The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-17

QUEENS CLUB GROUNDS, London, July
16-The weather to-day was anything but
promising Tor a satisfactory contest of
athletics between the university teams of
old England and New England. a cold
eusty wind prevailed all morning; it was
raining and the grounds looked sodden
and likely to prevent fast time being made
or records broken. But bad weather could
not dampen the enthusiasm of the people.
and long before the hour fixed upon for
the first event the vast majority of the
&c, 600 people who expected to witness the
struggle for athletic supremacy between
Yale and Oxford had crowded into the
grounds.
1t is probable that no event of recent
years in the history of English athletics
has attracted half the interest which cen
tered in to-day's contests on the ground Of
the Queens Club. The champion uniyer-
sity team Of England was TO meet the
champion university team OF America, and
this was sufficient TO cause the widest en-
thusiasm among all admirers Of athletic
sports and among sportsmen generally
throughout the British Isle. The secTe-
carefully examined the track, and in
formed the Associated Press correspond
eut thai it would be in good condition by
the time the athletes were ready to use it.
The grounds were not, however, favorable
for lowering records. The general opin
ion was that Yale would win the major
lily of the events.
The Yale team arrived on the grounds
Rt4P. NJ. and went at once 10 their dress
Ing-rooms and were soon being rubbed
down by their trainers. The Oxford men
had been on the grounds some time be-
fore this, and when the handlers were
through with the Yale athletes the two
teams were photographed in a group. The
hundreds of umbrellas which were open
on all sides made the crowd dreary and
sober-looking, and in fact cast an aspect Of
gloom over the entire surroundings in
spite of the music which the band fur
nished.
At APO P. NJ the grounds were only
about two-thirds full. Many of the toilets
Of the ladies' showed by their dark blue
colors OF I ale that the fair sex of America
intended to do its utmost to encourage the
young athletes of Yale.
The royal box was filed with En-
bassadors aud Ministers, including the
Siamese Minister, who takes the most
lively interest in athletic sports. The
ambassador, Mr.. Bayard, and Mrs. Bay
ard, of America. Bishop Potter and all the
secretaries of the United States Embassy
were conspicuous in a group, which was
surrounded by the foreign representatives
who were in sympathy with the Yale men.
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weather continued threatening.
The officials were: Rsferee. H. Beard
sail, president Northern Counties Asso-
citation; judges-J. S. GreegaD. an old
Cambridge athlete; c. Herbert secretary
of the London Amateur Association; and
Mr.. Wilkinson Of Sheffield, official starter
of the Sheffield professional haudicaps.
The timers were 5. K. Holcomb and II.
NJ. Barnard Of the London Athletic Club :;
p \. Perry. the Inter University timer; y.
Jackson and Montague Sherman for Ok
ford; and {. Sheriff. and NJ. Van Ingen
for Yale.
The names and records of the men who
to-day carried the colOTs of Oxford are as
follows:
1OO.yard dash, Gilbert Jordan University
College,. 10 %; Charles B. Fry CWadham Col
lege), 10 1-5; Herbert r. Sykes Christ ChuIch),
time unknown.
Half-mile run, Francis W. RathbOne New
College,, POP 20; Waller Ii. Hallows (UniVer-
ETY., 2:O4.
ODe-mile run, wilfred q. Greenehowe IKE
ter College, 1922 %; Geard NJ T. Hidyard
University, 4:36.
12O-yard hurdle. William J. Oakley Christ
church,, 16 80; Thomas G. Scott (Hertford
College,, 16 80.
Running broad jump, Charles B. Fry (Wad-
bamsl % feet 612 inches, worlds record
William J. Oakley (Christchuren), % feet 815
Inches.
Running high Jump, Eric D. Swanwick (Uni-
versty( 8 feet II inches; George A. Gardner
[New College, feet 8 inches.
Putting 16-pound shot, Arthur F. Mailing
exeter College, 80 feet IL inches; Douglass
II. Megley (Christchurch), 30 feet IL inches.
Throwing hammer, George S. Robertson
tNew College, lis feet 4 inches; Edward Il.
Hemmer University, 80 feet.
The following are the names and records
of the Yale team:
One-hundred-yard dash, Ashley Pond Jr.. De
troit, Mich, go 10 10; q. E. Sanford, New
Haven. Conn.,. Law School, 10 LIS.
Four-hundred- nd-forty-yard dash, Ashley
Pond Jr. $50, so 3-5; e. F. Sanford, 80 %.
Half-mne run. w. S. Woodruff, Orange n. J..
min. 80 1-5 sec.
One-mne run, j. E. Morgan, Essex, Conn.,, 4
min. u 2-5 sec.
12O-yard hurdle, z. Fl. Cady, Hartford, Conn.
'95, 16; g. Z. Hatch. Cincinnati, Ohio, 16 10
Running high jump, T. ?. Sheldon, Rutland.
Vt, 8 feet 1912 inches; G. B. Hatch, 3 feet {
inches,
Runnlng broad Jump, L. P. Sheldon. % feet c
Inches; j. b. Hatch, 20 feet inches.
Putting shot w. o. Hiekok, Harrisburg. Pa.
AZ feet 8 inches; Alexander Brown, Phila
delphIa, 40 feet 934 Inches
Throwing hammer, w. o. Hickok. 125 feet !
inch.
The bell was rung promptly ct 80 P. NJ