The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-17
YALE ATHLETES LOST
OXFORD WON THE INTERNATIONAL.
UNIVERSITY CONTEST.
Captured Five and "a Half Events to
Three and Half by the American
Team-Banquet TO the Losers.

LONDON, July 16.-The athletic contests
between the university teams of old Eng
land and New England took place on the
Queens Club grounds to-day. The Amer
leans were defeated The contests were
witnessed by $1,000 people. Rain and a cold,
gusty wind marred the sport. American
flags were numerous among the decora-
tions. Among the spectators were a num-
ber of ladies wearing the light blue colors
of Yale but the dark blue of oxford pre-
dominated. The royal box was filled with
ambassadors, ministers, etc, including the
Siamese minister, who takes the most live
ly interest in athletic sports. The United
States ambassador, Mr.. Bayard, and Mrs.
Bayard. Bishop Potter and all the secre-
taries of the United States embassy were
conspicuous in a group, which was sur
rounded by the foreign representatives,
who were in sympathy with the Yale men.
Following is a summary of the contests,
which oxford won by 5l2 events to Yale's
312 events:
1O0-yard Dash-Charles b. Fry, Wadham
College, first; Gilbert Jordan, University
College. second; Ashley Pond, jr., Yale so,
third. Time. 10 20 seconds
Christ Church first; G. B. Hatch. Yale SO.
second; Thomas CT. Scott, Hertford College,
third. Time, 10 10 seconds.
40 Yards-Gilbert Jordan, University,
first; G. f.. sanford. Yale l.. $, second;
Ashley Pond, Yale, third. Time, 81 seconds.
Half-mile Run-Wilfred H.. Greenhow.
College, second; w. S. Woodruff, Yale 80,
third. Time. minutes and S-5 seconds.
9 one-mile Run-W. H; Gdrceenhow,, dc Exeter.
4 minutes and "A 4-5 seconds.
Running Broad Jump-L. P. Sheldon.
Yale 'ss, q feet Il inches; c. B. Fry. Wad-
cIf Church, h. 5sSf p feet X aim inch. . ~ onf'S'
Running High Jump-L: P. Sheldon, Yale
s6 and i'd Erie Fd - SWanwiek' University { SH & Col
The eveN was divided.
Putting Shot-W. o. Hicock, Yale 80, IL
feet ~ inches; Alexander Brown, Yale go
40 feet; Arthur F. Mailing, Exeter College,
Throwing Hammer-W. o. Hicock, Yale
80, 10 feet ; inches; Alexander Brown,
Yale SO, l4 feet; Robinson, New College,
10l feet 10 inches.
Despite the love of fair play of which
the English are wont to boats. the
crowds which witnessed the contests be-
tween the oxford and Yale teams to-day
were generally most unfairly partisan. OF
course, in the box, where the American
ambassador and a number of prominent
Englishmen were gathered, the Englishmen
made a point 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 is known as
Yales pavilion, which was supposed to be
reserved for Americans. a crowd of we'll
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 remarks.
They call themselves gentlemen" scorn-
fully remarked a lady in the American par
~. and when Yale won some events and
Usher yelled, Remember that the Britannia
beat the Viglant six times" None of these
remarks were made good naturedly, but
with the most intense passion. 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 OxOnian who had saved
the English from being tied was being
borne triumphantly TO the pavilion, men
and women following, with faces aflame
and running and yelling in mad delight
1t was all typical of the BTitishers' feel
ings.
Messrs Hicock, of the Yale team, and
Fry. of oxford, were interviewed by the
correspondent after the games. Fry was
very happy He said the Oxford men were
delighted with the Yale athletes He thought
the Americans had not done their best and
certainly were not up to the record. This wa ;
because they were overtrained, while le
oxford men had not reached their best
form because they were undertrained All
the members of his team We're surprise d
at Hicocks work with the hammer and
weight. He regretted that tie weather
conditions We're not better, and thought
would have cleared twenty-four feet in the