The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14
WON A DECIDED VICTORY
Harvard Gets the Long Fought
For Trophy Cup.
SUPERIOR FORM DID 1T
Annual Dual Athletic Games at New
Haven-Conditions We're Unfavor-
able. but Good Time Was
Made-Walters Fight.

New Haven, Conn, May 13-Harvard
won decided victory over Yale this
afternoon in the annual dual athletic
games and as result comes into per-
manent possession of the long-fought-
for trophy cup, having won the games
five times to Yale's three. Harvard
won to-day by superior form Despite
the heavy track and the Indictment
weather conditions, the time, on the
whole, was good
There were about 1000 spectators on
the bleachers when the games began.
Throughout the games showers made
conditions disagreeable. The perform
ances of Boardman the young Yale
freshman. became remarkable when
considered in the light of these condi-
tions. In the 220-yard flat he came
down the last 25 yards fully four yards
behind Quintan, the Harvard crack, but
pulled away from the bunch and finish
ed six inches to the fore, winning what
seemed to be a sure race for Harvard
In the 44O-yard dash he and Burke
fought the entire last lap. The crowd
fairly went wild as the two sprinters
tore UP the track both sprnting in the
finest form, and followed by other men
who would have been considered as do
ing good work under the conditions.
The prettest exhibition of pure sand
and nerve was the high running jump.
| Yale was outclassed except Walter
| The rough rider did not begin to train
for the games until about a week ago,
| and he had worked so hard that he was
| all but i'll. However, he fought beau
tifully, and when the tie between him
self and three others jumpers, all Har-
! III hn ca+ to trl--
ing for second place. Ferguson, one of
| the Harvard men, was not willing to
| toss for it, so the jumping proceeded
and for two trials, unsuccessful in each
/ case, both men jumped. Walter fell
| twice and had to be lifted to his feet,
but insisted on continuing until his OPP
ponent, who alone remained, agreed
to toss up for second place, with the
result that Walter won third place.
| Ferguson complimented the veteran
warmly on his nerve, and Harvard men
cheered Justify. The final score was:
Harvard, SAN points; Yale, 41A
Summaries: 440-yards dash, won by
Burke, Harvard; Boardman, Yale, sec
ond Luce, Yale, third. Time 49 3-5
120-yard hurdles, won by Fox, Har-
vard Finckle, Yale, second; Converse,
Harvard, third. Time 10
1O0-yard dash. won by Blount, Yale;
Quinlan, Harvard, second; Roche, Har-
ward, third. Time 10 Is.
Shot puts, 10-pound, won by Brown,
| Harvard: Francis. Yale, second; Rob
ertson, Yale, third. Distance 80 feet 8
inches.
One-mile run. won by Ptzer, Yale;
| Clyde Yale, second; White, Harvard,
third. Time 1888 1-5
+ Half-mile run. won by Adams Yale;
Brennan, Yale, second; Bush, Harvard,
third. Time 1857 3-5
220 yards. hurdles, won by Converse.
Harvard: Warren, Harvard, second
Hallowell, Harvard, third. Time
:25 3-5.
Throwing 16-pound hammer, won by
BoaI Harvard: Clark, Harvard sec
ond; Brown Harvard, third. Distance
1870 feet'7 inches.
22O-yard dash, won by Boardman,
Yale; Quinlan, Harvard, second; War
rem, Yale, third. Time :22A.
Running broad jump, won by DAILY,
Harvard: Harrington, Harvard, sec
ond; Eddell, Harvard third. Distance
% feet 8 inches.
Running high jump, won by Rotch'
Harvard; Waller, Yale; Wright.
Ferguson and Morse of Harvard all
tied for second place. The points were
divided Distance feet II inches.
Pole vault won by Yale, Harvard de-
faulting.
score: Yale, 41% Harvard, 54A.