Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-07-19

The contcst between the Athletic rosm'
OF the Two Universities.


Tho Contcst between tho Athletic Teams
OF the Two Universities.
LONDON, July 17.--The weather yester-
day was anyth;ng>but satisfactory for
high class contest between the ath-
letic teams of Yale and oxford. A cold
wind prevailed ali the morning and
there were many showers, while the
decorations of the main pavilion were
marred by rain water and the Amer
lean and English flags which graced
the structure were drenchcd. But no
amount of bad weather could dampen
the enthusiasm Of the people and long
before the hour fixed for the first event
the vast majority of the $4,000 people
expected TO witness the struggles had
crowded into the grounds
The royal box was filed with ann
bassadors, ministers, etc, including
the Siamcsc minister, who takes the
most lively interest in athletic sports.
The United States ambassador, Mr..
Bayard, and Mrs. Bayard, Bishop Pot
ter and all the secretaries of the
United States embassy were con-
spicuous in a group which was sur
rounded by the foreign representatives
who were in sympathy with the Yale
men.
Fry, of oxford, won the 100 yard
dash by foot and half TO yard in
10 2-5. Jordan, of Oxford, was second
and Pond, Of Yale, third.
HickolS, of Yale, threw the hammer
40 feet inches on his fourth throw
and won. Brown, Of Yale, was second
with 1O4 feet and Robinson, OF Oxford,
third with 1Oi feet 10 inches. The
score then stood Yale Q, Oxford 0, the
scoring being done as follows: The
university team winning first in any
event, 3points; third place In any event,
point.
In the 100 yards hurdle rnce Oakley,
of oxford, was first and Hatch, of Yale,
second. Cady, of Yale, fell at the last
hurdle and oxford was third. The
time was 10 2-5-one-fifth second faster
than Oakley bad ever made.
Greenhow, of oxford, won the mile
run easily. The times OF the three
laps was as follows: First, minute 10
seconds; second, minutes 81 seconds;
third, minutes 2-5 seconds. Green
how was eighty yards ahead of Nor
gan, the only Yale entry, at the close.
Yale won the running broad jump,
sheldon clearing % feet IL inches;
Fry, OF oxford, second, with 90 feet y
inch; Oakley, OF Oxford, third, with 22
feet y inch.
oxford won the quarter mile run,
Jordon being first in fifty-onc seconds;
Sanford, of Yale, second.
In putting the shot Yale won. HiclSok
made a put" of Al feet ~ inches,
while Brown, OF Yale, was second.
Pond, of Yale, was third in the quar-
ter mile run, johnson, of Oxford, win
ming by two yards.
The running high jump resulted In a
tie at 5 feet So inches.
Oxford won the half mile run with
Greenhow.
by winning the half mile run oxford
secured the necessary number of firsts
to give II the championship, its men
being first In the 1OO-yard dash, 100
yard hurdle, mile run, 440 yards run
and half mile run. Yale secured first
place in the hammer throw, shot put
and broad jump. The running high
jump was tie.
w. o. Hickok, captain OF the Yale
team and easy winner of the events in
which he figured, is only IS years old,
fair haired and fair complexioned, with
a smile and general look of jollity and
good fellowship, he is a type of the
sturdy Saxon. His arms and shoul-
ders are massive, and his 2lo pounds is
distributed for strength as no man
since Heffelfnger.