The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-16
YALE BOYS BEATEN
The English Athletes Provo
Superior to the
Yankee Boys.
WIN FIVE OF THE EVENTS.
A Tie in the Running High jump
Captain Hiekok's Good
Work.
Work.
BIZ cable to the United rress.

LONDON, July 16, 1S94.--This afternoon az
the Queens Club, West Kensington. the rival
champions of Yale and Oxford Universities
came together for the first International
track and field tournament ever held among
colIegians The British public took an ex-
traordinary interest in the contests and
locked to the enclosure in thousands, while
it is hardly exaggeration to say that every
American in England was On hand to root
for the plucky sons of old Eli
The programme agreed on included nine
items, consisting of four running events at
standard distances up to one mile a hurdle
race, broad jump, high jump, putting the
shot and throwing the hammer. The team
winning five Of the nine events secures the
victory. Second place only counts in case
OF tie for the "oT event." For instance,
should Yale and Oxford each win four
events and run a dead heat in the ninth
one, the team having the best average
of second places would get the decision The
cofapetitOrs show the effect of the thorough
training they have undergone, and are as
frisky as kittens. The Yale men have evil
IDENTITY taken excellent care of themselves,
and their grand physique is the subject OF
general comment. Big Sanford has fined
down considerably since he resumed active
work but Captain HickoE IS the same burlY
giant as ever. His knee Is still a trife stiff,
but he does not show it in his walk. Shell
don's weak ankle i on It's best behavior, and
he is very sanguine
THE FIRST RACE
The games opened with the l60-yard run,
for which Oxford had entered G. Jordan,
University, and C. B. Fry, Wadham Col
lege. against Ashley Pond. Jr., and G.. f.
Sanford Yale. After his active cricket sea-
son Fry was in superb condition, although
rumor credited him with a lame heel. Jor-
dan was more fancied by the Oxford men
on the strength of his defeat or
Fry last March. The four flyers got away
to a good start amidst breathless excitement.
Fry was into his stride like a fash and run
ming strongly throughout he decisiyely
turned the tables on his clubmate. Jordan
Sanford proved the faster of the Yale pair
and finished a close third. Fry won by
foot, and there was half yard between aim
and Jordan Pond was fourth.
The Yale men were not a whit daunted
by this unexpected set back, and still be-
lieved they would come out ahead. Their
advisers described them as feeling like fight
ing cocks. The Oxford men were also briTn-
full of confidence now that Fry had shown
himself as good as ever, If not better. Fry
never before succeeded in winning the sprint
at the Queens Club, although ne got very
near the mark in 1898 when he ran a dead
heat with his club mate, A. RaIns5othem, in
10 Is seconds
Summary of 100yard run-W orld's record,
IS seconds. by John Owen, Jr., at Wash
ing, D. c., Oct. II, 1890; by W. 7. MacpEer-
son, Auckland New Zealand, Feb 6, 1891;
and by J. Il. Hempton, Canterbury, New
Zealand, Feb. 6, 1892. American record.
British record 10 seconds, by c. A. Bradley,
at Northampton, July l, 1898: by A. Whar-
ton. London, July 3, 1886, and several others.
Int loo
by Luther II. Cary. Princeton. at 1891 cham-
pionship. by E. S. Ram5dell U. OF P, May
81 1894 and others Present intercollegiate
champion E. S. Ransdell
THE HAMMER THROWING.
The hammer throwing afforded Yale 8
prompt opportunity of getting even and
their was wild enthusiasm when Captain w.
c. Hickok and Alex j. Brown stepped for
ward to defend the prestige OF Old Eli
Hickok was a trife over anxious and Went
out of the circle in his first three
attempts He made amends in his
next effort which carried the missile Zsie
110 feet inches and won. Brown, the Yale
second string, proved good enough TO defeat
the English Intercollegiate champion, Z. w.
Robertson, by a clear yard.
hickok's knee caused him considerable
worry and he made no effort to duplicate
his fine performance at TraveTs' island. ~.
June 9, when he threw the hammer 125 feet
inch.
Throwing 16-pound hammer worlds record.
14S feet 0 81 inch. by j. S. Mitchell, October,
1892, British record, 13S feet IL inches, by I.
F. Kelly, at KilInallock, ireland. November
l, 1898 American secord, see AiitchelIs y
American Intercollegiate record, 123 feet, .
inches, by W. o. Hickok, won by w
Hickok, Of Yale; 110 feet 5 inches; A. j..
Brown, of Yale recond, 104 feet; &. w.
Robertson, New College, Oxford, third,
with throw of 101 feet.
One hundred and twenty yard hurdle
race-World's record, 14$4 seconds; by w.
H. Henry, at San Francisco, May so, 1892.
British record, Is IS seconds, by D. d. Bull
ger, at Dublin, August l, 1892 American
Intercollegiate record, Is 4-5 seconds, by II.
L. Williams, Yale in 1891 championships.
Present intercollegiate champion, E. Il.
Cady. Yale Won by w. j. Oakley, Christ
Church, Oxford.
THE OTHER EVENTS.
The 120-vard hurd]s race was won by w liz
lam j. Oakley of Oxford.
Oakley's time was 10 3-5.
The mile race was won by Greenhow OF
Oxford
Greenhow's time was 4:24 PA.
The broad jump was won by Sheldon Of
In the 40 yard run G. Jordan of Oxford
won.
The half mile race was wen by w. H.
Greenhow Of Exeter,
Captain Hickok won the shot putting
contest.
In the running high jump E. D. Swan
wick Of Oxford and Sheldon of Yale tied