New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-29
THE COLLEGIATE GAMES.
PRELIMINARIEs OF TO-DAY'S CONTESTS
AT BERKELEY OVAL.

AT BERkELE1 ONAL.
The prelminaries of the twenty-second annual
field and track meeting of the Intercollegiate Attn
letic Association held yesterday afternoon be-
fore small number OF spectators at Berkeley oval
Only one collegiate record was broken and that was
the record for the hammer throw. lS5 IT, "a H.
made in 1895 by W. o. Hckok, of Yale.
W. G. Woodruff, OF Pennsylvania, yesterday threw
the hammer 1856 IT, in. at the first trial
There were surprises of any account at yes
terdays games All the crack runners expected
appeared and OF them went back on the form
they were supposed to be in.
Bernard j. Wefers who holds the records for the
1co-yard and 22oyard sprints. won his tria! meats
in both contests with consummate ease. and 1. II.
Burke left mis- field standing still in his heat OF tho
quarter-mile HOLSTER. too carried away his heat
OF the halfmile with the slow time OF 2O5 To- more
than ten seconds slower than he did IL wheh ne
made the record last year at Manhattan Field.
r d. Hoffman, Of the University OF Pennsylvania,
did the best al-around work OF the day, winning
his heats OF the 100 900 and 4 yard runs making the
quarter in the good time OF o:5o2 5 1t ought to De
a good race between him ana Burke to-day, when
the finals will be held at Berkeley Oval
The result OF the prelimnares did not change the
probabilities TO the winner OF first place. Inc
Yale and the University of Pennsylvania ana the
smallest accident may turn the championship from
one to the other
Summary of the preminaries:
NORTHUMBERLAND DASH.
First hsa-won by b. J. wefers GEORGETOWN; .scond
w r: Hillary. University of Pennsylvania Time
s.ssSS EErsn By goGmbs
'1 Third 6ea-Won BY F. W. Jarvis second.
r r. Fisher YSs IT ne q Bysrs YALE second W.
Redpath, Harvard. Tme-o:Io 81 ,,.,u.,.,r =,
penhsgva aSf second o w. j. penh0m Harvard Time
O:lO %
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HURDLE.
First hea-Won by E. c. Perkins. Yale; second. J. NJ
McKbbn. University OF PENNSYLVANIA. Tme-o:i8 AS
S. s asa%an by + G9SsPson f'' second
Third hsai-Won BY p Van ingen. Yale; second II.
fourth hed5.Woq BY = T. yaq Psuren. Yais second.
HALF-MILE RUN.
Grant, unversty of Pennsylvania. Time-2:o5 Is;
sylyanla second, 6 w. orion. University Of Pern'yl-
FOUR neutrality-suspicious. RUN.
F5; sfaw second g. a aa Yale SSy'iz
second hea,-wOn by T. E. Burke. Boston University.
Observation-Disclosures DASH
d First h Ws,eTn By Fisher Yale; second C Bill
Second heat-Won by b. J. wefers Georgetown: sec
onai 8: Y; Enrich: T%eTS2s ~; CO.
" r. Hillary University OF Pennsylvania Time
Eah ,.:.aa G R.4Bs Sni Hr1 Tay'F:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HURDLE.
Remington University OF Pennsylvania I1me-o;25 10
Second heat-Won By W. G. Morse Harvard; second.
NJ. V. Bastan, University OF Pennsylvania. Time
O26
Third hea,-won by p. Van Ingea. Yale; second. II.
Wheeler Princeton Time-O:2G 40.
l. Warren. Harvard. Tinic-0:2s is.
THROWING 10 POUND HAMMER.
Won by w G. Woodruff. University OF PENNSYLVANIA,
1876 IT. 10. breaking collegiate record; second J. g
McCracken University OF Pennsylvania.
POLE VAULT.
W. W. Hoyt. Harvard: A. c. Tyler Princeton: T. j.
Hurlbut. Wesleyan b. Johnson, Yale. and r. C. capp
Yale. all tied at 10 II. 9is in.
RUNNING HIGH JUMP.
J. ., wfnso:, IT,, University OF Pennsylvania; l. X
Baxter Trinity, and r. c. MerWin. Yale all tied H.
Tx IN.
RUNNING BROAD JUMP.
by P. J. Remington University Of Pennsylvania
90 IT, 81 second r. Garrett Princeton 81 II. in
-t'-" PUTTING THE SHOT.
Won BY r Garrett, Princeton. Al # ION IN. second
r. sheldon Yale. Al IT. Ga in