The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-26
ENGLISH ATHLETES In FORM.
TEAM TO MEET HARVARD AND
YALE IMPROVED.
Interest In Match Increased by work OF
oxford and Cambridge Mcn In Canada
Workman and Cochshott Great
Runners what Americans Have Done.

and Yale and oxford and Cambridge has
been somewhat stimulated by the good
performances Of the representatives II the
English unive rsities since their arrival on
this continent, and many who. when tho
match was made. expected an easy vict Try
for the home team are now begininnlng 20
wsver In their allegiance a. they realize
the hard task set Harvard and Yale 10 de-
feat the British cracks. In every previous
contest Of this character victory has rested
with the team that has received the ad-
vantage Of competing on its home grounds
~ IL has alw avs happened that. however
strong the visitors might have beon when
esving home. climatic changes have ma
terially injured them and made the differ
snce between victory and defeat.
In 1894 when Yale went across the water 20
tackle oxford In tho first OF these inter
national collegiate contests. tho New Haven
university was represented by a strong
team. bu, several Of the men failed 20 per
form up TO their usual standard and the
Dark Blues won by o., 10 81. The follow
ing year two teams came from England
% compete against American athletes.
Cambridge. A. the winner Of the inter
varsity games was pitted against Yale.
while ths still stronger aggregation. rep
re-enting the London A c. engaged the
pick Of American athletes enrolled under
the bannsr 81 the New York A C..
The result Of those encounters forms
a glorious page In tho history Of Amer lean
track and field sports Yale defeated the
sOAntabs- a. easily as she had been beaten
nv the OIonians the previous year. while
tho New York 4 c men swept the board
IN the match with the London A c and won
every one 81 the eleven events on the pro-
gramms. In this instance there we're
several men on the visiting team who failed
90 show the form established by them
In many competitions or the other side.
" Z. Lutyens, the noted Cambridge
miller. who had frequently run under 4
minutes 20 seconds. was beaten on by
Connect. and r = Koran. who before lsav-
ing England had run the thres miles at
the intervarsity sports In the record time
for those sportS. IL minutes " SIS seconds,
was beaten In moro than one minute so wer
time. Mendelsohn. the broad Jumper.
Downer. the sprinter. and othsrs per
formed far worss than In England, while
those who hsld their form or improved.
met unusually fine athletes and were de-
feated.
There was no further International match
until Harvard and Yale took a picked team
to England two yea-u & for the compe-
ution which led 70 the return match sched-
uled for NEXT Wednesday Judged by
previous performances. the Americans had
"a great chance 10 win, but two OF the beast
men. Tom Burke OF Harvard and Dixon
Board,nan OF Yale. were affected by the
change Of climate. Burke could not mako
a decent hght for the half-mile. which lie
should have won easily, and Boardman was
beaten after a good race in the quarter
mile The English universities won the
match by five events to four
For the contest now arranged the Eng
llshmen have adopted different tactics
and by training AT Montreal. where the
climate In more Ike that Of England. they
appear 10 have reached a state Of perfec-
ton which seriously threatens the SUI
premacy Of the Harvard Yale team. Sew
eral OF them have done even better than
they did In England and the only ray 81
hope for the American universities il In the
fact that up 10 the present time l. J Cornish,
the strongest man In two Of the doubtful
events, has not come up To che records
made by him on the other aide In the quarter
mile run and the broad jump.
The match between the English univeSi-
tiee and McGill College at Montreal last
saturday Ia the basis for estimating the
strength Of the Britlhers. II was expected
that they would win this contest easily.
but the overwhelming character OF the
victory. 3 events To l. and the Ave individual
performances make their chance Of victory
over Harvard and Yale appear better than
when they left home. A Hind. the Cam
bridge Splinter, won the 100 ward dash IN
10 rs secouds. This IL not az fast a. he IL
credited with running in England, WHORE
once In a Tace and once in IA trial he n said
20 have run the distance In y - seconds
II shows, however, that IN" crack spriut"r
l. IN fair form. and with another we"k
work h" hould 10 equal 70 at least a nth
- a second faster time than b. made at
Montreal
According 10 Americans who have seen
Hind run Ia England, he IL a poor mar at
Hpinch. In spite OF his fast trials IN practice
lac was beaten a yard last year 10y e. X.
Thomas, the oxford Splinter. IN the inter-
varsity games Hind Is a.sp r. cricke-er
al note and one man VINO saw the annual
match between Oxford n Cambridge
this season said that Hiud'- work IN tho
field at critical moments prart !cally lost
lis side IN" match lie MISSED a catch n
on' time and CAUSED another he,de 20 miss
tie same man later. The oxford hats
men. thus twice let N. carried out his lat
iuT 100 runs and saved the day for the DARK
lluc
To even matters up In tho hundred"
the Americans viii al~n have 20 depend
largely on a rather uncertain performer
\ IL IargraNc won the 100 yar,is al the
Harvard y ale meet IN 10 seconds, hu'
though he won hi heat a. the I~u'.rcllle-
fiaies. he fail"d Ia go' placed In the s"~ori
trials lAghtuer l. far moTe consistent,
ior he was .-ccud both al the Harvard
y al" meet and the iui"r,ullt giG', game
ia his trial heat on tho latter occasion he
made 10 Is SECONDS rather easily Haigh,
the other Harvard candidate. was beaten
in the heat Tor second men la 10 rs SEQ
ends. III" situation Appears g. bc 'nat
4 HargraNr h. good enough o. leat Light
Ter Ia the Htryard-l all trials to-morrpw
the Americans will have "A good Chauco
g. win the initial event IN the International
Iu's't, otherwise the chances appear - bee
g. favor 81 tho kuglishmvu.
Inc gIBrt"r-uiie run has from the fn-'
teen considered ono - tho most doubtful
events, and BE- Is much ia favor g tha
Americans hat this was thu only race
which the Fugl-hW-n lit not win az Mon
tr-aL J II Morrow 81 McGil Lui-noi
first. u " Bafrlav Il Cambridge. ~,,oud.
hud l. J Cornish g ONfo ri. thru. iu % =
seconds A. th" iu'"ryarSifv sports Cor
ii-h beat Blrrlgv and be- has tho tester
rvguri q 'h" two, having Won % quarter
'trlV iy Muuh uf thls wear 90 ~ % s'Cuuds
This time. rIalv when trarh and vnatu,s
could mot h., IA, Hraulc 'u fls' time, ht-
caused cornish 'n b." considered tha u.-f
dangerous factor tu the Ia~. IL wu.
thought thai ne ihs, cuuutrv igft~-i vr'h
liw. D." Mould travel under 80 seuIl-
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