New-York tribune., 1895-05-26
CRUM. FLEET AS THE WlNp.
;. spp,vr,xG WONDER FROM THE UNlVER-
sITY OF IOWA.

,,o,,r AxoruER-CHARGEs OF FRO
rrssroSAL1sM AGAINST HIM-sUc-
crssrr,L INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC GAMES.
Tho ,venteth annual games. OF the intercollegiate
.x,..,o Association were brought to close at
porkecy oval yesterday. and the meeting as
..,o can he said TO have been one of the most
.rccessful in the history of the association several
records were left behind. and the races throughout
marc unusually well contested. 40 predicted. laie
carried of first place while some OF the smaller col
,.ees made a better showing than was generally ex-
nsc,ed Iowa carried off two first prizes and Dart
mouth and swarthmore one each. While the can
fornian visitors captured two seconds ana 'hree
thirds.
A GREAT DAY FOR THE CONTESTS
I, was an ideal day for any sort of outdoor sport
and Morris Heights never looked prettier gentle
breeze swept over the emerald field. but the winn
was not strong enough TO cause the lyhN-eSeu ~
A " officials 10 make any complaint regarding
records The cinder path was In excellent conu't'o"
for the track contests. while the experts a' "e'
sports never had better green over whcN 10 jump
and toss the hammer and shot. The railrodn "o-
comrnodatons were excellent. and most OF the spec
tstors got back to the city before O'CLOCK
Pstween 1000 and 4ocO people we're present yes'er-
aav including the usual number of pretty girs anu
handsome matrons. who always grace VIII" ',.''
nresence contests Of skill and endurance a'"o"h ''
ther favorlte colleges and they cheered their prefer
- .,,h met as much arior 5 did the students
go, ,ba seats OF learning. There were seVera
drass and coaching parties. wn'ch tooA pos'''o''
about the bluff or lower heli.
psrnsvlvania's followers made the most NOISE
while .he Yale Harvard and Princeton enthusiasts
,,are for once auiet This is not surprising az lar
.s the men from Old Nassau are concernei' io'
Princeton has no reason 10 be eXultah'' a''io"s"
~. Tigers scored one more point than they mace
last year.
MAKING NEW RECORDS
Tn. meeting has been productive Of some sen'a-
,,on., performances and the results show that the
college boys contention that TWO DAYS mee'.ns
,rouId dull their speed poorly taken Crum tied
the 1oo-yard record. and he really beat the -'yaru
record but this was not allowed Torrey ana 'nase
each tied the l2O-yard hurdle record. or'on broke
the one-mile run record Hckok smashed the nam
,ner and shot records while Buckholz and Hoy' left
+he nole-yaut record of old far In the shade
WESTERN FLYER
lain v Crun. a new athletic product OF the West
has come East and he has lowered the colors OF all
the college sprinters in this section. Crum Is an
jdeal athlete both in physical development aM
temperament. He has phenomenal lung power ano
endurance and his splenddly developed limbs and
depth OF chest suggest that he could 90 distance
as well as sprint His method OF running is dis
tinctly unlike the style familiar 10 this part OF the
country and his only falling is his inability 10 get
away with the pistol flash In the l0)-yard dash
he Is always behind until the 4Oyard mark is
reached but from that point TO the tape he seems
10 fairly devour space. His action is high and not
graceful. Grace and elegance Of carriage may have
their place cakewalks. but they do not count In
eprints when the tape must be broken 10 capture
the prize.
Crum was the solitary entry sent in by the Uni
vcrsity Of the State Of Iowa meet the small
army OF athletes prepared for the annual cham
ponships by the large colleges Of the East He
lowered the colors OF all and won both contests In
which he started. He ran under protest, and his
prizes will be withheld until further inquiry into
his amateur standing can be made This will be
done at a special meeting Of the Executive Com
rnittee OF the association. be held at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel June II.
CRUMs AMATEUR STANDING.
Crum and a couple OF young friends who came
East with him say that the young sprntng won
der Is all right and that he will be able TO clear
himself Of all charges Of professionalism Crum
says that he has been student at Iowa for the
last five years and that his father is banker. He
began running last year.
1t was said that Murphy trainer OF Yale. had
protested Crum. but Murphy denied this although
he said that Crum ran and acted like professional
Crun Is slow to start which Is anything but the
strong point with professionals whose ability 10
"beat the pistol Is well known even TO the novice
at athletic meetings. 1t looks as II the protest
comes with bad grace from the East Crums
trainer is clever, and the athletes drinking water
was brought all the way from Iowa.
The charges Of professionalism and a peculiar
monogram Crums shirt caused some amuse-
nent The letters "U. 8. L." standing for the
University Of the State Of Iowa. peculiarly
entwined and shaded that at little distance the
combination looked not unlike Uncle Sans hnan-
cal emblem the 's" This caused wit to
mark: Hes a professional; for he has the sign
upon his breast On he's ready money"
THE CONTESTS.
Crum won the l0o-yard dash in 10 seconds fiat,
beating Richards. OF Yale by only few inches.
and equang the record. Stephen Chase cap
tured the 120-yard hurdle. chased in by the two
Californians. Dyer and Torrey and the college
ord was again equalled. The two-nile bicycle race
was a disappointment. The Intercollegiate record
broken in OF the preliminary heats. but
the final heat was so slow for mile and half
that in spite OF the squirt In the last haif-mile 1t
required 9 min. 10 2-5 10 decide the No
body wanted to Sc, the pace and when it came to
a squirt. Osgood he pleased Vincent. Of
Harvard pucky race. finishing game and
strong.
J. l.. Brewer. jr. OF Harvard. captured the fnal
IN the 22o-yard hurdle. chased In by Cady. OF Yale.
and Torrey of California Crum captured the 22Oyord
dash again leading Yale's sprinter. Richards Rams
dell. the Princeton sprinter. was not himself. and
he finished a poor third.
The downfall of Fitzpatrick in the half mile
was the surprise Of the day. for the Union cham
pion generally looked upon as being practically
invncible kpdtrickS speed deserted MN IN INC
last furlong and HOLSTER OF Harvard. won as he
pleased
In the fnal contests Hickok captured the hammer
and shot for Yale. Leslie won the high jump Tor
Pennsylvania, while sheldon. Of Yale. captured the
broad Jump. II required over three hours TO settle
the pole vault, the sturdy Buckholz winning that
prize for Pennsylvania.
There would have been another record broken had
II not been for a mistake OF the timers. There are
three timers. and. unfortunately for Crum. one OF
the officials did not time the 22o-yard dash Rob,
ert Stahl. efficient and capable official. timed
the race in q 35 seconds. which probably cor
rect However the other timer said 22 seconds and