New-York tribune., 1879-05-10
RIVAL COLLEGE ATHLETES.


AN UNUSUALLY SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
COLUMBIA BEARS AWAY SEVEN PRIZES AND PRINCE
TON SECURES FoUR-ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS
SURPASSED IN THE RUNNING HIGH JUMP,
THROWING THE HAMMER AND SEVERAL OTHER
EVENTS.
The Mott Haven Athletic Grounds were gay
yesterday with the colors of the American colleges
whose representatives met in their fourth annual attn
letc games. On the grand stand were some hundreds
OF mothers sisters and lady friends Of the competitors,
dressed in Spring costumes and each wearing the favors
OF the college with which her sympathies were allied
The attendance OF college graduates and students was
large aud the spirit of rivalry high. Each winner
was greeted with the peculiar cheer OF the college TO
which he belonged. the defeated representa-
tivcs forgotten The partsans OF Columbia were out ID
full force and in strong voice Seven times Their poly
syllable cry proclaimed that that number Of victories
had been won for the blue and white. One representa-
tive from Princeton carried off four frat prizes and one
OF these for best-onrecOrd score. The two victories
each gained for Dartmouth and the University of Penn
sylyania we're loudly applauded. but HarVard's two
trumphs were greeted with only faint cheers The
partisans of Lehigh Rutgers, Stevens aud the college
of the City OF NewYork forced to remain content
with hopes of better fortune next time.
AT 2:3O p. IN. the contestants in the 100yards run
were called Three heats were rum and finally the
first and second men the trial heats ran in the final
contest when was won by IL. H. Lee, University of
Pennsylvania, easily in 10l5s; Randolph, OF Rut-
gers took the prize The onemie walk was won
by r. II. sayIe. Columbia III I'm. 49s; l.. o. En-
merich, Lehigh second
F. Iarkln Princeton, won the standing high jump,
with clean leap of feet 69l inches beating F. H. Lee,
Columbia one nch and L. Marx, College OF New-IOrk,
two inches.
SIX men, representing stevens Harvard, Dartmouth,
Columbia 2) aud Princeton, started IN the quarter
mile From the report Of the starting pistol to the
breastng the tape at the finish in 5i5 seconds they
made clipping race. C. H. COggswel. Dartmouth, led
j. H. simmons Harvard, about three yards at the critI
cal moment and the magenta had to accept the second
prize. L. ]. McLlvane, University Of Pennsylvania,
sauntered around the track alone IN the Graduate mile
walk.
The running high Jump of the features Of the
meeting After W. j. Robinson. University OF Penn
svIyania and H. ~ Cults, Princeton. had failed to
clear feet inches j. I. COnOycr. Columbia, and g.
contrst men by ncR up the scale unil he cros-piece
was feet sd inches from the ground, and both con-
estants could walk under IT, COnOyer alone, however,
was able to go this height his rival only getting
over feet IA inches. This jump OF Conovers is the
best ON record Tor America, and was made IN style
which showed that lie could Eave gone higher II forced
In the 220yards run 1t was thought that Wendell and
Lee would good chance to decide the question OF
ston after running about half way. Wendell tnen had
the race all In his hands. making the distance in
2426s beating 1. }. breIeton' CoiuihDa' aoout SIX
princeton came to the front throwing the hammer 6
f. fkH ea He5 lTs bsass Is R7e RW BacRwe ee
aud making the American record. In We l00yards
run for graduates, w. Waller, Columbia, defeated H.
L. Geyelin University OF Pennsylvania, Ia lllbS. e.
III. Coggsweu, Dartmouth won the half-mllo run ln
ON l2s; f. A White second and NJ. 5. Patton, who won
| the mile run for Princeton last year, third ,,
Five colleges had IN the l20y ards hurdle race,
which was son by j. f. Cowdn, Harvard, IN l925s W.
T. Lawson Columbia, being second. The two-Inles Walk
was an easy victory for r. II, Sayre Columbia. III l6In:
A92,s The yaultng followed, and at first promised
10 be one the interesting events of the meeting
But as tho height the horizontal bar Increased, the
delay OF tie vauters In making their attempts became
wearisome. b. L. Harrah. University of Pennsy yana,
and c. FabregOu, College OF New-fork (wlnner last
year failed after yaulting feet inches; whle j. B
Waller tr Princeton, f. III. Lee. Columbia, and q. l..
Hens University OF Pennsylvania. cleared o feet
badly that he lad be carried from the glound For
half an hour Waller and Lee tried to vault over feet
inches Finally Lee cleared feet, and the hrst prize
went to Columbia.
While the poleyaung was in progress, the running
w,de ump had been won by j. L. COnOyer with the line
Jump 90 feet; g. c. Thayer, University Of Pennsy-
yana second, 10 feet inches while e. - Chesney,
Rutgers had cleared 10 feet3 inches J. p Wilmington.
Princeton Is feet II inches and H. NJ CUTS; Prince
ton q feet inches. In the standing broad Jump, +.
Iarkio who had already disting gshed himself by one
h1st on record made another by jumping 10 feet 3s
l. M Rutherford. Columbia was second with feet 92
iucnes The One-mle run was won by o. H. IrasA, Jf.;
columbia. f. Larln and c. H. Dodge won the nrst anu
second prizes In putting the shot 6 pounds for Prince
ron the former with put OF SO feet o2 inches and the
latter with 30 feet 4l2 inches - .
Athetc meetings. Eight Of the best previous perform
ances under the association were beaten anu three
were made, Wnile the average
was extremely good