Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-07-19


test OF athletes between the uniyer
sity teams of England and the
United States yesterday. A cold wind
ana rain prevailed all the morning
The main pavilion looked gloomy and
unhappy as streams OF rain washed
j Its dark blue decoration and drenched
the American and English flags which
/ graced the structure.
But no amount of damp weather
could dampen the enthusiasm OF the
people, aud long before the hour fixed
! upon for the first event, the vast ma.
jorlly of the $4,000 people expected
4 TO witness the struggle for athletic
supremacy between Yale and oxford
4 had crowded into the grounds. 1t is
probable that no event Of recent
years IN the history of English athlet-
4 les has attracted half the
interest which centered yes.
/ terday In the contests
on the grounds Of the Queens club.
The champion university team Of Eng
land was to meet the champion uni
versity team OF America
The Yale team arrived at the
grounds ut 4 j. IN. ana went imme-
diately TO the dressing rooms and
was soon being rubbed down by the
/ trainers.
The oxford men had been OH the
/ ground some time before this and
when the handlers were through with
! the Yale athletes the two teams were
I photographed IN Il group. The hun.
1 dreds OF umbrellas which were open
on all sides made the crowd dreary
\ and sober looking and In fact east
an aspect Of gloom over the entire
surroundings In spite of the music
4 which the band furnished, In order 10
| cheer up the assembage OF much
dampened athletic enthusiasts
! ny I:20 the grounds were only about
two-thlrls full, Many OF the toilcttcs
+, OF the ladies showed, by their dark
blue colorngs, that they were IN sym
pathy with Oxford, but there were al
4 so a number Of ladies present whose
display of the light blue oil Yale
showed that the fair sex OF America
! Intended TO do It's utmost To encoul-
age the young athletes.
The royal box was filed with am
bassadors, minister's etc. including
the Slamese 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 conspc-
uous In group which was surrounded
by the foreign representatives who
were In sympathy with the iale men.
BY this time the rain had ceased aud
the contests began.
The result OF this race was not I'M
expected, as Morgan's best time Is
five seconds lower than that of Green.
| how.
Fry, OF Oxford, won the 100 yard
| dash by u foot and 4 half to a yard
in 10 %. Jordan, Of oxford, was sec
ond and Pond, Of Yale was third.
In the 120.yard hurdle race oxford
won. Oakley, of Oxford, was first,
and Hatch, of Yale, was second Cady.
| Of Yale, fell at the last hurdle. The
| time was 10 2-5, which Is Is second
faster than Oakley ever ran this dis
lance before. Scott, Of oxford, was
! third
\ The time Of the three laps in the
mile run was as follows: First lap,
I | min. 10 see; second, min. 81 sec;
third 4 min "a 2-5 sec. Greenhow was
eighty yards ahead of Morgan al this
point. Morgan was the only Yale man
entered. Hilyard was the second
string man entered by oxford. The
latter retired at the end Of the third
lap. Greenhow led throughout the
race.
\ Hickok, OF Yale, In the hammer
\ throwing, threw the hammer 10 feet,
/ ; inches In his fourth throw, and won.
Brown, Of Yale, was second with 10i
feet; Robinson, Of oxford, was third
with 10l feet 10 inches.
Yale won the running broad jump.
Sheldon, Of Yale, cleared - feet IL
inches: Fry, or oxford, second with %
feet 81 inch oakley, Of oxford, was
third with % feet IL inch. Hatch, Of
Yale, was not recorded.
oxford won the qnarter-mile run
Jordan, OF Or ford, was first In 81 sec
onds; Sanford. OF Yale. was second.
In putting the shot, Yale won. He
kok making a put Of Al f., Z IL In;
Brown, OF Yale, was second.
The running high jump resulted In
tie at IT,, s "a in.
oxford won the haifmile run with
Greenhow. BY winning this run Ok
ford secured the necessary number OF
flrsts to give 1t the championship
! oxford men were first IN the 1O0-yard
dash, 120-yard hurdle, one-mile run
and balf-mile run. Yale secured first
place I'll the hammer throw, shot put
and broad jump.
The half-mile resulted as follows;
Greenhow, Oxford first; Rathbone,
oxford. second Woodruff Yale, third;
Time. 2 A. seconds.
IN the high jump the tie is between
swanwick, Of oxford and Sheldon, Of
Yale.
Brown. Or Yale. was second IN the
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