The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-15
SATURDAY NIGHT GAMES
MAJORITY or PRIZES WON YALE
ATHLETES.

L he heiny Race Between Yale and u. of T..
Was the Principal Event--Won by Yale
An Audience of 1000 Persons Present
Summary of the Events.
Fully thousand spectators Witness
ed the annual indoor games of the Yale
Athletic association in conjunction with
the Connecticut National Guard at the
Second Regiment armory Saturday eve
ming. The games passed off with great
success and were participated in by
athletes from Yale, Harvard, Universi-
ty of Pennsylvania, the Second Regi-
ment and from various Y. N. c. A,
High schools and athletic clubs of New
York and New England. Nine men
We're sent up from the University of
Pennsylvania and six men came down
from Harvard. Yale men captured
majority of the prizes but Harvard
took two first and one second, and
Pennsy one first two seconds and two
thirds.
Larry Sullivan of the Horse Guard,
who won second in the mile run, was
the only one of the Second regiment
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The great event of the evening was
the team relay race between Yale and
the University of Pennsylvania. Gar
vim for Yale and Bashan of University
of Pennsylvania were the starters in
this race and when they were relieved
Bashan led by S5 yards. B. johnson for
Yale and Hoffman for University of
Pennsylvania finished their laps with
about the same distance intervening
when they were relieved Gerard of
Yale next caught up a little on Will
liams of University of Pennsylvania
Fisher of Yale and Grant of University
of Pennsylvania were the last runners
In the event, and Fisher, by beautiful
sprinting. gained on Grant passing him
just before the tape of the finish was
reached. Deafening cheers greeted fish
er as he crossed the line ahead.
The officers of the meet were: Ref
cree, J. e. Sullivan, N J. A. c. Judges
of runs-Julian Curtis. n. Y A. c.; L.
p Sheldon 90 N. Y. A. c.; Allen Hub
bard B. A. A.; Charles H. Sheriff. 'S9.
Judges Of field events--J. 7. Lineaweav-
err '97, Captain McCabe, w. Hall.
Judge of boxing, w. Dole. Timers, w.
Dole, W. J. Lapham '97, P. Van Ingen
'97, T.. w. Jenkins, B. A. A. Clerk of
course--I. N. Swift '9S. Inspectors-E.
Hill, 1r., '97, A. r. E. Pinchot '97, Fl.
Kaufman '97, c. M. Fincke 81. An
nouncer DIR. Anderson. Starter-Keene
Fitzpatrick.
The first event of the evening was
the fifty yard dash. The first trial
heats were won by Bige1ow and Vim
cent of Harvard and Bastian of Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. Dyer, Warren,
Conway, Field and Alexander however,
took places in their heats, and in the
semi finals Yale had four men out of
five. Dyer of Yale finally won out by
a small lead over Bigelow of Harvard.
Tn the half mile run Ardway of Yale
had a forty yard handicap and held his
lead until four of the seven laps had
been covered, when Grant of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania forged ahead
of him and finally won by five yards.
The one mile handicap run was won
by Grant of University of Pennsylvania
in 81 2-5 seconds; second place was
taken by L. w. Sullivan of the Horse
Guard and third by J. c. Shengle of
University of Pennsylvania
Tn the mile handicap walk Adams of
Yale, had a 80 seconds handicap. won
out Hitchcock of Yale, who also had
a big handicap. was passed by Fetter-
man of the University of Pennsylvania,
and Darrach of Yale. These latter two
then had a magnificent race for second
place, Fetterman winning by 20 yards.
IT. F. Bergman of Yale won the
quarter mile dash in Sc 3-5 seconds,
with handicap Of is yards, A. Mid
~ of WOLF up
cap being p yards.
The results of the field events were
as follows:
Pole vault-won by N. G.. Cook, Yale,
II feet inches, II inches handicap;
r. G. Clapp, Yale, 10 feet inches, 3
inches handicap, second.
Running high jump-N. c. Morse,
scratch first S. S. Jones, Bridgeport,
inches, second; R. c. Merwin, Yale, 5
inches third. Jump, feet 1 inch.
The shot put was won by E. ODon-
hell, Yale, distance 43 feet 5 inches,
handicap IL feet; e. B. Morris Yale,
second, 43 feet IL inches, handicap
feet; Sheldon, Yale, third, scratch, dis
tance AZ feet 12 inch
Yale and University of Pennsylvania
relay race-Won by Yale; time min
utes SO second. Governors Horse
Guard and Connecticut Guard, won by
the Horse Guard.
The summary of the track events is
as follows:
so yards dash-33 entries; winner, f.
r. Dyer, Yale & fee) time, 2-5 sec
onds; second, F. H. Bigleow Harvard,
(scratch); third, A. Fl. Seed, Yale, Is
feeD.
Trial heats-First, Bigelow, Harvard;
Bastian, University of Pennsylvania;
time, 3-5 seconds, Vincent, Harvard;
Warren, Yale; time 5:4-5 seconds. VIII
liams, Harvard; Conway, Yale; time
3-5 seconds. Seed, Yale; Field, Yale;
time, 5 3-5 seconds; Dyer, Yale; Per-
lzins, Yale; time, 3-5 seconds; Byers,
Yale; Alexander, Yale; time, 2-5 sec
onds. Mcfarland, Horse Guard; At
wood, Horse Guard 6 ,3-5 seconds.
Winners of semi Byers,
Alexander, Bigelow and Dyer
so yards dash &c. n. G., s entries)-
Winner, F. J. Kinney, Battery A. time,
6 is seconds; second, L. W. Sullivan,
Horse Guard; third, B, H Hall, Naval
Militia. Trial heats won by Kinney,
Battery A; Sullivan, Horse Guard;