Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-17
OXFORD ANOMALIES
Carry Off the Honors in the
Sporting Field.
THE STRUGGLE OF THE 'vRAs1T1Es
International Contest on the Athletic
Field-OxfOrd Wins by Score of Five
and Half to Three and y Half Events;
One Tie-Eemarks by the Leaders Of the
by the Britannia,

One Tie-Eemarks by the Leaders of the
Teams-Seventh Defeat Of the Vigilant
by the Britannia.
LONDON, July 1.-THE honors seem to
be with England this year, so far as ath.
ietics and yachting is concerned. Yes
terday the Oxford and Yale university
teams contended on the Queens club
grounds for athletic honors and England
won by 51s events (not points, to 80
events. And about the same time the
Britannia was beating the Nigilant for
the seventh consecutive time, crossing the
line ahead and not needing her time al
lowance. There was any amount of en-
thusiasm for both Yale and Oxford at the
Queens club ground land partisans of the
two teams made the air ring with their
shouts when point was gained by one of
the contestants
Prominent Americans Present.
The United States ambassador, Mr.
Bayard, and Mrs. Bayard, Bishop Potter
and all the secretaries of the United
States embassy were conspicuous in a
group, which was surrounded by the for
eign representatives, who We're in sympa-
done as follows: The university winning
first in any event scores five points;
three points are scored for either univer-
sity for a second place in any event, and
one point is scored by either university
for third place in any event. There was
one fact that the Americans had to re-
mind their English competitors of and
that was that the British won ON their
n fhS fal-
nearly all the other events.
beginning of the Contest.
The bell was rung promptly at 4:30 p. m
for the competitors in the 100-yard dash.
The moment the Yale men appeared the
band struck up Hail Colum bia," which
was greeted with loud applause on all
sides.
When the pistol was fired there was
roar of applause and in second it was
seen that Fry, the Oxford man, had the
lead. While it was still in progress Cap
tain Hickok advanced to make his
mighty throw. The hammer contest pro-
ceeded unintelligib!y to the vast majority
OF those present, for the spectators were
still intent upon the 100yard dash.
Broke Even on These Play s.
Then u roar OF applause announces that
Hlckok wins the hammer throwing for
Yale, while another roar tells that Fry
has taken the dash for Oxford. Yale had
the best of the start in the hurdle race
but the Englishmen come up at the fourth
| hurdle and got in first, Cady falling
(Cady is u Yale MANI. 1t was the same all
through the running races, the English
were the best. while in the running broad
jump and putting the shot tine Americans
Were away ahead.
The Closing Event.
| The high jump was fine struggle end
ing in Il tie, the Americans setting the
pegs and the English going over them un-
til neither could best the other. The clos
ing event WAS the half mile run, Pond for
Yale taking the colors to the front in the
first lap Greenhow, Oxford, however,
was running evidently with much reserved
strength and he pushed to the front, caus-
ing the Oxonians to yell like madrnen
Pond could not down him, though Yale
| yelled so hard in her effort to encourage
the New England runners and Greenhow
came in ahead of Pond by six inches in a
terrific fninh only to be seized in the
arms of yelling Oxouians, raised aloft and
carried along the track. After the finish
poor Pond was completely exhausted and
| fell into the arms of two friends who fairly
carried him from tie field, while a few feet
distant the victorious Greenhow was being
borne along hosted on the shoulders of
the bowling crowd.