The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-08

VICTORY FOR YANKEES
Overwhelming Defeat of Brit
iSherS Is Unparalleled.
HURDLE MARK SET
OF PENNsY% GUNS a
PRETTY RACE.

ndOn, July S.--The American ath-
ietes won eight out of thirteen amateur
events for the championship of Great
Britain. The Amateur Athletic asso-
citation championship games were held
at Stamford bridge, and as the Ameri-
cans competed in only twelve of the
events, they won all but four of the
contests in which they took part. Such
a clean sweep is without parallel. More
especially is it noticeable when it is re-
membered that they opposed the best
/ amateurs, not only from England. Ire
/ land and Scotland, but the colonies as
we'll
/ The New York Athletic club got the
1 lions share. taking the weight-putting.
hammer throwing, pole vaulting and
four-mile run. Pennsylvania was sec
ond. winning the high jump, the
hurdles and the long jump. George
town university won the 100-yard dash.
Princeton university secured second
place in the 100-yard dash and the
high jump, while Chicago university
secured the same place in the quarter
mile run, and Pennsylvania added to
her laurels by getting second place in
the pole vault. Syracuse university
Ialled 20 put in an appearance, both
her men not arriving in time to en-
able them to participate in the events.
Yankees Bad Form.
If a few American competitors had
not been prevented either from run
ming entirely, or been so out of form,
owing to the climate, probably every
event would have been won by them,
but with Cregan of Princeton in i'll
health, scarcely knowing whether he
was going to run until the bell rang,
and with Terry of Princeton entirely
knocked out with a water knee. and
Orion and Alexander Grant unable to
come within tW enty seconds of the nor
NAL time, it was impossible for the
Americans to make a clean sweep.
KraenZlin secured a new record for
hurdles over grass, and received more
applause than the clher competitors,
regardless of nationality.
Arrangements for the spectators and !
the teams were absurdly inadequate |
4 mere Was lack of good management /
in the whole performance Several Z
American competitors believed they
wer treated with none too much fair /
ness This they attributed not so much /
to their English competitors as to the /
character OF the officials in charge of |
the American Amateur Athletic associ- I
alton, who were by no means represent
tatlVe men. Two distinct fouls were
made against the Americans which the
Judges disallowed. William Pennfng-
ION of Pennsylvania, who fell at the
asst hurdle, said to a representative Of
he Associated Press: Il don't think
We were treated any too we'll. Howev-
r. we won majority of the events,
10 1t does not seem to matter" That
eemed TO voice the spirit of the visit
ng teams.
Great Crowd Out.
Three thousand people witnessed the
american victories. The spectators
we're singularly undemonstrative. ex-
ept IN the finals in the quarter and
laH mile runs. 1t was only in these
vents that the international rivalry
ecame keen. In the other events il ,
vas apparent long before the finish
hat either England or America had
ne victory well in hand But the i
ALI mile run was in doubt until the ]
ape was reached. Captain Cregan of {
university made frantic eff
or 10 land first and win for the III ,
ers, but Tysoe, the English champion,
mid terrific cheers, overhauled him
18th splendid burst of speed. breast :
d the tape ahead of Prnceton's half s
lex but plucky champion
ne quarter mile race was equally ex- I
ting Nj. W. Long of the New York {
thletic~ club, was ahead all the way. :
Ut down the stretch William Arthur !
loloney of the Chicago University fol- +
WED him like the wind while only
wv feet behind came Walsh of Scot |
md. Until the final announcement was
lade the spectators waited breathless !
close was the finish.
me pole Vaulting was immensely an
reciated by the spectators. who cheer l
Justify the clever performances of I
lie Americans. the English competitors ;
3vlng dropped out at the first round. I
Inc victory of Richard Sheldon. of
lie New York Athletic club. over Dem
IS Hogan, of Ireland. in putting the
eight came as a great surprise to the
nghshmen, as the holder of the &
lampionship was supposed to be in
nclDle. After the medals had been
ven amid hearty cheers the Ameri-
IN teams left the ground The Prince o
n university men viii go straight to .
arls and the other American teams
Ill follow within a few days. :