The evening world., 1894-06-20
Crowd at the Wharf to See the
Mighty Men Of.
Extremely Confident Of Defeating
0xiord's GIadiators.
Mayor Gilroy's Son Ono OF Their
Feliow-P Passengers.
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liner New York as she sailed away this Il
forenoon. Society, the judiciary, the
stage. the field Of athletics, and politics
all had their v~otaries massed together In
the one common bono Of fellowship which
obtains so strongly on an ocean voyage.
A group which focused the attention
Of a great many who had gathered 70
bid bon voyage to friends bound for o
Continental tour was the ten IRON
muscled athletes of Yale University,
who cross the ocean to meet the mightir
est men In oxford 'varsity's ranks on
the cinder path and track and In the
field.
Looming a full head above his fellows
was Capt. q. w. Hlckok, the giant
weight-thrower. His fair. round face
was radiant with confidence and he
spoke hopefully Of the m Of suc-
cess for the team. With Hickok were
Sprinters Pond, woodruff. Morgan and
Sanford, Hurdle Runners and jumpers
Cady and Sheldon: Weight-Throwers
Brown and Hatch. Charlie Sheriff.. ao-
companied the team as q general
adviser.
Capt. Hickok said to ar Evening
world'' reporter that he expected that
the team would give an unusually good
account OF itself. =.
II think" he added. " that Pond VIII
secure the 109-yard dash, Cady the high
hurdles. Woodruff the half-mile, with the
puarter-miie n close race between Pond
and Sanford. i cannot see where. J. r.
Foy, of oxford, will be beaten In tbs
high and broad jumps, and these events
must be conceded to the Englishrnen.
me. that England ought to offer especiai-
ly good adva ntages TO our team. I mean
unexpectedly speaking.
abundance Of moisture in the air is
extremely beneficial. to the lungs and
runners can extend themselves mora
WITHOUT ysfs o afsng sa,S Or th harm he 70 w sasm siMays
credited with doing better work ~
two,nfths or 4 quarter OF a second when
In England"
$50 and a portion OF stateroom 362. They
Will make an e1or: to keep from getttng
stale" on the voyage by doing light
board. Thu commander OF the New York
has taken the Yale boys under his ex-
pansive wing. and they VIII not lack
The team will dishand after the con-
t e pslS Sui St 4 lse and lei E,lt do the continsns
They took a large supply Of DRINKING
water along. as the water on the other
side does not always agree with Anneri-
cans.
The events set down for the eontesfe
are nine IN number-lN and 40 yerd
dashes, half-mlle run, one-mile run. ID
Sa amns hur snS , SFSad Jump high Jump
The following. is the Yale team WIN
comparative Oxford rec9rds. -
ags, nineteen; record, hammer. ~ H.
: H. s. Robertson, iO' Ii. III
, 'ss; age, twenty-one. Shot, DfIss-iin.
Ashley Pond H. Detroit. Mich: g;
YARDS, with six yard., handicap. u -
Oxford record: q. Jordan. 10 l-6s. And
W. 8. woodruff, Orange, N. J., -:
age. twenty. Half mile In i'm. 50 La
Il @. F. Sanford, New Haven, age. TWEEN.
ty:two, 100 yards In 10 l-5s.. 40 yards I'm
y. il. cedy. Hartford. Conn. -. sse
ford record, w. j. Oakley. les-5s
! twenty u; +: S h'ss 3smp Ru ) ! ssss i, r. +. isss e;
record Ed. D. swanwick, s feet II
two. % mile run. I minutes ! IS seconds.
oxford record I minutes 10 rs seconds.
t. e. D. 1 5as Sasd c%ip Sandie. 81 Is sf ssco n1as.
broad jump 20 feet 9 inches.
According to this It would seem that
Yale would win the hammer. the shot
|, the jumps and the mile and half-mile.
But the difference between the British
and American methods may reverse
The runs viii be made in the British
style. with the right side to h curve.
In America. the opposite u the rule.
suit materially. however. In the broad
!, jump. the different systems OF measur.
ing may give the victory 10 Yale. ~.
mark into freshly spaded soft ground.
but while Americans only measure 70
where the bootheel hrst touches ths
imprint Of the heel. This makes their
record six or seven inches above what
would be given by the American sys-
:. WIN over Fry. whose performance have
long been considered phenomenai Dy the
English. -
throwers have much more room for
throwing In England than In .Amertce,
and yet are far behind Hickok's record.
Yale has q ein TSa on 9aj the y =. two %s sye1 Rs
as to give Yale a second string in most
; OF the events. ,-.
Pond and Sanford win 80 IN The
dies. Cady will then help Sheldon In tho
high jump and Hatch viii support him
in the broad. Morgan g n. will I'LL not run S y y
part In the latter. ,Woodhuli Will DO ths
same IN regard 10 Ms Specially, -ype rutn
mile, not running In the mile unless the
half mile comes first.
Only two men from each college are 70
be allowed In any event. The Yale team
will go direct to Oxford. and go into
: pared for them. They will nave nearly
} three weeks to get rid OF any Ill effects
OF the sea voyage.
Mayor Gilroy. was a prominent nsure
in the saloon, He was on board. to bid
his son, Thomas F.. IT,. a hearty God
speed. Young Glroy win be absent two
months. and expects to 80 as far east.as
st. Petersburg. The Mayor, speaking
for his son, said he did not believe his
boy would see Croker while In Europe.
There was no reason why he should. as
not the slightest element OF politics en-
tered into the Junior Glroy's trip.
Judge Roger A., Pryor, OF the Court OF
Common Pleas. was also q passsnger
on the New York. He will be gone "
months.
c. oliver Iselin and his charming bride.
rec Hope Goddard, were on the New
York. Mr.. Iselin said he intended TO- see
the yacht races on the other side which
Vigilant would compete In. N
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