The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-17
OXFORD DEFEATS YALE
In the International Athletic Con-
test in London.
OXFORD 61-2 EVENTS, YALE, 8 l-2.
Captaia uickok, utterly Disappointed
Over tho Result, Says tho Americans Did
Not DO as Well as They Did In the Trial
Events.

Events.
LONDON, July i7-Despite the love Of
fair play, of which the English are wont
to boast, the crowds which witnessed the
international athletic contests between
the Oxford and Yale teams on the Queen
Club grounds yesterday were generally
most unfairly partisan. or course in the
box where the American ambassador and
large number of prominent English
men were gathered the Englshmen made
show Of clapping their hands when a
Yale man was successful, and Mr.. Bayard
was equally careful to applaud the sue
cesses Of the Oxford men, but everywhere
else the most intense jealousy was mani
Tested. In front of what was known as
Yale's pavilion, which was supposed to
he reserved for Americans, a crowd of
well dressed men and women gathered,
and when the little knot of Yale men gave
the college cheer many of these people
would turn round and make insulting re-
marks.
"They call themselves gentlemen,
scornfully remarked lady In the A,neri-
can party, and when Yale won some
events and her partisans were rejoicing, a
burly Britisher yelled Remember that
the Britannia beat the Vigllant six times"
None Of these remarks were made good
naturedly, but with the most intense pas
sion. The scene at the end expressed the
whole feeling, While poor Pond, who
ran one of the pluckiest races ever seen,
was lying in his friends arms the ONonian
who had saved the English from being
tied, was being borne triumphantly to the
pavilion, men and women following, with
faces ailame, and running and yelling in
maddening crowds.
Messrs. Hickok of the Yale team, and
Fry, of the Oxfords, were interviewed by
the Associated Press correspondent after
the games. Fry was very happy. He said
the Oxford team was delighted with the
Yale athletes He thought the Americans
had not done their best, and certainly
were not up to the record. This was be-
cause they were over trained, while tho
Oxford men had not reached their best
form because they were under trained
He said further that, although 1t was diff
fcult to induce the Oxford men TO train
In the summer time, be was determined,
II possible, to get Oxford to agree to re-
turn match with Yale in 1895. He hoped
that tho athletes of the two universities
could meet annually.
Hickok said he was bitterly disap-
pointed, not so much because the Yale
team were beaten as because the men di d
not do as we'll as they did in the trals.
81 have thrown the hammer" he said,
''oyer l25 feet, but today could not ex-
ceed 10 feet. However, there is no SO
looking for reasons. They got there first
and we were beaten. They are a SPLEEN
did lot of fellows and there is nothing to
regret but the result"
IA fnl " 10 yf,ft ho
test, which Oxford won by 81, events (uot
points, to Yale's 81. events:
One hundred yards dash--Charles Il Fry
tWadham college) first. Gilbert Jordan
University college) second, Ashley Pond,
Jr,. (Yale) third. Time, 10 2-5 sec.
One hundred and twenty yards hurdle
William }. Oakley Christ Church) first,
o. B. Hatch (Yule) second, Thomas c..
Scott (lartford college) third. Time, 10 is
sec.
Four hundred and forty yard run-Gii-
bert Jordan University first, @. L. San.
ford (Yale) second. Ashley Pond (Yale)
third. Time, 81 sec.
Half mile run-Wilfred H. Greenhog
Exctcr) first, Francis w. Rathbone New
eollege) second. w. S. Woodruff (Yale)
third. Time, . min. 40 SEQ.
One mile run-Wilfried II. Grecnhow
exeter collegc), first;J. f. Morgan (Yale),
second. Time, min., "a 2-5 Sec
Running broad jump-L p Sheldon
Yaie), % it., II in; c. b. Fry (Wadham),
q IT., z in.; W. J. Oakle Christ church,,
2s it., u in.
Running high jump-L. p. Sheldon
(Yale) and Eric D. Swanwick University
collegc) tied for first place at 5 #. So in.
The event was divided.
Putting shot-W. o. Hickok (Yalc), Il
#. IA In; Alexander Brown (yale), 40
IT.; Arthur +. Mailing Exeter college),
81 ft. 81 in.
Throwing hammer = w. o. Hickok
(Yale), 10 Il. 8 in.; Alexander Brown
(Yale), 104 IT.; Gsorge s. Robinson (New
college), lo1 TT. 10 in.
The Sports club entertained the Yale
and Oxford teams at dinner last night.
The hour originally set for dinner was 8
o'clock, but owing to the late hour at
which the athletic contests were con-
cluded 1t was postponed until o'clock.
Besides the teams there were 1870 guests,
most Of them men OF distinction. Sir
Richard Webster formerly attorney gen
. eral, presided United States Ambasaa-
dor Bayard sat at his right, and Sir John
Ashley at the left, the teams following
side by side. Among the others present
were the presidents and secretaries OF the
Oxford and Cambridge and other athletic
associations, William Waldorf Astor and
General Patrick Collins, United States
consul general
After the company, with prolonged en-
thnsiasm, had toasted the queen, Presi-
dent Cleveland, the Prince of Wales and
tho members of the royal family, Sir
Richard Webster presented medals to the
successful athletes Each recipient was
hailed with an outburst of cheers
The attendance numbered 5000, not
withstanding the inclement weather.
Want the Troops Withdrawn.
VIRGINIA, New, July II. - Petitions