St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-16
OXFORD VS.. YALE.
Great Excitement in London Over
Today's Contests.

Gr6aL EXCItcHlenL III h-OnuOu OF0r
Today's Contests.
LONDON, July 16.-There is without
doubt greater interest being manifested
in today's contest between the Oxford
and Yale athletic teams than was ever
shown in any previous gathering Of
athletes in Great Britain. When the
contest was first proposed here little
interest was taken in it by the public,
but since the arrival Of the Yale team
curiosity and speculation have grown
until everybody who takes any note of
college contests Is on the qui vive of
expectation. The interest in this con-
test overshadows for the time being that
taken in other sports. not even except
ing the acknowledgement race that
will take place today off Bangor, Ire
and. 1t is thought that the mishapS
which have befallen the contestants
during their practice is likely to modify
what would otherwise have been very
high standard of results. Nevertheless.
a grand exhibition is anticipated. All
the details of the contest have now been.
settled, and the order of'the programme
fixed, bnt as yet it is kept secret. The
newspapers have devoted much space
10 articles on the condition and per-
formances of the athletes, and this MORN
ing they published long preliminary
notices of the contest. The Times, Civ
ing its final conclusions before the
match, says that Frey. of Oxford, has
jumped twenty-three feet six and one
half inches. but he strained his heel in
practice and this may reduce him.
Sheldon, of Yale, should. the Times
thinks. jump twenty.three feet in spite
of his wrenched ankle. SwanWick. of
Oxford, also injured his heel, and this
may handicap him i'll the high jump.
Still he has cleared five feet ten and a
quarter inches, and he is certainly su
perior in form to Cady. Fry, of Ok
ford, did hundred yards in 10 1-5 sec
onds in 1898, and the practice of the
Yale men at Oxford affords no ground
for supposing that either of the Yale
men in this event will run the distance
in less time. Ii Sanford, of Yale. is
really unsound, the result of the
quarter-mile dash will probably be be-
tween Jordan, of Oxford, and Pond, of
Yale. On paper the mile run seems a
certainty for Oxford, as Greenhow's
best time is 4:22 3-5. 1t Is difficult to
come to conclusion about the half
mile event. Should this be decided
before the mile race and Pond stands
out Woodruff will alone represent
AUCTlcd. L uS ldltCI . IlllIS 10 .OJ 40,
while the Oxford team in its recent
day. If Greenhow can take part in
both races so as to do himself full
Justice, the half-mile race should
be the most exciting contest Of the day.
In the hurdles both teams claim almost
equal time. 'rhe best time of Oakley,
| of Oxford, is sixteen and three-fifth sec
onds. The conditions will differ from
| the American system, as instead OF a
| cinder track and loose hurdles there will
| be a grass course and the jump will be
| over fixed obstacles. Judging from the
practice of both teams the Yale men
| seem to be quicker and more active than
the Englishmen, especially Ill doing the
| first part of the course. On the
other hand, the Oxfords are
better between the hurdles aud
/ they practiced more in running the
whole number of hurdles instead of a
few, as did the Americans. Most peo-
| pie predict that the Yale meu will be
easy victors. but many good judges
would not be surprised to see Oakley
win. Regarding the hammer and
weight, Yale is represented by such
giants that Oxford appears to have no
real chance. the Americans doing
forty-one feet in putting the shot. NAL
| lng'S best performance Is LnlrtS-SeVeu
feet last week. Robertson's biggest
throw of the hammer is 113 feet, the
hammer having handle three and one
half feet long.
The stewards for Oxford will be
| Messrs. jackson and Shearman, and for
Yale Messrs. Sheriff. and Vaningen.
The Sporting Life predicts that Jordan,
OF Oxford. will just win the hundred
yard dash and quarter-mlle events,
Swanwick the high jump, Woodruff the
half mile, Greenhow the mile, Fry the
long Jump, and Cady the hurdles.
Hickok and Bcown. it says, are both
easily ahead of the Englishmen on
weight throwing. They will both beat
Robertson in throwing the hammer.
Lord Lonsborough. president of the
Queens club. on the grounds of which
the contests will be held, has invited
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, the American
ambassador, and Mrs. Bayard, the Duke
and Duchess of Abercorn, the Duke and
Duchess of Buccleuch, Rt. Hon. Ar.
thur j. Balfour, Sir Richard Webster,
Lord Brassey, the Marquis OF Granoy,
Viscount Cursor and Sir John Ashley tc
| attend the contests.