The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-04

intercollegiate games. at the Yale-Har-
ward games In 1884, He ran second IN
the American championship this year.
q. B. Hatch, another l5-second man,
will also possibly represent lale
though T.. c. Perkins has been pushing
both OF the preceding pair pretty close
for a place on the team.
Cambridge will pin her faith to l.. a.
Pukinpton. who has a record of Is 10
seconds. He VIII be supported by W.
Fletcher. who can top the sticks IN
10 2-5 seconds.
II her men are not oyer-trained, Yale
should not Lave much difficulty In scor-
ing first in both these events.
Yale's best representative IN the run
ming high Jump is j. Il. Thompson. VINO
has cleared feet 10 81 Inches. Ihe
second string Will be l.. +. Sheldon, VINO
tied with the oxford man. Swanwick, In
the Yale-OxfOrd games last year. lie
has a record OF feet inches.
The high jumpers for Cambridge VIII
be 4. b. Johnson and +. NJ. Jennings
Johnson has a record OF feet inches,
and Jennings has cleared feet Inches.
on form. this event ahould be cap
tured by Yale.
will he yale's champion. He has the
splondid record Of 3 feet, and defeated
the worlds rccord-holder, G. B. Fry at
the Yalo-Oxford games IN England last
voar. lie took third place In the Amer
lean championship this year.
Against sheldon. Cambridge will put
" NendeIson who has record or
y feet II inches.
He won the broad jump at the Oxford
Cambridge games this year.
Sheldon should win this event for fdle.
For throwing the hammer, Yale has
a wonderfully good man In w. o..
Hickok. He can sling the hammer l"o
feet inches, and think nothing OF IT,.
lie defeated the oxford men in TINS
event last year. with a throw OF llO feet
five inches. He has won the hammer
contest at the intercollegiate and Yale
Harvard games for the last three years
i'm succession. II. Z. Cross, with rec
ord of 10 feet. will be Nales second
string. Cross took second place at the
championship meeting this year.
The Cambridge hammer-throwers VIII
be A. 3. Johnson, with record OF JOS
feet and +. NJ. Jennings, with record
Of % feet.
Hickok or Cross should win the nam
mer for Yale without an effort.
In putting the snot, Hickok VIII again
come TO tie front for Yale His best
+tN'tt
the event at the intercollegiate games
for the last three years. He also won
at the Yale-Harvarl games this year
Be carried off the hon0rs at the oxford
Vale contest with a put Of fl feet
7l-2 inches. He is the American cham
plon at this game. \. Brown. with a
record OF 20 feet 10 II inches, Will be
second string
The Cambridge shot-putter IS A. J..
Watson, who IS also on the London Ath-
letlc club team. He won the event at
,he oxford Cambridge games this year,
with a put Of 81 feet.
Hickok should again score FOR Yale
In this event, as he is IN flrst-rate form
just now.
II win thus be seen that If form and
records count for anything. Yale should
win the l0O-yards dash, both the hurdle
races. the high jump, the broad jump
the hammer and shot; and that Cam
bridge should win the quarter-mle run,
the half-mile run, with about even
chances in thr 3O9-yard dash. Yale
OUGHT therefore. barring accidents, 10
win seven out Of the eleven events ana
cambridge three, with even chances for
the odd rum
OF course. no one can tell what
change I'm the weather or a day or
two's ovor-training. may have done 20
put the men out Of condition, but the
prospects for Yale are exceedingly bright
al present. on the other hand, the
Englishmen are quiet. gentlemanly fel-
lows, who have come over quite as much
for the sport Of the thing AS for the
purpose OF winning the contest. They
train faithfully and have no end or
grit. and will not yield a single point
without a desperate struggle. But no
matter whether the dark-biue OF Yale,
or the Iight-blue Of Cambridge Is fly
ing tomorrow evening the strugge VIII
have been a fair and manly one, and
will doubtless have done its full share
towards promoting a friendly feeling be-
tween the English and American ath-
lcte5. r.. IL. ia NE9.