The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-12
PRINCETON COLLEGE ATHLETES.
ANNUAL. GAMES or THE SENIOR cLAss-THH

ANNUAL. GAMES OF THE SENIOR CLAss-TH1
The annual .ymnastic contest OF the senior class
occurred Princeton yesterday. With tho exception
OF class day. perhaps this occasion IL Tho most not
able OF the college year. Its Occurrences was wcl-
comeu by the arrival Of several parties from New
York; Philadelphia and other places along tho line OF
the Pcnnsy ivana roaa so that by quarter OF eleven
O'Clock, when the contest began, the gymnasium was
bright with spring bonnets aud pretty iaces.
Tho present class being rather smaller than usual
the number Oh entries vas found TO be somewhat
smaller than In other years These were carefully
trained for some months past by Mr. George Goldle.
the well known athlete Instructor OF gymnastics
He supervised the affair.
The general contestants were Messrs L. p. Funk.
houser. i. $ halcs, =. u. Hess, IL. >. johnson,
L. A. Mayo, A. Brown, 9. w. McCoralc, G. s. Munson,
b. stewart anu w. ID. Van Dyke.
For tue cluD swinging prize Messrs 9. d. Bennett
ana =. ). Williams entered.
TRICKS THE PARALLgL-
The proerammc led OIL with tricks on the parallel
bars, Ar. Haines bong the first to appear. he dipped
through the,n, ending with handspring OH Dir.
Brown followed Walking upon his nands, which led
tho way Tor Tue ops turns aud vaults Mr. Mayo sue
cccdcd IN catching very pretty wcatherccck sAd Mr..
Hess the same, on both rignt and lett hands.
Tue rings were next IN order, upon Which
Ing into a very good cross Mr. Mayo pulled up
VITA hand egns times. live with the right and
three with The lett; Muusou succeeded In taxing
excellent upper back horizontgi and then lowering
himself into IA lower back. Mayo was highly APP
plauded Tor specially excellent cross aud some norl
Y ,ntais held very long and stcaay. Ga the swing
Manson touched tue beam ana Haucs closed
hausting double SWING and double disjoint. Between
the rings and horizontal bar which followed Mayo
took excellent nis. On the bar McCorkic led with
a front circle, Vanayko alter mp up did iree
wheel; uaines live back revoiyes ana a bick nori-
zoutal, and McCorkle a front aud lack giant swing.
Jou usois caught u very pretty balance. On tho peg
polc Haincs ana Brown reached the top holes at
time ana Mayo rose about two-tLirLs OF the way by
three holcs
L'EcHELE.
new piece OF apparatus, known as L'Echelc,
then used IL consists OF three tars about two iect
long, joined by parallel bars 80 as TO make make
sort VI lauder, tno rounds OF which are TOUR ieet
apart. With the whole covered with rubber cloth and
suspended from lne ccIng. rho act Was triple one
b, Haincs Brown anu MCCorkIc, la which McCorklo
showed hts aOity a hight weight, there peing con-
siderable trapczc Work.
In the ciuU SWING Bennett was peculiarly facilc Ia
his juggling. Williams, however had greater num-
Der more iptriclte motions. some OF his Kramer
back circle and under arm motions being especially
nnc
Thc tumbiing consisted OF front and back somer.
sarlts baud springs, lp laps and belt somersauits.
Considerable amusement was caused by soIEe frog
leaps McCorKle dd very good head spring.
"A douvc traps "a act Mas next gwen ny Brown and
Johnson, followed by the oes, IN which stewart hold
niy-slx and ior,y-nve, ami vandyKo two forty.
hves
The contest closed with good trapczo exhibition
BY Brown, VaUdykc and McCorkc, ia which the latter
cxcelicd.
rIiE
Tho judges, former graduates-Mcssrs. j. NJ Taylor,
76; A. b. Turnurc, '16. and A. J. McCosh, '77-.tncn
rotrcd, anu returning alter a short delipcration,
handed then decisions W DIR. McCosh. who announced
the prizes follows - The medal TOR the best gym
A Mayo. tho lightweight TO e. W. McCorkie, ana tho
cruz swinging prize " q ID. Bennett
The Uasobuii mach between the Harvard and Princo.
tonnines resulted IN iayor Ut the former by score Of
l.