The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-16
ROYALTY Is PRESENT.
Minister Bayard and Other
Americans Wear Yale COlOrs.
Oxford Won the 1OO-yd. Dash,
Yale the Hammer Throw.
Oxford Secures Enough Points
to Win the Championship.


16-1he weather today was anything but
promising for satisfactory contest of
athletes between the university teams of
Old England and New England. A cold
gusty wind prevailed all the morning, it
was raining some, and the grounds looked
sodden and likely to prevent fast time
being made or records broken. The
main pavilion looked gloomy and un-
happy as streams of rainwater marred
its dark blue decoration and drenched
the American and English flags Whic
graced the structure.
But no amount of bad weather could
dampen the enthusiasm of the people,
and long before the hour agreed upon
for the first event, the vast majority of
the $4,000 people expected to witness the
struggle for athletic supremacy between
Yale and Oxford had crowded into the
grounds.
II is probable that no event of recent
years in the history of English athletics
has attracted half the interest which cen
tered today in the contests on the grounds
Of the Queens club. The champion
university team of England was to meet
the champion university team of Ameri-
ca, and this was sufficient to cause the
widest enthusiasm among all admirers
of athletic sports and among spOrtsmen
generally throughout the British Isles.
The Y ale team arrived at the grounds
at p m. and went Immediately to their
dressing rooms and were soon being
rubbed down by the trainers.
Bosh Teams Photographed.
The Oxford men had been on the
grounds some time before this. and when
the handlers we're through with the Yale,
the two teams were photographed in a
group. The hundreds of umbrellas
which were open on all sides made the
crowd dreAry and sober looking, and in
fact cast an aspect of gloom over the
entire surroundings in spite of the music
which the band furnished, in order to
cheer up the assemblage of much damp
ened athletic enthusiasts.
By 4:50 D. N. the grounds were only
about two-thirds full. Many of the toll
cites of the ladies showed by their dark
blue colorings that they were in sympathy
with Oxford, but there were also 4 num-
Der of ladies present whose display of the
light blue cOIOrs of Yale showed that the
fair sex of America intended to do its ut
most to encourage the young athletes of
Yale.
The royal box was filed with ambas-
sadors. ministers and attaches, including
the Siamese minister who takes the
most lively interest in athletic sports
The United States AMBASSADOR. Mr. Bay
ard and Mrs. Bayard, Bishop Pc tier and
all the secretaries of the United States
embassy, were conspicuous in a group
which was surrounded by the foreign
representatives who were in sympathy
with the ale men.
By this time the rain had ceased, but
the weather continued threatening.
The officials selected for today were:
II. Beardsall, president, Northern Coun-
ties association.
Judges. S. Greigan, an old Cam
bridge athlete; c. H Herbert, secretary
London Amateur association.
Wilkinson of Sheffield, official
starter of the Sheffield professional hand
leaps.
1imers-S. K. Holman and W. H. Bar
nard, London Athletic club, and N.
Perry, the Inter- Varsity timer.
Stevards-C. y. jackson and Mon
tague Sherman, for Oxford. and G. III.
Sheriff. and NJ. Van Ingen, for Y ale.
The scoring is done as follows: The
university team winning a first in any
event scores five points; three points are
place in any event, and one point. is
scored by either university for q third
place in any event
The Events Begin.
The first event was the 100-yardsdash.
Fry Of Oxford won the 1OO-yard dash by
foot and half to yard in 10 20. Jor-
dan of Oxford was second, and Pond of
\ ale was third.
In the 12O yard hurdle race, Oxford
won. Oakley, Oxford, was first, and
Hatch. Yale. was second Cady, Yale,
fell at the last hurdle. The time was
Is 2-5, which is Is second faster than
Oakley ever ran this distance before
Hickok. Yale, in the hammer throw
ing, threw the hammer 110
feet, inches on his fourth throw and
won. Brown, Of Yale, was second with
104 feet; Robinson, of oxford, was third,
with 1O1 feet 10 inches.
Morgan Of Yale won the mile run.
The time of the three laps in the mile
were as follows: First lap, one minute
nineteen seconds; second, two minutes
ffty-one seconds; third, four minutes
twenty four two tifths seconds. Green
how was eight yards ahead Of Morgan
at this point. Morgan was the only ale
man entered. HiIdyard was the second
string" man entered by Oxford The
latter retired at the end Of the third lap
Greenhow led the oxford men through
out the race. The result of this race
was not unexpected, as Morgan's best
time is five seconds better than that Of
Greenhow.
Yale won the running jump Sheldon,
Yale, cleared % feet II inches Fry,
Oxford, second with p feet 3-4 inches
Oakley, Oxford, was third with p feet
1-2 inch. Hatch. Yale, was not recorded.