Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-19

; London, July 1.-THE weather was
not promising for a satisfactory con-
test OF athletes between the Jniyer-
sity teams of England and the
United States yesterday. A cold wind
and rain prevailed all the morning
The main pavilion looked gloomy and
unhappy as streams Of rain washed
its dark blue decoration and drenched
the American and English flags which
graced the structure.
But no amount Of damp weather
could dampen the enthusiasm of the
people, and long before the hour fixed
upon for the first event, the vast ma
Jorlty OF the 10000 people expected
to witness the struggle for athletic
supremacy between Yale and oxford
had crowded into the grounds Ii is
probable that no event OF recent
years in the history OF English athlet-
les has attracted half the
interest which centered yes
F.! terday III the contests
on the grounds of the Queens club.
land was to meet the champion UNI
! Verslty team of America.
! The Yale team arrived at the
grounds at 4 p. N. and went imme-
diately to the dressing rooms and
was soon being rubbed down by the
! trainers.
] The Oxford men had been 81 the
ground some time before this ana
! when the handlers were through with
the Yale athletes the two teams were
| photographed in a group The hun
dreds 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 furnished, in order to
cheer up the assemblage of much
! dampened athletic enthusiasts.
BY 4:2O the grounds were only about
! tWo-thirds full. Many Of the toilettes
/ of the ladies showed, by their dark
blue colorings, that they were in sym
! pathy with Oxford, but there were al
! so number Of ladies present whose
display Of the light blue OF Yale
| showed that the fair sex of America
intended TO do its utmost to encour-
age the young athletes.
The royal box was Tiled with am
bassadors, ministers, etc, including
the Siamese minister, who takes the
most lively interest in athletic sports.
! The United States ambassador. Mr..
Bayard, and Mrs. Bayard, Bishop Pct-
ter and all the secretaries OF the
United States embassy were cOnSpic-
uous III group which was surrounded
! by the foreign representatives who
We're in sympathy with the Yale men.
By this time the rain had ceased and
the contests began.
The result of this race was not I'LL
expected, as Morgan's best time is
five seconds lower than that of Green
! how.
Fry, of Oxford, won the 100 yard
dash by a foot and "a half to a yard
in 10 20, Jordan, of Oxford, was sec
ond and Pond, of Yale, was third.
In the 120-yard hurdle race Oxford
won. Oakley, Of Oxford, was first,
and Hatch, of Yale, was second. Cady,
of Yale, fell at the last hurdle. The
time was 1925, which is 10 second
faster than Oakley ever ian this dis
lance before. Scott, Of Oxford, was
| third
| The time of the three laps in the
mile run was as follows: First lap,
l min. 10 Sec; second, min. 81 Sec;
third, 4 min. "a % sec. Greenhow was
! eighty yards ahead Of Morgan at this
! point Morgan was the only Yale man
! entered. Hilyard was the second
! string" man entered by Oxford. The
| latter retired at the end Of the third
| lap. Greenhow led throughout the
! race.
| Hickok, of Yale, in the hammer
! throwing, threw the hammer 40 feet,
) inches in his fourth throw, and won.
! Brown, of Yale was second with 104
feet; Robinson, of Oxford, was third
with 101 feet 10 inches.
Yale won the running broad jump
Sheldon, of Yale, cleared % feet IL
inches; Fry, of Oxford, second with %
feet 81 inch. Oakley, Of Oxford, was
third with % feet II inch. Hatch, Of
Yale, was not recorded.
Oxford won the quarter-mile run.
Jordan, of Oxford, was first in 81 sec
onds; Sanford, Of Yale. was second.
In putting the shot, Yale won. HE
kok making a put Of Al #, IL in;
Brown, of Yale, was second.
The running high jump resulted in a
tie at it, s 3-4 in.
Oxford won the half-mile run with
Greenhow. By winning this run Ok
ford secured the necessary number of
firsts to give it the championship.
Oxford men were first in the 100-yard
dash, 12O-yard hurdle, one-mile run
and half-mile run. Yale secured first
place in the hammer throw, shot put
and broad jump.
The half-mile resulted as follows:
Greenhow, Oxford, first; Rathbone,
Oxford second; Woodruff, Yale, third;
Time, 4-5 seconds.
In the high jump the tie is between
SWanwick, of Oxford and Sheldon, OF
Yale
Brown, Of Yale, was second in the
shot-putting contest, the distance was
forty feet; Mailing was third, distance
So feet, 3 IL inches
The running high jump was divived.
each university taking half a point.
The official result announced by the