The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-18
THE COLLEGE CONTESTS.
Yale Defeats Princeton In - Series of
Track aud Field Contests.

Track aud Field Contests.
New Haven, Conn, May 16.-The first
annual Yale-Princeton track and field
contest was held at the Yale field to-
day.
Yale won handily by the score of 81
to %, making IL one of the most crush
ing defeats administered by any team
since the first Yale-Harvard meet. 1t
was not a misunderstanding day, and the
only record to go down was that held
by Hickok, Yale's great weight throw
er. Harry Cross, Yale's present cham
pion. threw the 16-pound hammer 100
feet inches. thus breaking the record.
The biggest surprise of the day was
the showing made by Z. Garrett, cap
tain of the Princeton team. This con-
querer at the Olympian games was
shut out in putting the 16-pound shot
and only won third place in the broad
jump.
The feature of the day was the run
ming of Hinl<ley of Yale in the half.
who won in 2:10 from Bryant of Prince
ton. Contrary to the expectations of
the sons of Old Nassau, her athletes
made a poor showing in the running.
only meeting success in the 440 yard
run and the 220 yard dash. Burnett of
Yale surprised the supporters of the
blue by winning from Derr of Prince
ton, doing 100 yards in 10 LIS seconds.
The most interesting race of the day
was the bicycle race in which the Yale
riders, by good team work, shut out
the Princeton men completely. The
English innovation abolishing the pre-
| liminary events and taking the three
| best men in the list of entries worked
well and the events were run Off in
quick succession.
One hundred yard dash-Winner. w.
| p. Burnett, Yale; second, b. Derr.
1 Drinnatnn. Il
time, 10 1-5 seconds.
One hundred and twenty yards, hur-
DEE. c. Perkins, Yale, won; f. l..
Van Buren,, Yale, second; G. b. Hatch,
Yale. third; time, 16 2-5 seconds.
Half mile run-B. b. Hinkley. Yale,
won: c. b. Bryant. Yale. second; j.
| Hanley, Princeton, third; time, 2:01.
One mile, bicycle-J. II. Mcfarland
Yale won; L. Hill, jr., Yale. second; s.
II. Tweed, Yale, third; time, 2:34 AS.
One mile walk-William Darrach
| Yale won; f. c. Thrall, Yale, second;
]. l.. Hitchcock, Yale. third; time, 7:15
/ Four hundred and forty yards run
J. e. Colfelt, Princeton, won; f. p. Gar
l yam, Yale, second; s. K. Gerard, Yale
third; time. 81 seconds.
Broad jump-L. p. Sheldon, Yale
won; B. Mitchell, Yale. second; b. Gar
rett, jr.. Princeton, third; distance, q
| feet 21a inches.
One mile run-D. f. Buckingham
Yale. won; w. T. Laning. Princeton
second; E. II. Lewis. Yale, third; time
ABS.
| Pole vault-C. Van Wickley, Yale
won; w. E. Selin, Yale, second; f. w
Allis. Yale, third; height, 10 feet n:
| inches.
Two hundred and twenty yards-B
Derr, Princeton, won; II. ]. Collect
Princeton, second; E. p. Caravan, Yale
third: time, % 2-5 seconds.
High jump. c. Merwon, Yale, won
r. Weber, Princeton, second: ]. II
Thompson, Yale, third: height, fee
10A inches.
Throwing 16-pound hammer-H. p
Cross, Yale, won; c. Chadwick, Yale
second l.. II. Schmalhorst, Princeton
third; distance, 100 feet inches.
Putting 16-pound shot-R. Sheldon
Yale, won; F. G.. Beck, Yale, second
d. X. Edwards, Princeton, third; dis
lance, 80 feet So inches.