Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-29
YaTe Athletics.


 The Laerosse Tsarn,s Excellent Work in
 New York-The Team Ac1<noyy1edged to
 De Superior to amy other Collage Team
 The Athletic Gmmes-One Yale Record
 Broken-The Praise Meeting.
 Although the men who represented Yale in the lacrosse tournament in New York Satur- day were not completely successful they cov- cred themselves with honor. By the testi-
 nony of Hodge of Princeton Yale has by far the strongest college team, and the winners of the cup refused to accept challenge to play in New Haven next Saturday on the ground that two of their players could not be here, and they were unwilling to meet Yale with team even slightly weakened The individual members of the Yale team, with out an exception, played strongly and often brilliantly, but failed to support one another and pass well. But their long runs and throws called out loud and frequent applause even from the Harvard and Princeton men among the spectators. The first game was less than half an hour long, but in that time Yale managed to win from the University of New York two goals without losing any her. self The game was entirely one-sided and few fine plays were made, though Ayres, MeachAm and Rollins did extremely well. McDowell received hard blow from a stick on the temple, but pluckily kept his place. In the next two hours Harvard was easily beaten by the Druids, of Baltimore, by score of four golas to one, while the New York city team beat Princeton by the very one sided score of five to nothing The play ing in these games was not close enough to be interesting, though the winning teams re- ceived and deserved loud applause. The next event was match between the Druids VnwIr ~snl-zv sA.. close, the ball often being thrown to one end of the field only to be caught and returned. There were frequent scrimmages from which a player would emerge with the ball, run short distance and throw it to another, who would make try-usually an unsuc- cessful one-at goal The Druids were finally beaten by three goals to one. It was now Yale's time to meet the New Yorks. The latter were full grown men and had three ex- perienced Canadian players, but found the college boys almost a match for them. The ball was usually near their goal, but the Yale attack was unable to force it between the goal posts, while at two critical points the | made. Flannery, of the winners, is probably the finest player in the country and was well supported, and for Yale Colgate, Connell ! and Ayres did especially fine work. New York thus takes the cup from Harvard, who | held 1t last year, and Yale and the Druids tie II l dozen men tried for the gold medal which had been offered for the longest throw. Penniman, of the Druids, was the only | one who succeeded in throwing beyond the minimum limit of one hundred yards, he ex- l ceeding it by eight inches.
 In the evening the association met and de- ] cided to form two associations, one of the eastern clubs. the other of the western. The 1 two clubs winning the respective champion ships of these each year will play for the championship of the United states.
 The Yale team was composed of the fol- | lowing: Cornell, Cottle, Mallon, Way, Mo- Dowell, Barbour, Rollins, Colgate, Spencer, l Ayres, McHenry, Meacham.
 l Saturday afternoon the new Yale athletic l grounds were opened. Owing to the rain of the preceding day the ground and track were 1 in poor condition and no good records were made, though the Yale record for throwing | the hammer was broken. Little interest was taken and but few attended the games, and l the lack of enthusiasm accounted to some l extent for the poor results. The following ! is 8 list of the events and records:
 ] In the tug of war 'S6 won over the fresh. men by a foot and a half, but were beaten ! by the juniors by two feet. In the hundred 1 five yards handicap over Brooks 1855 and the | former won in 10S seconds. Smith 'S6 won l the half mile race over Ferris 1855, time 2:13. Bond S. 'S6 won the nniie in 5. 5.15a, the other l two competitors falling out before the home l stretch. Odell 's6 was given twelve yards ! dash and won in "A second. Smith and Meredith of 'S5 s. tried for | the mile walk, the latter winning in 9:27 l 2 Ellis, '85, won the quarter mile over Smith, 'e6, in 58 g. seconds. The putting the shot was complete walk over for Briggs, '85, who sent it 34 feet inches. Robbins, '86, won the high jump over Luddington, 'S7, with a record of feet 1o 1-4 inches. Luddington was, however, more successful in the broad jump, which he won by 15 feet 1-2 inches Robbins secured first place in the last event, the 120 yards hurdle race with 8 record of 21 3-4 seconds. In the morning Coxe, 'S7, threw the hammer 78 feet inches, which is the best Yale record for sixteen pound ham mer, but does not begin to equal what MT. Coxe has done before.
 Harvard and Wesleyan played game of football at Hartford Saturday in which the former was victorious by score of goals and 8 safeties to goal and 1 safety. The game was closer than the scores indicate
 A small audience was present at the praise service in Battell chapel last evening, the building being but about two-thirds filled. The notice of the meeting was not read until the morning service and very few outside of the college were aware of it. However, though the volume of sound was not as great as usual, the snglng was fully as enjoyable. A quartette consisting of Messrs. Sanford, Mcclellan, Jessup and Lawrence rendered very finely 'tIt is the Lords Own Way" This was followed by short but very interesting address by Dr. Barbour on Luther. He spoke of him especially ss the author of many hymns which produced powerful influence not only on the Germany of his day. but on Protestants of all succeeding generations. His hymns were almost as great part of the reformation as his popular translation of the Bible. The gem of the evening was 8 solo by MT. Knowlton, which was sung in his well known finished manner. It gave full scope to his powerful voice and was much en- joyed by the audience. The hymns were well selected and altogether the service was well worth much larger attendance.