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YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY
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yale Alumni Weekly, New Haven, Conn.
The office is at Room 6, White Hall.
ADVISORY BOARD.
H. C, Rosrnson, 53. J. R, SHEFFIELD, ’87.
W. W. Sxrwpy, 65S. J. A. HarTwELt, ’898.
C. P. Linpstey,’75 S. L.S. WELog, 89.
W. Camp, ’80. E. VAN INGEN, 7918.
W.G. DaaaeTt,’80. P. Jay, 792.
EDITOR.
Lewis S. WELOH, ’89.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
WALTER Camp, ’80.
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
E. J. THOMPSON, Sp.
NEWS EDITOR,
FRED. M. DAVIES, '99.
PRESTON KuMuER, 1900, Athletic Department.
Dayip D. TENNEY, 1900, Special.
Entered as second class matter at New Haven P. 0.
NEW HAVEN, CoNN., May 19, 1898.
YALE’S RESPONSE.
Definite information concerning the
amount of the fund for the gift to the
United States cruiser Yale is properly
reserved for the mass meeting to-mor-
row night, when all pertinent facts will
be laid before the. University’s graduate
and undergraduate members. But the
main fact is known: The Committee
have for some time been discouraging
subscriptions. Where associations or
collections of alumni have promised
definite amounts, they have, of course,
been accepted and incorporated in the
estimate of funds available, but very
many offers for further work or further
money have been gratefully declined.
In the long list of subscribers now in
the records in this office, one could
pick out scores who stand ready to
increase an already generous subscrip-
tion.
To say that Yale could have fitted
out an entire battery of three and six
pounders is not putting it too strong.
One appeal
WEEKLY for one dollar subscriptions;
another followed when the idea of the
guns was adopted. Along with these
requests for contributions the word was
passed to the different associations and
collections of alumni the country over.
That -was all.
ed elsewhere. Everybody insisted on
subscribing, and alumni associations
were not satisfied with the extent of
their assessment. They often raised it
25 to 100 per cent. We do not know
that anyone ever doubted the loyalty
of Yale men to their country or to
their alma mater. We_ nevertheless
consider this little incident worth re-
membering. It will be in order in
another issue to ask suggestions as to
the proper disposition of a surplus,
after gifts of about six thousand dollars
in value have been presented.
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YALE LUCK.
Just at present “Yale Luck,” as it is
called, seems to be in the exclusive
possession of the United States cruiser
which has adopted the University’s
name. She is avoiding difficulties and
doing things. The part of Yale which
is at home trying to keep up the good
old business on land and sea does not
find her lines falling to her in pleasant
places.
- good members into Brother Jonathan’s
went out through the
The difficulty is explain-.
Our track team sends a few
service, then trips up in one or two
unexpected directions and succumbs to
her ancient and honorable foe. The
Nine moves over to Providence (where
unpleasant things have happened before
in recent years), gets into a heap of
trouble and the fears born of two un-
happy seasons on the diamond are re-
viving in large form.
We share these and other fears, as
long as the rank and file of the Uni-
versity do not attend to business. The
war is disturbing. To send to the
front a whole platoon, and then squads
of ten and twenty at a time, of some of
the best men in the University, does
not conduce to earnest attention to
home duties. Men read war extras,
which they despise, get very mad and
condemn the North Atlantic Squadron
and the University Nine in the same
breath, as inefficient organizations un-
der the command of short-sighted
leaders.
The Yale men at Camp are attending
to their business very well. They have
already won the same kind of a place
in the opinion of their fellow soldiers
as they will hold in the opinion of their
superior officers, when they have had
enough time for training, after the old-
fashioned Yale way. It is likewise true
that the men on the teams and on the
crews are doing their part with zeal.
Let their friends in the Senior class and
others who have developed a critical
spirit, remember what it is that makes
Yale win—the thing that makes squad-
rons and armies win. If there is not
the same kind of discipline all through
the College that there is around the
training table, if there is not unques-
tioning and enthusiastic support of
leaders known to be qualified for their
task, then Yale will begin to eat up her
own reputation.
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Some information about one of the
most important of Yale’s Departments
of education: is given elsewhere. It
does not make one think any the less
of Yale education to read it. Other
articles will follow it, reviewing in the
same way what Yale is doing along
some of the other great lines of the
University’s educational scheme.
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YALE'S DEFEAT.
Due to Marked Weakness in a Few
Events.
Cambridge, May 14.—Harvard de-
feated Yale in the dual track meeting
on Holmes Field this afternoon by the
score of 56 to 48. The result came as
a surprise to Harvard men, for it was
generally felt here that Yale would
make a stronger showing. When Cap-
tain Bigelow’s team finally pulled out
a victory, the students celebrated the
achievement with the more zest because
the opportunity was not anticipated.
The Yale team lost because of
marked weakness in a few events. The
plucky work of the majority of the
team made the slump in the final events
of the afternoon most. disappointing.
The showing in the track events was,
as a whole, excellent. Although Har-
vard’s runners and hurdlers showed
unexpected strength, the Yale repre-
sentatives fought for every point, and
frequently came to the front at the
finish when their opponents looked
like winners.
WHERE YALE WAS WEAK.
In both the high and broad jumps
the Blue was outclassed, while in the
hammer throw an inferior performance
proved sufficient to force Yale into sec-
ond place. When Yale is shut out of
the high jump with the bar at 5 feet
9% inches, and the best distance jump
on the part of a Yale contestant is 21
feet % inch, it is not surprising that
Harvard is able to win. In the ham-
mer, too, a throw of 123 feet 10 inches,
proved more than two feet better than
Yale’s best.
_ Another fact which was emphasized
in the meeting this afternoon was the
better showing of the new material at
Harvard. In most scores, the points
made by Yale were scored by the
veteran athletes. Gleason was the
notable exception. Harvard’s new
blood, on the contrary, was frequently
in the fore, and Robinson, Nickerson,
Hallowell and Ellis added 1514 points
to the Crimson total.
The best work for Yale was done by
Gleason and Blount in the sprints,
Captain Perkins in the hurdles, Fisher.
and Ordway in the middle distance
runs, McCutcheon and Wear in the
bicycle race, and O’Donnell in putting
the shot. Yale’s pole vaulting team
took all the points and deserves espe-
cial commendation. It has never been
equalled in any college.
The outcome of the meeting leaves
the standing in the series for the pres-
ent trophy cup 4 to 3 in Harvard’s
favor. As the cup becomes the prop-
erty of the university winning it the
largest number of times in nine years,
Yale must now win twice in succession
to secure permanent possession. The
summary of events is as follows:
100 YARDS DASH.
First heat—Won by E. J. Green, H.,
time, 10 2-5s..;..R. M.. Graff, Y., .sec-
ond; D. G. Harris, H., third.
Second heat—Won by A. W. Robin-
son, H., time, 10 1-5s.; F..A. Blount,
Y., second; run. off: .of tie for.. third
place between C. C. Conway, Y., and F.
ae Bigelow, H., won by C. C. Conway,
Final heat—Won by A. W. Robin-
son, H., time Io 1-5s.; F. A. Blount,
x, second? ton wey- ys; thir,
120 YARDS HURDLES.
First heat—Won by E. C. Perkins,
Y,, tite, 161-58... “J. OW. Hallowell,
H., second.
Second heat—Won by F. B. Fox, H.,
time, 16 4-5s.; J. J. Peter, Y., second.
Final heat—Won by E. C. Perkins,
Y.,dime, 16°1-53.45 70. DB. Nex, 3. sec
ond; J. W. Hallowell, third.
220 YARDS HURDLES.
First heat—Won by W. G. Morse,
TH; tiie, 36 1-58.55" eo a Perks, -Y;
second.
Second heat—Won By J. W. Hallo-
well, H., time, 26 2-5s.; J. L. Bremer,
H., second.
Final heat—Won by J. L. Bremer,
H,; time, 25 2-58.35 W. 4a. Morse, Hi:
second; J. W. Hallowell, H., and E.
C. Perkins, Y., third:
220 YARDS DASH.
First heat—Won by E. J. Green,
H., time, 23 1-§8.;- 1; Richards, -Jr.;:Y-,
second; C. J. Gleason, Y., third.
Second heat—Won by C. C. Conway,
Y., ‘time, 23 1-5s.; F. H. Bigelow, H.,
second; F. H. Warren, Jr., Y., third.
Final heat—Won by C. J. Gleason,
XY tine, 22 A-68.5 Oe teen, i,
second; F. H. Bigelow, H., third.
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those who might enlist in the army
or navy of the United States, in case
of war. The company has sent out
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policies and all who may secure its
policies between now and the actual
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Prof. FRANCIS WAYLAND,
“Dean.
440 YARDS RUN.
Tie for first place between H. H.
Tish, Hi ane 4 Rh. Piamer, Ir.,: ¥:5
1.41... Bremer, Hs: third, Time, Sis.
880 Yarps Run.
Won by C. E. Ordway, Y., time, 2m.
4s.¢ 0. 1: eraser H.. second> S: H.
Bush, H., third.
OnE Mite Run.
Won by D. Grant, H., time, 4m.
26 1-5s.; °C. B. Spitzer, Y:, second; H.
fasAClark, Tig third,
Two Mire BicycLtE RACE.
First heat—Won by J. H. Wear, Y.,
time, 15m. 15s.; W. McCutchen, Y.,
second.
Second heat—Won by R. B. Howard,
Y., time, 6m. 22 3-5s.; H. P. White,
H., second.
Final heat—Won by W. McCutchen,
Y .. time, onis.4$22-§5.3245 . Wear, Y.,
second; H. P. White, H., third.
SHoT Put.
Won by E. E. O’Donnell, Y., dis-
tance, 40 ft..5 ean: boG. Hits, H.,
second, distance, 39 ft. 6 3-4 in.; S. F.
Mills, H., third, distance, 38 ft. 8 in.
PoLE VAULT.
Won by B. Johnson, Y., height, 11 ft.
3:in;; .R. G. Glapp,. Y., second, height,
11 4t.3 C: T: Dadiey, ¥., third, height,
f0 St. <3 An.
. HitcaH Jump.
Won by A. N. Rice, H., height, 5 ft.
ii 3-8 ins SS. 42 Fis, H., second,
height, 5 it. 9 3-4 in.; W. G. Morse, H.,
third, height, 5 ft. 9 3-4 1m.
BROAD JUMP.
Won by A. L. Nickerson, H., dis-
tance, 22% 76 in.» J:4G. Clark, H., sec-
ond, distance, 22 ft. 1-2.in.; W. F. P.
Berger, Y., third, distance 21 ft. 8 1-2 in.
HAMMER THROW.
Won by W. D. Hennen, H., distance,
123 ft. t07insG: Cadwalader,: Y., sec-
ond, distance, 121 ft. 7 in.; S. B. Sut-
phin, Y., third, distance, 118 ft. 8 1-2 in.
SUMMARY.
Yale. Harvard.
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We PAN oot aes oA Rae 2 6
220 yard UTOICS «6.9%, <s's' oy 7,
Two mile bicycle race...... 7 I
Pie see ees wd 8 O
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Piaminer throw ieee. se. Se. 3 5
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J. WESTON ALLEN.
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The editors of the Yale Law Journal
have appointed the following officers
for the coming year: Chairman, Knox
Maddox, 1900, L.S., of San Francisco,
Cal.; business manager, C. H. Studin-
ski, 1900 L.S., of Pueblo, Col.
