The age-herald., 1899-08-05
PAUL PRY WRITES OF
 ATHLETIC CONTESTS


 though Harvard lost early, it looked like J. P. Adams of Yale would surely win the race. In fact, I turned my head to say Tt is ours," and when I quickly looked
 back to the finish Graham of Cambridge
 by a quick spurt had won by only a yard. Oh! how deathly still we were. with the odd in England's favor. Then the high jump was more leisurely done and We were left on the rack of suspense. Two snort nonchalent Harvard boys in their crimson sweaters walked out to the center of the field, followed by Oxford and Cambridge. The stewards took their stand at either end and the jumping began. There is an an ecdote which is very apropos. but which you could enjoy the more had you been present.
 girl, watching some athletes practice,
 was criticising their style to her mother,
 who, after surveying the young men through her lorgnette, observed:
 My dear, do mot see any style; think they are exceedingly decollete about the legs" which criticism amused the daugh- ter nightly.
 But you should have seen the high jumpi It would have done your heart good, even if we didn't win the "odd event" One by one the four contestants would go over, and up, inch by inch, would go the pole. Soon the Oxford boy dropped out. Then over would go the tall slim, lorg-legged Cambridge boy, followed by the two short Harvard boys. Then as only Britsher could do, Cambridge would sit down on the lawn and with that immense throng looking on breathlessly would proceed to groom his long, bare legs, rubbing them vigorous ly with brush and hands. When sufficiently stimulated over they would go with such ease that I began to fear for the short, dumpy Harvard. But he would nonchal- ently arise, take off his sweater and with a short run spring over feet foremost with a graceful 1.-the movement that drew forth the applause of opponent as well as sup porter. Then down he would sit, quietly looking on while Cambridge groomed for the higher jump. Little by little until six feet and one inch were reached and the Cambridge long limbs knocked the pole off. I am sure every American heart stood still as young Harvard arose for the six-foot jump; a nervous start and quick run and over he went-"beautifully. If you want to see how he did it, watch MT. Ed. Wilcox's pole vault at the Birmingham Athletic club the same graceful, easy movement. Oh! such cheering. Then came Cambridge's sec- ond trial He rubbed a long time, but no! he lost and the high jump was ours, Arthur N. Rice of Harvard clearing six feet one inch.
 Up went the stars and stripes amid the widest applause. How jubilant we felt, for we considered the next-the quarter-mile-as ours sure. It was O 0t md ma al hat Vale vVonl6 surely win but c. G. Davison of Cambridge came out ahead and oh! what disappoint ment it was, as it made the events to and no one believed America could win the three-mile race. However, our boys made a noble effort for it. There were six con testants-three English and one Yale and two Harvard.
 Nine laps made the three miles and it close, sultry day.
 It is hard to imagine an athletic meeting marked by such a crescendo of interest. By a fortunate chance the issue was left in doubt till the last lap of the three-mile race the last event on the programme. If one side or the other had happened before this to secure five events the finish would have been comparatively quiet, but as it was every one was NOTkeu up tO luc UlSHCol pitch, and cries of "Yale," Harvard" seemed so pitiful in view of the contest ants red, strained and tired faces. Soon the two Oxfords fell out then our own Harvard boy fell prostrate on the track be- , low us and was quickly carried into the yard green, where the surgeons attended him. This left H. w. Workman of Cam bridge in the lead, c. H. Palmer of Yale a second and w. H. Foote of Harvard fol- lowing. With the two leaders keeping close together the spectators did not know what was going to happen, and the ex- citement was tremendous. Three times in the last lap but one Palmer of Yale took the lead and before the wild applause fairly burt forth Workman again took the lead Then the tap of the bell for the last lap came, and although Workman made his effort and Palmer showed signs of failing every one went temporarily mad, and Workmans journey to the winning post became nothing but a triumphal procession As he passed the Yale and Harvard blocks cheers of rah, rah, rah-Cambridge, lustily rent the air. Palmer of Yale chung nobly to the Work, followed at some hundred yards by Foote of Harvard, and right viz orously were they cheered in their noble determine tion of finishing the three-mle race and reaching the goal, where they fell into the loving arms of their companions The victory was with the Englishmen by five events to four, but the beaten team need not feel disheartened, for 1t was only lost by a hairs breadth. Noble, brave com- petitors all, and although the Engishmen won, they acknowledged the valor and true metal of their adversaries
 Word is whispered about that our boys have already challenged them for meet
 next year in America-and, oh! how we will beat them then! PAUL PRY Hoods Sarsaparila cures catarrh by sc- entiically attacking the disease through inc blood.