A Letter from Yale. II.

Since the weather has allowed outdoor work, the athletic team has been training at the Yale Field, and at present it is possible to name with a fair degree of accuracy the men who will represent Yale at the Inter-Collegiate meeting. The track which last year was at times too soft to run on, has been gotten into excellent condition and now ranks among the fastest of college tracks.

The team will of course be weakened by the loss of Brooks and Hamilton, who for the past two years have been Yale's strongest track athletes. At present Leeds, '87, Odell, '86, Ludington, '87, and Sherrill, '89, are the most promising candidates for the 100 yards dash, and all of these men will probably enter the 220 yards dash. For the 140 yards run, Coit, '87, Goetchins, '88 S. and Walker, '89 and doing the best work. Smith, '86 and Bradner, '89 will contest for the 1-2 mile run, and Bond, ??? S., Lane, '88 and Schwab, '88 for the ???. Ludington, '87 will enter the 120 yards hurdle race, which was won by him last year. In the mile walk, Davison, '88 S., and Wentworth, '87 S., are training, but neither are doing the work that Meredith did last year. Coxe, '87, captain of the team, will be Yale's only entry for the hammer and shot. He won the hammer last spring and will stand a good chance this year. Goodwin, '89, is doing fair work jumping and will probably go to New York. Shearman, '89, will enter the pole-vault, an event in which Yale has never before had an entry. Kulp, '87 S., and Carlton, '87 are training for the 2 mile bicycle race, but as yet have developed no great speed. The tug-of-war team has not been selected, but Farrington, '86 S. who is rowing in the 'varsity boat will probably anchor.

The freshman nine this year is seriously handicapped by the fact that its two best men are playing on the 'varsity nine. During the Easter recess, several games were played, the results of which varied so much that it is now difficult to form an accurate estimate of the work done. It may be said, however, that the chief excellence of the nine lies in the fielding. The probable make-up of the team which will play against Harvard is as follows: Watkinson, '89, p.; Dann, '88 S., c.; Osborn, '88 S., 1b.; Mason, '88 S., 2b.; Davol, '88 S., 3b.; Noyes, '89, s. s.; Bull, '88 S., l. f.; Fitzgerald, '89, c. f.; Smith, '89, r. f. Substitutes, Francke, '89, and Greer, '88 S.

Lacrosse started off finely in the first part of the season, and for a time it seemed as though Yale would be able to enter the league this year. From the fifty that at first practiced daily at Hamilton Park, the number of players decreased to fifteen. But the best players were the ones to continue in practice, and a lacrosse twelve of a good deal of merit was organized. The first game was played on May 1st at Princeton, and resulted in a defeat for Yale of four goals to nothing. Of the men that compose the team, eight are from '87, two from Sheff., one from '88, and one from the Law School. Meacham, '87, who played on the University team in his freshman year and was captain of his class team, is captain of the twelve. The intention at present is to arrange, if possible, some games with outside teams, and possibly play for the Oelrich Cup at Staten Island, where the games are to be held on May 22nd, and June 4th, and in this way to have a good foundation laid for entering the Inter-collegiate Association next year.