms.
oe result was this statement and only
ist
‘<T’m the happiest man you can find.”
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Sentiment of the Undergradu-
ates.
[Yale Daily News.]
Yale men will welcome the favor-
able conclusion of the negotiations be-
tween Yale and Harvard, which have
involved the future athletic relations
of tne two universities and carried
with them the solution of this year’s
boating question at Yale. * * * We
believe we understand the undergrad-
uate opinion at Yale well enough to
say that it will unanimously endorse
anything, which is so manifestly
framed for the best interests of Yale
and Harvard in particular, and col-
lege athletics in general, as this agree-
ment seems to be.
{Harvard Crimson.]
There will be but one feeling
throughout the student body today
when it becomes known that the
trouble with Yale in athletics is finally
and happily settled. That feeling will
be one of unmixed joy and gratitude,
and it will be as deep and enthusiastic,
as it will be universal:
* * * * * *
Forgetting the past and resolving on
a generous open-hearted rivalry in the
future, Harvard again joins hands
with Yale and welcomes her heartily
and joyfully to her cold place as Har-
vard’s “nearest and dearest foe.’’
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Baseball Work.
About thirty-five candidates for bat:
tery positions on the University base-
ball team responded to the first cali
issued by Captain Keator this year.
Among the most promising candidates
for catchers are: DeForest, ’97; Turn-
bull, *98; Hecker, ’99; Davis, ’99S.;
Newcomb, 1900; Goodwin, 1900; Sulli-
van, 1900; and for pitchers: Betts, ‘98;
Greenway, ’98S.; Hecker, ’99; Wallace,
99; Stewart, ’98S.; Dunn, ’988S.; Hall
’998.; Alexander, 1900; Clarke, 1900.
The candidates for the Freshman
team ‘were called out last Saturday,
and will be coached by Simmons,
98. Seventy-two men presented them-
Selves. The candidates for the re-
maining positions on the University
Paes will be called out on February
COMPARATIVE REPRESENTATION,
Where Wale and Marvard Obtain
Their Students.
The following table gives the com-
parative representation from States
and foreign countries at Yale and
Harvard for the years 1895-96 and
1896-97. The tables have been com-
piled from the University Catalogue.
From the figures it will be seen from
-What sections of the country the gain
in the enrollment of the two univer-
Sities has been made over that of
last year:
Yale. Harvard.
1896. 1897. 1896. 1897.
rear 9 22 99 88
N. Hampshire... 19 18 75 76
Ment... . esa ae 32 28 17 27
Massachusetts... 122 152 2048 2166
Rhode Island.... 35 18 71 62
Connecticut « dtes 88 42 29
New York . 507 515 354 364
New Jersey ..... 92 104 43 38
Pennsylvania . 162 150 108 102
Total syaith we LeOD eee 2875 2952
Central Section.
Ohio Si ae ote bo 107 100
PIANO so naee cc eee OL 19 22. as
(Illionis eee BAER s BL 137 124
Ts ss css 31 27 23 23
Wisconsin ....... 20 18 12 11
ee a, 320 3804 301. 294
Southern Section.
Delaware ........ 6 10 6
meerviend ........° 14 8 6 1
eee, Of Col...... 21 19 43 3
6 et re 5 5 12
W. Virginia 4 5 6
Pm Carolina .... 2 4 4 5
mesoe rolling... 26... 3 7 2 6
Georgia 7 9 6 3
Florida 2 1 2 2
Alabama 2 3 7 f
Mississippi 0 0 5 6
Tennessee ....... 13 a3 7 9
meentucky = ........ a1 20 12 i
Total . 102 99 119 115
Western Section.
Minnlesota ....... 28: oe “eee 0
TOW Oe ie t4cc 8 cba Se 14 14 28 25
Missouri .....é... 57 58 3 ge sae
DiOUIIaNa. i. ses 9 12 8 7
"TCBAA 5 oo os ae Se ae 11 11 12
KASIEe Sac isst sc ue A 21 18
Nebraska ....... 4 8 16 v)
COIGTRED 6. (455546 ee 30 23 22
MJ tAie cet iesetcis 4 9 6
Montana: 45545 1 4 5 8
Oregon: Aas ces } 9 2 2
Calitornia: 3... 16 20 47 44
Total 5s 184 207 250 226
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Canada. wees te 3 5 5
Hawaiian Isl’ds.. 10 9 2 1
JADA. «creeae reas c¥ 8 5 0
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Harvard Crew Men Reinstated.
At a meeting of the Administration
Board of the Harvard Faculty held On
Monday evening, February 8, it was
decided to reinstate the two members
of the University crew who had been
suspended owing to the celebration
with firearms in which they partici-
pated a few weeks ago. A petition
for the reinstatement of these men
had been signed by a majority of the
several classes, by which they pledged
themselves to refrain from and to sup-
nress any such celebrations in which
firearms were to be used during the
remainder of their college course.
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held on Friday evening, February 12,
was postponed on account of unfavor-
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