Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-31
English Comment on the Interna-
tional Athletic Contests.
YALE AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
Second Trial Between Representa-.
tive CoIIegians.
THE REIGN RECORDS

Concerning the coming meeting between
the athletic champions of the universities
or the old and new worlds, a well-known
London writer on athletics says:
TO America belongs the honor of origi-
nat1ng these meetings, and Yale showed her
enthusiasm by making the first trip and
meeting oxford. last years winners Of the
inter-university athletics in England
TO those not within the sacred circles of
athletic government at Cambridge, it has
been matter for surprise that after this
evidence Of good viii one of the university
athletic clubs should not have rushed with
open arms to offer return compliment this
year. The fact remains. however that the
cvertures made by Harvard and Yale to OK
ford and Cambridge hung fire, and the dead
lock was completed when Harvard refused
to be partner to joint meeting because
Pennsylvania was not included Much re-
greet was felt at Cambridge at this decision
Of Harvard. for there are blood ties be-
tween the two. there being a direct connec-
ton between Emanuel College, Cambridge,
and Harvard. The perseverance of Yale
again made a meeting possible, when at
Cambridge 1t was pretty well decided that
no meeting could take place.
Champions by Fluke.
Cambridge, 1t might be said, occupies the
position of the English university cham
pions by a mere fiuke-the fact that Men
delson happened to be in rare form in the
long jump, ard had the good fortune to
beat Fry. But for this stroke of luck. Ok
ford. would have gone to America to be en-
tertained. as last year they were the en-
tertainerS.
THE Cambridge team, however. on the
whole will be more acceptable to the Amer
leans, as 1t contains three of the finest
English amateur athletes of today, and
one of them the very finest the universities
have been able to boast of-Horan. Lutyens
and Fitzherbert. There is a further fitness
in Cambridge filling the position, inasmuch
as the Hght-blue athletic club was the first
to go outside the exclusiveness of the inter
university annual encounter by holding
competitions with other amateur athletic
clubs, and Cambridge teams have met on
different occasions representatives. of the
United Hospitals. Dublin University and
the London Athletic Club. the latter bring
ing some Of the best amateur athletes out
side the universities to try their pace and
skill against Cambridge. In such encoun-
tiers the university has done exceedingly
well. and it was in one of these that the
first Of the famous contests between F1tZ-
herbert and Bredin took place, and Bredin
was defeated, as he was afterward again
at the championship meeting. Koran, Luz
tyens and FitZherbert run with consum-
mate tact and SKILL as well IS at a great
pace.
London Athletic Club.
I'm the London Athletic Club contests
the Londoners have a slight advantage.
In 1891 they tied with Cambridge; in 1892
the London Athletic Club won by first to
for Cambridge: in 1898 Cambridge won by
6 to 3, and in 1895 the London Athletic Club
won by a like numter. the grand total of
events being: London Athletic Club, 1S1a;
Cambridge. 1712.
The records for events between the two
universities are as follows:
Inter-Unfyersfty Records.
lone hundred yards, Wilson and Urmson,
Oxford. O.1O; quarter mile, Moneypenny,
Cambridge, 90 40; mile. Lutyens, Cam
bridge, 4.19 40; three miles, Koran. Cam
bridge, 1444 3-5; hurdles. Loader and Pol
lock, Cambridge, dig; weight, Ware, Ok
ford, 80 feet l inch; hammer, Hales, Cam
bridge, 13S feet 3 inches; long jump, Fry,
Oxford, % feet inches; high jump, Brooks.
Oxford, 6 feet 2 1-2 inches. Cambridge has
won the sports on IS 10 occasions and Ok
ford on IL IL occasions"
English Athletes Arrive.
In the cosmopolitan assemblage on the
steamer ST. Louis, which arrived last night,
will also be found some of the record-bear-
who are coming to this side to compete
with Yale; representatives of the London
Athletic Club, who are on their way here
to meet the men of the New York Athletic
Club: party of yachting enthusiasts from
they will take the Americas cup back
with them. and team of cricketers select
ed from among the best players of Oxford
and Cambridge