Yale Athletics.

Active work in athletics at Yale will begin immediately. The outlook for Yale is unusually promising, there being an abundance of material every where. There are about thirty candidates for the three places on the crew, as in all probability Brewster, Ferris, Simms, Ives and Adams of the '90 crew will row again. Among the candidates are Morrison '92, Klimpke '92, and Balliet '92, all of whom were substitutes on last year's crew. Men also from the junior and sophomore crews will try.

All the men who played on the nine last year have returned with the exception of Stagg and McBride. One of most promising men is Stewart '94, who has the reputation of being a good first baseman. McClung '92, and flef flefinger '91 S., are also candidates for that position. Wylie L. S., has the reputation of pitching much in Stagg's old form, but Dalzell, who has had three years experience on the team, will probably pitch.

Yale's chances in making a fine showing in the intercollegiate games this year are also very good, as all the prize winners of last year except Robinson are in college, Among these are Ryder, who tied first place in the pole vault: Ellsworth, when took second in the mile run: Elcock, who won second in the hammer and shot; Williams, who was first in the high and second in the low hurdles; Sherrill, the winner in the one hundred and two hundred yards runs, and Clark, Wear and Wade of bicycle fame. Curtis '94, is doing some good running. Leavenworth and Avery are the only members of the tug-of-war team left in college.

A new method of training will be followed this winter with the candidates. Instead of dividing the men into two squads of long and short distance, for the present all will train together on light gymnasium and outdoor work. The change has been made because in past years the new men have been apt to overdo the matter at the start. Later in the season a division will be made and more severe work begun. Early in February the regular gymnasium contests will be begun, consisting of high jumping, putting the shot, and pole vaulting. So much interest has lately been shown in the last named event that it has been added to the list. The handicapping will be very liberal especially in the case of new men. Prizes will be given in each event, to be held by the winner until the succeeding contest, the man winning the greatest number of times to become its final possessor. In all probability the winter games will be held as usual, in the 2d Regiment Armory at New Haven.

Arrangements will soon be made so that the short distance men can practice starting in the base-ball cage twice a week. A tug-of-war team will be organized as soon as possible, and every effort made to develop a winning team next spring.