The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-09
OUR COLLEGE ATHLETES.
WHAT ~ EXPECTED OF THEM At THE
EKCOLLkRLAIE MEkIINR.
Men with Records who VIII Have n
chance to Better Them Sc A Glance Mt
Their work-The BIg Event on May 81.

chance to Better Them A Einnco Mt
Their work-The Big Event on May 81.
The intercollegiate athletic games which
take place this year on tho 8lst Of this month
are second only to the national championships
in public interest In fact to many they are far
more interesting, and there is no doubt that en-
thusiasm reaches far greater pitch Mt these
games than at any others held during the year
This Is caused by the intense rivalry existing
between the colleges which is expressed by
the college yells OF the students and the waving
o, their colors in tho shape OF handkerchiois
and flags Tho most disnterested spectator
can scarcely avoid the contagious influence of
the surrounding enthusiasm. and 1t Is ten to
one that he will find before the games are over
that he is making quite as much u fool OF him
cell as the college men. But this is not the
only interest tho games possess, for the per-
formances as rule are OF q high order,
and in many instances superior to those
accomplished at the championship meet
ing Proportionntely tho colleges produce
more good athletes than are found outside OF
them. This is especially the case in sprintlnR
and high jumping. in which games many col
lego mon hold records as In the cases OF +. J.
Wendell. Wendell Baker, Luther Carey. c. II.
Sheriff., and others In sprinting. while the
famous W. b. Page has done great work in
high jumping. Many other college men have
done fine performances at the latter game.
In mlddle-distance running the collegians
also hold their own. Dohm OF Princeton hold
inG the half mile record OF l minute 554
seconds, while the running OF Goodwin OF
Harvard in 1882 in the half mile. IT! c. o.
Wells OF Amherst in the mile, last year, are re-
markable; bu: In weight throwing long dis
tance running. and walking they are some-
what inferior to outside athletes
bn INT uiotn hal
1884 at the n. Y. A. G. grounds at Mott Haven.
and from this tho team sent by each college
has derived the name Of the Mott Haven team.
which is still retained, though the games are
now held wherever the association chooses.
This year they will take place at the Berkeley
Oval as they did last year. In 1877 tho COM
petition for the intercollegiate Cup began.
he college scoring the greater number Of first
places holding the cup for a year. In case OF a
tie in frsts. seconds we're included. and should
there then be a tie, thirds would settle the
holdership OF the cup. This year tho old cup
goes to Harvard permanently. she having won
1t seven times in the thirteen years it has been
competed for. Last year Yale won it. barely
beating Columbia The two colleges tied on
hrsts, and seconds were necessary to decide
the holder OF the cup. The result hinged on
the two-mile bicycle race. in which Davis of
Harvard who came in first; was disqualified
for founG Clark OF Yale, Greenleaf of Har-
ordered to ride for first place on the following
Monday. The Yale man won on this occasion,
much to the disappointment OF Columbia who
thought the former would win, and they would
have q sure thing.
At recent II Getting OF the association the
method OF scoring was changed to points, SO
that now first place counts D. second 2. and
third !. This year the contests promise to be
ate Association. for there are many star per-
formers now 10 college, Harvard. Princeton.
them Yale has not much chance, having lost
Hatmar. who has won the mile run for two sue
6Poad umPeT The smaer eoes e eSp
turing an event every now and then. are apt to
year which, has been presented to the Inter-
President Of the BeFEeloy Athletic Sn Cub Th sH
cup Is much handsomer than the old one, and
scriptions. whom it goes permanently to the
college having won 1t the greater number Of
The first event on the programme is the 100
d a Iae or rs9 %
4s4d FoS e. RobnsaH 81 d a6d ffe Sf.as s
form which Cary has shown. many think that
he will defeat sheriff. Cary has a lO-second
los seconds. He however. holds the Ameri-
cal E0COTuS lOT lou anu dOu yHTQS OF 10 SECONDS
the worlds record Of 1873 seconds for 125 yards.
ffy IS bis ess spdn 1T pubd %s
the fall Of 1855 at Detroit, when he made his
lO-secopd record He also won the title Of rs
pionshIps at Boston IN - 1 Seconds. o He e1
nat 9a EesntG 6 a .Ubd fs9%es H ESn2
rii IS Ne also 'G natural born d. ru GHeF
never having seen running, shoe before en-
ierinE coIiege' de also REQUIRES little train
than by muscular. energy. He is tall and
lightly built Lee Of Harvard won the 150-yGrd
ing fallen In his trial heat. but he is looked
upon as no match for either Of these TWO star
won BY, Sheriff. in I6$ seconds. Noon was
second e by FIVE feet and Robinson third by a
io 2bo 9a was was not entered iiI -. A., $780,
men. Sheriff. viii perhaps be a favorite at
TINS event; as he has shown the greatest speed
been shown at this distance. but Sheriff. is |
hard man 70 beat at either OF the distances,
In both instances in order to win. Sheriff. also |
won this event last year In 22aS seconds. though |
TIE 9 T'4 run VIII prsobsby have
G. Dohm Of Princeton, ". G. Downes Of Har.
yard yard. Y. B. Wright Of Yale, II. r. .Connell Of
Columbia viii feel the loss in this event MT Of II.
n. Banks, who has left college. The prob
antagonists. will struggle for first. In which
ease E; Dohm mus must In all probability win. for he
u lulte OF Jour yHruS faster tnan DOWne9 at
this distance. Last year Downes was second
10 Dohm, and Banks OF Columbia third. Tho
race this year is likely to prove repetition OF
that one, with the exception Of banks; but
bia may after all get third place with II.
4. Connell, who has been doing very good work
lately. Dohm is great middle-dst0nce run
per, and though he has not the versatility OF
J. T. Myers. yet he has shown greater speed
ioI half milo. He recently won the indoor
championship for 600 yards with ease in min
ute 1872 seconds. Downes Is more cut out for
slong- dlsta CO runner and is proyerbial for
his ability to repeat q Performance. alter very
and recently won the indoor championship for
300 yards in 33'6 seconds
The half mile is a difficult race to predict. IA
Dohm Downes. and G. X. Fearing OF Harvard
are likely to run. Unless too fatigued from
his Efforts In tho quarter Dohm will have
things his own way In this event. Between
EearinR and Downes it is difficult to Judge
Fearing Is fine runner, as well as high Jumper
and hurdler. ana won the 1000 yard cham
pionship al the recent indoor games in min
utes 22AO seconds, defeating A. Is. George O. the
M: A. G. At al events Harvard with these two
other men in the event will be A. s. Vosburgh
Yale. N''' ~
Amherst ls almost sure to win the one. mile