The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-06
CA[FORMANS ARE BEATEN.
YALE CARRIES OFF THE Hoy0RS
IN ATHLETIC MEET.
Cold Weather Initiated Against the
Boys From the subtropic State,
hut Aside From That They Were
oufclassed by Husky Sons of Ell.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 1.-The dual
track athletic meet between Yale and the
University of California today resulted in
well earned victory for Yale, with eight
nrsts and one tie to her credit. The visitors
took three events and tied in another.
Technically the score would be written sis
TO nz The Yale track athletes proved
stronger than even the best informed had
believed. The Californfans put up game
fight to the finish In every event except
the half mile in which their man, Service.
was run of his feet and loped to the tape
with smith, OF Yale, a good fifty yards
ahead of him. Pynter, of Yale. had given
out earlier, having set a clip for the others
that wore him out. Yale won the 299-yard
dash, the 4io-yard dash, the half-nlie the
mile, the 1a0-yards hurdle, the 52o-yards
hurdle, the shot put, the pole vault and
tied in the broad jump. California took
the 1oo-yard dash, the hammer throw the
high jump and tied In the broad jump. In
the latter surprising low record, even for
the Yale jumpers, was made.
Considering the strong head wind that
puHeted the runners and the rather UNI
favorable cold air. both teams did well in
the sprintfug events. II anything, the cold
favored Yale, for her men were used TO II.
In the 22lyard dash little incident oc-
Cured that was indicative OF the sports
manfike attitude Of the Cslifornians and OF
the friendly feeling existing between the
two universities. Boardman was nervous
starter called him back to penalize him
yard. Cadogan, the Californian. decline
10 take this advantage and Boardman was
permitted TO start on the scr3tch. Piaw
came so close to breaking his own recoril
In the hammer throw that IL was uniyer-
sally regretted that he fouled by stepping
outside the circle when he tossed TIE ham
mer f52 feet, by actual measurement The
Yale men greeted this with cheers. A mo-
ment later. Clark. of Yale. committed the
same technical orense on a good. but not
tuR thr<~ hA1 49,,
with a rather low record. Stilrnan, VINO
had been counted as a possible close ad-
versary for Plaw,. disappointed all by do
ing very poor work. owing TO nervousness.
The visitors did not. it is felt do them
selves the full justice that would have
been possible on a warm day. The same Is
true o. Yale. however The opinion was
fornians themselves, that Yale's team
would have won out, though not by so
large a sore.
work of Weston. the freshman. In the dis
lance running. and Of Thomas in the hur-
dies. high and low. The summary Of
events f. as follows, nrsts only being
ners of firsts under second:
1o0-yard dash-Won by Cadogan. Califor-
mia; second, Richards. Yale Time, 10 3-5
seconds.
I2o-yard hurdle-Thomas. Yale. first:
Hamlin, California, second. Time. :t6 As.
Mile run-Weston. Yale. first. Sneer.
Yale. second. Time, 4:a6.
4io-yard dash-Boardman, Yale first;
Drumm California. second Time. 80 rs.
-put-Beck. Yale. first. Plaw. Cali
fornia. second. Distance. Beck. II feet II
inches; Plaw. 10 feet inches.
Half mile run--Smith. Yale. first; Ser
vice. California, second. Time minutes
2-5 seconds.
2oO-yard hurdle-Thomas. Yale, first:
Woolsey, California, second. Time, :2s rs.
Ellsworth Yale. and Broughton Califor-
MA tied on the broad jump and the one
point was divided. Distance, 20 feet sis
inches.
Hammer throw--Piaw. California. ArSt.