The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-04

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New York, Oct. 3.-To-mOrrow for the
erst time in the history Of track athletics,
the intercollegiate champions Of England
ana America viii meet on this side of the
water. in contest for physical supre-
macy. The flower of the Cambridge Uni
versity athletic team. which won the an
nral competition with oxford last spring,
and which arrived in New York on Sept.
4 will meet the finest athletes which Yale
can put in the field against them.
For weeks past the fifteen broad-shoul-
dered. muscular Cambridge boys have
been practicing quietly and steadily at
Yale field, New Haven. in full view of the
hundreds of visitors who journeyed up
the hill through the dust every afternoon
10 watch the English method of training,
and TO argue on the number Of events
they considered certainties for their Con-
necticut favorites.
The 1.-the, brown-skinned Yalensians
have been every bit as busy at the New
York Athletic Club grounds at Travers
Island Here. under the careful super
vision Of Mike" Murphy, probably the
best trainer in America, they have been
training once. and often twice day, and
The events to be contested are: 100
yards dash, 800 yards run, 40 yards
run. half mile run, one mile run, I2O
yards hurdle race on turf, 120 yards
hurdle race on the cinder track, high
jump. broad jump, throwing the 16-pound
hammer, and putting the l6-pound shot.
For the 100 yards DASH Yale has w.
VI. Richards, with record of 10 seconds
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tercollegiate champion in 1898, was out
of form in 1894, ran second to Crum of
Iowa, at the intercollegiate meeting this
year, and also won the 100 and 200 yards
dashes at the Yale-Harvard meeting.
For the second string, Yale will have
either ID. c. Byers or r. w. Burnett,
both with records of 10 1-5 seconds. By
ers is in the best condition just now, and
will probably be chosen.
For this event Cambridge will depend
largely on Conner Williams, with record
of 10 1-5 seconds. He has run 12O yards
in y seconds, and in 1893 won his race
in the annual contest against the Lon
don Athletic Club. Williams VIII be sup
ported by E. II. Wilding, who cannot
do much better than 10 70 seconds for
This event should go to Yale, as Rich
ards easily outclasses any of the other
men, and is now in the pink of condition.
In the 300 yards run, Richards will again
carry the Yale colors. He has no record
for the distance, but he won the 22O dash
at the intercollegiate championships IN
1898, IN u SECONDS. ms year ne ran sec
ond to Crum in the same event and won
the 200 yards dash at the Yale-Harvard
games. He viii be supported by +. +.
Wade, with a record of p 20 seconds for
w. Fitzherbert will be the Cambridge
first string for this event. Though this
is not his favorite distance, he is a won-
derfullY- speedy traveller. lie is very tall
and has parliamentary long stride. 1t
is a very awkward stride, but fairly eats
up the ground. He is a member Of the
london Athletic team. second
string for this race is G. II. Levin, who
has a record of 80 40 for the distance.
This is one Of the doubtful events, but
the chances are little in favor of Cam
In the absence of Sanford, who has a bad
leg, Yale may have to call on Richards
again for the quarter mile run. 1t is
perhaps a trifie further than he cares to
go, but he has a record Of 50 seconds.
b This is Fitzherbert's favorite distance
and. of course, he will represent Cam
bridge. He has record of 40 3-5 seconds
He is the champion Of England and the
intercollegiate champion for the distance
and also won the quarter mile run at the
London Athletic Club-Cambridge Univer>
sity meeting this year. On the latter oc-
casion and also at the championship meet
ing he defeated e. c. Bredin, one of the
fastest men England has ever produced.
levin, with a record of so As, or +. S.
Koran, will support him.
Fitzherbert should easily win this event
for Cambridge.
Yale is badly handicapped in the half
p w. Crane, who is plucky enough, but
can not do much better than two min
utes,
F. S. Koran, the candidate for Cam
bridge, has a very enViable record. He Is
president of the Cambridge University
Athletic Club, and Is twenty-five years
old. He became famous as a runner when
a school boy in 1887, and afterwards Went
out to Ceylon for several years. He came
back and entered Cambridge in 1892 His
nrst athletic performance thereafter was
the winning of the two-mile run at his
college games in minutes, 50 seconds,
and the Following afternoon he won the
quarter mile in "a is seconds, and the
haIt mile in minutes, 21a seconds, and the
mile IN minutes, 36 20 seconds, a most
wonderful performance for a freshman, or
indeed for any runner
". 10 Lutyens may also run for Cam
bfIuge IN this event.
Cambridge can not well lose the half
mile with two such performers as Koran
In the one mile run, j. &c. Morgan. Ya1e.s
representative, has a record of 4 minutes.
70 20 seconds; He finished second to Jar
anu went to England with the Yale
Team last year. He was defeated by
saoasIl5 of Oxford in minutes, "a As
TTyvco9n5as. he VIII be supported by w. n
~ OCEANS seoa.lls with a record Of 4 minutes,
!, cambridge is very strong in this event.
H n'itI as her champion w. E. Luytens'
Win record of 4 minutes 10 4-5 seconds
Nh, mnflcn, by the way, is the English inter-
University record. He is % years of age.
ana entered Cambridge in 1891. In 1905
ne won the mile at the Oxford-Cam-
orl9ge games in 4 minutes "a 3-5 seconds.
Snd IN 1893 he won the London Athletic
S SluD-C cambridge mile in minutes % is
SECONDS. His best record, minutes 10 AZ
bS9s9nus, was made at the Oxford-Cam-
Dr5uge sports in March, 1884,
earring accidents, Cambridge can count
On winning the mile easily
iale has some good men for the 100
Sdfds hurdle races, one of which is to
De run on turf. English fashion, with
sum hurdles and the other to be on
SGlnders in the American style with light.
nose hurdles. E. H. Cady will try to
carry Yale's colors to the front in this
event. He has a record of is seconds.
ana was one of the Yale athletes who
ran against the Oxford men last year.
ne was beaten by Oakley in Is 3-5 sec
on9s. He won the event at the inter-
Coleglate games, and at the Yale-Har-
Edfu games in 1894. He ran second in the
american championship this year
~; y. Hatch, another 16 second man.
" vii also possibly represent Yale, though
y ~ I. Perkins has been pushing both of
ne preceding pair pretty close for a
place on the team
cambridge will pin her faith to L. A.
LAklhgton, who has a record of Is Is sec
oluS he will be supported by w. Fletch-
onds ~ - So
sb ~ her men are not over-trained. Yale