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The University Courier.
ATHLETICS.
The committee on arrangements for the Intercollegiate Field Day, to be held on McCook Athletic Field, May 20th, 1893, has taken the following action:
1. The Field day contest shall be open to any Kansas college which confers the Bachelor's degree.
2. Each contestant must furnish the committee with a certificate signed by the President or the Registrar of the college from which he comes. The certificate must set forth that the person named therein is a student in good standing in the collegiate department of the college from which he comes.
3. An entrance fee of fifty cents will be charged. One fee will admit the contestant to as many events as he may desire to enter.
4. All applications, fees and certificates must be in the hands of the committee on or before 12 M., May 10th, 1893.
5. The Association will give a first, second and third prize. The first and second prizes will be medals, and the third prize will be a ribbon.
6. The college whose representatives receive the greatest number of points will be given a banner worth $15.00. In determining the number of points, first prizes shall count five, second prizes shall count three, and third prizes shall count one.
7, Amateur athletic rules shall govern each event.
8. The judges appointed by the Triangular League Committee shall select their assistants.
We are glad to note action has been taken in this matter, as too much stress cannot be laid upon the importance of our men getting out and training for Field Day. So far very little interest has been manifested by the aspiring contestants, but at least three men should be placed in training at once. In connection with the events mentioned in previous numbers of this paper, a one mile, quarter-mile relay race will be introduced. That is to say, four of the swiftest
quarter-mile runners will each run a quarter of a mile, relieving each other at the quarter as each completes his distance.
The event is quite a new feature in college circles and was introduced by the Boston Athletic Association on Feb'y 11, at which time Harvard defeated Yale. It is also contemplated that a mile walk and a 440 yard dash will be added to the list of events.
Oxford has refused to accept Harvard or Yale's challenge to row, but will send a crew to the World's Fair regatta.
Washburn has accepted an invitation to play an exhibition game of ball with U. of K. on April 29th. The game will be played on the McCook field.
Exhibition games will in all probability be arranged with Baker and Ottawa. The management is taking the proper steps in this manner, as we have but one scheduled game on our home grounds. It is not at all probable that games can be secured with the State Universities of Iowa, Nebraska or Missouri, and, this being the case, as many games as possible should be arranged with teams near us.
The practice game played on last Saturday demonstrates quite clearly that our men are sadly in need of the practice which many were unable to get before that time. However, but a short time will elapse before the management will select the regular team. The base-ball men are taking quite an interest in their work and there will be plenty of material to select from.
The base ball manager is endeavoring to make arrangements for a game with the Kansas University, to be played at Kansas City, and it is probable that he will succeed. If he fails to do this he will arrange for a trip which will include Kansas University, Baker, and Washburn College. This will make a nice trip for the team and, needless to say, they will meet worthy foemen. Let us hope that the boys will have better luck than they did on their last trip south. —Nebraskan.