The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-25
THE INTERNATIONAL MEET
American and English Athletes
Ready at Berkeley Oval
The Yankees Picked to Win In the
Series of COntests-Grent Enthus-
insm Displayed by the Crowds.
Nine Events on the Programme.

Series of COntests-Grent Enthus-
insm Displayed by the Crowds.
Nine Events on the Programme.
BERKELEY OVAL. y Y. Sept. Is
The international athletic games TO be
gin here at 3 o'clock this afternoon have
occasioned the greatest friendly rivalry
ever known in the history Of such events
The CCLteSIS between the flower Of Amer
lean and English university athletes have
attracted a crowd Of enthusiasts who's
cheering and handclapping are thoroughly
spaSmOdiC- Patriotic ardor is the main
spring upon which works the hope OF ey-
cry spectator present
Unlike the annual intercollegiate games.
the blue-ribbon events Of the year in the
American college world. when the inter
est is divided up into q dozen or more
parts. each contingent arrayed against
all the others. the enthusiasm today IS
consolidated into two great patriotic
groups. and the consequent volume Of
sound is UNNECESSARILY greater and more
thrilling to contestant and spectator alike
Today's games are the fourth Of the
sort that have taken place between uni
versity track teams Of this country and
those OF Oxford or Cambridge. The last
ones was the one in London two years
ago between the chosen teams OF Yale
and Harvard and oxford and Cambridge.
This was a fine sporting occasion. and
was made brilliant socially as well as ath-
letically. The American team on the rec
ord of past performances should have
won the games handily. but climate got
in its Unpreventable work and several of
the best men from this side of the water
were stale and unit when the day Of the
games arrived Even as It was, the CON
tests were Of the closest sort, the
Englishmen winning out by a score Of
to T.
To obvIate this bad effect OF climatic
change the Englishmen on arrival this
year went first to Canada When they
reached New York last week they appear
ed to be in tip-tOp form. and all their
practice on the oval has but tended 10
confirm this impression. The only dis
hearteninS circumstance for them has
been the unfortunate accident to Cornish.
their best qUarter-miler and broad jump
er, who strained his jumping leg IN prac-
tice. This has put him out Of the four
forty altogether. and would have invalid
ed a less courageous athlete. FIG an
nCunced this morning. however. that he
would be on the track today and would
take at least one jump, even if it cost him
a hospital cot afterward
There are nine events on the card. win
ners only 70 count. But two entries. are
allowed from each team, except in the
mile and twO-mile runs. IN which there
Will be three contestants on each side
In view Of Cornlsh's injury the chances
Of the Britons are considered q shade
poorer than before, and the Yankee cal
culators claim the games as a surety by
i've TO four events. Optimistic coIlegiaus
who are pinning their faith OF Speaker.
faIe's great high jumper, are even haz-
arding a six TO three prediction.
The first and second strings in each
event are as follows. in the order Of
events
One-hlndrsd Dash-American team, y. Il. Har-
grave CD, z. iIaigh cd: English team, A. 2
Hind 90. J. Churchill CC).
isht-hundred-snd-eighty-y Run-Americal
English team, the Rev. II. ". Workman (C),
J. K. Cleave OK.
Throwing the Hammer-American team. ". A.
Boal I'D. G. 5 stiilman CD or r. sheldon 90
English Edl team T. B. Nay (O1), W l. Henderson
-hundred-and-forty-y Dash go American
team. Dixon BOar9rnan (D. 2 c. Rust CID
English team, r. " Barclay CO, 5 4. Neave
Running High Jgmp-American team. J. s
SPEAKER (iD. R. Herman (E). English team, C.
Il smith Co. W +. Henderson OK.
One-mile Run-American team. II. B. Clark
cd. n. :. Knowles Cd. or W II. Waldron On;
English team. 2. G. COckshott co, II. ". Greg
son GO.
Observation-Disclosures HrrdIes-Auerl-
can team. 2. 3. Clapp (Y). J. II. Converse CID
English team, c. R. GARNER OK, E. AIlcOck
tC).
Running Broad Jurrp--American team. J. 8
SPEAKER lf), R Herman I'D; English team, L. j.
Cornish OK, ". E. Henderson COOl.
Two-mile r1n-American team +. ". Mills
I'D. z. Swan Cd. R. G. Teal %: English team.
the Rev X. ". Workman (Ox) Z. 4. Dawson
OK, Il p. Macn4gtcn 90.
The Yale members Of the American
team arrived in town last night and came
up from the Murray Hill Hotel bright
and early today Trainer Mike Murphy
showed his usual confidence in the work
Of his proteges. His bronzed face bore a
quizziCsl smile when asked whether the
Americans would take five or six Of the
nine events. He replied. very dipIomati-
cally. Elves enough 10 win
Both the Yale and Harvard men were
in the pink OF condition Dixon Board
mans leg has improved under MUrphy's
care. and his college mates are counting
much on his sand" to pull him through