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Harvard and Yale Athletics.

1890-92.

In other respects the games and contests shall be played according to the rules which governed in the intercollegiate contests in which both Yale and Harvard participated in the year 1889, subject to such modifications as may be made, by mutual agreement by separate conference committees for each sport.

ARTICLE IV.Trophies.

Championship flags shall be awarded annually to each one of the winning teams in the four sports named.

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ARTICLE V.Number, Time and Place of Contests.

Section 1. Base Ball : There shall be four games of base ball annually between the "nines" of the universities, two to be played at New Haven and two at Cambridge. In case the games result in a tie a fifth game shall be played. Tie games shall be played alternately at New Haven and Cambridge. Of the four games the third shall be at Cambridge the day after Harvard Class Day and the fourth at New Haven on the Tuesday of Yale Commencement Week.

There shall be an annual game of base ball between the freshman nines of the two colleges and Scientific schools, to be played in alternate years at New Haven and Cambridge respectively.

Section 2, football: There shall be two games of Football annually between the "elevens" of the two universities, the first to be played on the second Saturday before Thanksgiving Day, the second to be played on Thanksgiving Day. One of the games shall be played in Cambridge and the other in New Haven or New York as Yale shall elect. If New York is chosen, the second game shall be played there. If New Haven is selected, the second game shall be played in alternate years at Cambridge and New Haven respectively. In case the games result in a tie the victory shall belong to the team scoring the greater number of points.

There shall be an annual game of football between the freshman "elevens" of the two colleges and Scientific schools to be played in alternate years at New Haven and Cambridge respectively.

Section 3. Rowing: There shall be an annual race between the university crews and also between the freshman crews of the two universities.

Section 4. Track and Field Athletics: There shall be an annual contest between the two universities in track and field athletics, which shall take place in alternate years at New Haven and Cambridge respectively.

ARTICLE VI.Business Arrangements and Matters of Detail.

Except as herein before provided, all business arrangements and matters of detail relating to the contests shall be in the control of separate conference committees for each sport.

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