The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-12
Blue WINS TRACK MET
SONS OF OLD ELI TOO FAST FOS
THE SOLDIERS FIELD
ATHLETES
FINAL SCORE WAS 81 TO AZ
Events Were Closely Contested
Throughout and Performances
of the Athletes Were
Generally Excellent.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May u.-Yale
defeated Harvard this afternoon in an
exciting series Of track events constitut-
ing the annual meet between the univec-
stiles. The contests were spirited
Throughout, and interest never Jagged.
The games did not begin until after 8
o'clock, but were finished before 8. The
score was: Yale, 81; Harvard, AZ. The
final and decisive score was made in
the last event, the pole vault up to which
decisive contest Harvard had diminish
ing lead after the long and broad jumps
had been concluded.
The great surprise Of the day came
in the mile run. Yale had conceded 1t to
Harvard and Harvard's men were run
ming in the first lap as If 1t was only
u question of which Of them was to set
the pace. AT the seventh lap Richardson
set fast, squirting pace. Lee caught
him in the stretch and IN the straight
away paced him, clear ing several feet
at the tape. Gay, of Yale, came in third,
making a total Of points for the blue,
where one only had been hoped for. The
Yale record in this event was broken.
The 10c-yard dash proved to be a fight
to the finish between Hargrave, OF Yale,
and Lightner, Haigh and Webb, of Har-
ward. The former won on the last quar-
ter Of the dash by an outlay Of energy
that was not expected. He repeated the
performance in exactly the same way in
the 220-yard dash. Ir that event Dupee,
of Yale, a former crack Splinter, also
came to time in sensational fashion, win
ming second place.
The mile run was Harvard's easily,
Weston, of Yale, being unable to catch
Clark. who was we'll paced.
not do go well. He was outclassed By
the Harvard contingent three OF whom
divided the event
In the high jump, Speaker beat out
The shot put was taken by Yale easily,
Sheldon, Goss and Beck shutting out
their competitors with good distance. The
hammer throw was also Yale's entirely,
with Stillman Sheldon and +. q. Brown,
in order, winning out.
The pole vault went at the comparative
ly low height of 10 feet 3 inches to Yals,
Herd. Pease and Thompson being tied Mt
49, THE SUMMARY.
Four hundred and forty yard run Win
Yale; third, Manson, Harvard. Time,
One mile run-Won by Clark, Harvard;
second, Weston. Yale; third. Waldron,
. Yale. Time, APO rs.
One hundred and twenty yards hurdle
Won by Sheldon, Yale; distance A feet.
81 inches; second Goss, Yale, distance
Al feet, 912 inches; third. Beck, Yale,
distance Al feet, 81 inches.
One hundred yards dash-Won by Har-
grave, Yale; second, Lightner, Harvard;
third, Webb, Harvard. Time, 10 seconds.
Eight hundred and eighty yards run
Won by Behr, Harvard; second, Boynton.
Harvard; third, Franchot. Yale. Time
minutes, l is seconds.
High jump-,Won by Speaker Yale,
ward, feet, liz inches; third. Roth. Har-
ward, feet, 1914 inches.
Two mile run-Won by Teel. Yale; sec
ond, Richardson, Harvard; third, Gay
Yale. Time, 9:55 As.
Two hundred and twenty yards hurdle
Won by Willis. Harvard; second.
Clapp, Yale; third. Converse, Harvard.
Time, % seconds.
Two hundred and twenty yard DASH
Won by Hargrave. Yale; second, Dupec,
Yale; third. Lghtner, Harvard. Time,
q 40 seconds
Broad jump-Won by Shirk. Harvard;
distance. q feet, II inches; second, Ris-
tine, Harvard, distance. q feet, inches.
third. Foster, Harvard, distance q feet
61a inches.
Hammer throw was won by Hamilton,
Yale; distance al feet, inches: second.
Sheldon, Yale, distance 1872 feet. inches:
third, Brown, Yale, distance 129 feet, Tx
inches.
Pole vault-Hord, Peas and Thompson.
all Of Yale. tied at 10 feet 8 inches.