The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14
HARVARD owns THE TROPHY
D8HEAID TALE II TID ANXUAl
ATHLETIC GAMES.



NEW RAVEN. Conn, Nay la-Harvard
ven . decided victory over Yale this after
noon In the annual dual athletic games. and
- result comes into permanent posses-
sion Of the long fought for trophy cup.
having won the games i've times to YAle's
three. Harvard won today By superior
form. Despite the heavy track and the in
clement weather conditions. the time o.
the whole. was good.
There were about Los spectators on the
b,eachers when the games began. Through
agreeable. The performance Of Boardman,
the young Yale freshman. became remark
able when considered in the liGa, OF these
conditions In the 20 yard nat he came
down the last twenty i've yards fully four
yards behind ouintan. the Harvard crack.
but pulled away from the bunch and nm
ished six inches to the fore. winning what
the 40 yard dash he and Burke fought the
entire last lap. The crowd fairly went Wild
az the two Eprinters tore up the track.
beth sprinting in the finest form and fol-
lowed by other men, who would have been
considered a. doing good work under the
conditions.
The pret;iest exhibition Of pure sand and
nerve was the running high jump. Yale
was outclassed except Walter. The Rough
until about week ago, and he had worked
SO hard that he was all but Ill. However.
he fought beautifully. and when the tie
betweeu himself and three other Jumpers
all Harvard men. was declared, he set to
trying for second place. Ferguson. one
OF the Harvard men, was not willing TO
toss for II, 90 the jumping proceeded. and
for two trials unsuccessful in each case,
both men jumped. Walter feti twice and
had to be lifted TO his feet. but insisted on
continuing until his opponent. who alone
remained, agreed to toss up for second
place. with the result that Walter won
third place: Ferguson complimentsd the
men eheered Justify. The final score was:
Harvard. 54A points; Yale. IA.
40 yard dash--won by Burke. Harvard;
Boardman. Yale. second: Luce. Yale. third.
l2e yard hurdlee-won by Fox. Harvard;
Finckle. Yale. second; Converse. Harvard.
100 yard dash-won by Bloupt, Yale;
Quinian. Harvard. second; Roche. Har-
ward. third. Time. 10 Is.
Shot put. sixteen pounds-Won by Brown.
Harvard: Francis. Yale, second: Robert
son. Yale. third. Distance. y feet inches
One mile run-Won by Ptxer, Yale:
clyde. Iale; second: White Harvard. third.
Half mile run-Won by Adams. Yale:
brennan, Yale, second: Bush. Harvard
third. Time. 1877 SIS
Two hundred and twenty yards, hurdle,
WON BY Converse. Harvard; Warren.
Harvard. second: Hallowell. Harvard,
third. Time, 1885
Throwing sixteen pound hammer-Won
by Boal. Harvard: Clark, Harvard, second:
Brown. Harvard. third Distance 80 feet
inches.
Two hundred and twenty yard dass-wen
by Boardman. Yale: Quinlan. Harvard
second; Warren, Yale, third. Time, :22L
Running broad jump-Won by Daily, Har-
yard; Harrington, Harvard second; Eddeli,
Harvard, third. Distance % feet inches.
Running high jump-won hy Rotch. Har-
yard: Walter. Yale; Wright. Ferguson and
Morse. OF Harvard, all tied for second
place. The points were divided. Distance
feet IL inches.
Pole vauh-won by Yale. Harvard de-
faultlng.
Score: Yale. AN: Harvard, s4h.