The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-12

versity of California very blue. Dozier,
the bicycler and jumper, had been called
to Philadelphia Friday night, and re-
turned after but four hours sleep to par
ticipate in the games. Bradley, who was
depended upon for the half and mile runs,
was used up by the change of climate.
Nothing was expected from the sprinters,
and Patterson, the crack high-jumper, had
a stone bruise The most hopeful estimate
of the games placed the score at So to 81,
but the sons of the Golden State set their
teeth and decided to win or be carried from
the field.
The team left Princeton in the morning
at 1920 o'clock in bus with Arthur
Rodgers blue-and-gold bear flags gayly
waving. They soon reached Princeton's
field and found about 600 Princetonians
waiting.
The games commenced at IL A. NJ. sharp.
W. B. Curtis, the great referee, called for
the 100-yard starters. Lane AID Allen, of
Princeton, and Scoggins of the .. G. came
upon the mark. The starter raised his
pistol and intense stiffness prevailed.
Bang and the first race of the blue and
gold on an Eastern track was started.
Scoggins with miserable start was last
off the mark. At the 50-yard mark he
closes upon Lane, passing him at the IS,
then click! the watches stop. Allen,
Princeton's great 10-second man, wins by
a foot in 10 20 sec., Scoggins second.
California then got three unexpected
points. After some delay the shot was
put. Captain Koch astonished his giant
opponent, Schmalhorst, beating him with
SO feet 10 inches. Edgren was third.
The half-mile run was called, and little
Phil Bradley was left on the mark at the
start; but Phil comes from the mines of
Nevada County, where grit is bred in the
bone, and he knew that he was counted on
for this race, so away he went at swing
ing pace that gave him the lead at the
quarter. Then the tigers cheer their men
and the pace is hot, but the last eighth of
mile is too much for the Eastern men.
and Bradley romps in in 2 minutes and
LIS seconds. Hanlon of Princeton was
second.
Great things were looked for from Mer-
vim in the mile walk, McMaster, the great
pedestrian trainer having sized him up as
to 10 man, but McVitty of Princeton
fooled him on the pace and secured lead
too great for even Mervin. McVittY made
a great finish in minutes A 3-5 seconds.
Mervin was second.
Meantime the high jump was under way,
Weber of Princeton and Patterson and
Koch of California jumping in good style
at feet 9 inches, but all failed. Things
looked blue for California, for the first and
second places were expected in the Jump.
The jump-off follows. Patterson was crazed
with excitement. Weber was smiling, but
California was safe, for Patterson easily
cleared the bar by two inches. Koch slides
over in his "get there" style. Weber
failed, and the horizon cleared.
The wind, after laying low the hurdles
finally ceased and the racers went flying
down the turf and over the hurdles, the
Californians, Dyer and Torrey, leading.
Dyer, without touching a hurdle, won.
Torrev was second. The time, 16 Is sec
onds. equals the American turf record and
the Californians had just two days train
ing on the turf.
For the 22O-yard dash Jamison and Derr
have 22H second records and the Cali
fornians barely under "a. The Nassau
bows led at the start but Barnes went
right through the crush at the turn, rae
ing hotly after Derr. Scroggins was beat
ing Jamison. At the finish Barnes was
winning, but he tripped and fell. Derr
broke the tape with Scroggins close up.
The time was % rs seconds and around
turn-six points out of the two sprints for
the u. C. and none were reckoned Tor from
the travel-worp sprinters.
In one corner of the field Edgren was