New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
YALE'S BY HALF POINT
WINS MOTT HAVEN CUP.
Ha-oord Long Led-T5cO Records
Broken at intercollegiate Games.

ward took il hardly. and well she might Tor up 10
-be last two contests she WAS leading and her
hopes were boundess. To Yale's glory he II sa1d
that The never say die Of her athletes. iheir
unbreakable spirit their reserve for the supreme
effort AZ me last ditch. always TO he counted on
when there's a sighting chance TO win, ana ore"
when 1t seems hopeless, asserted its pre-emlhe'''
force.
Harvard confident Of at least tieing Nae's score
and thus preserving for her Representatives one
more chance to tight the trophy. So nluSI'
,o,,e+a6 and REPRESENTING years of rivalry ana
struggle. called or her runners Tor an iheie "e'
in them in that last thrilling run OF ~ !aIuS'
First place to the Crimson. nut me Due
got second and fourth, and they gave to Yale the
victory ,
Two new intercollegiate records were established
Beck OF Vale. twice lettering the new marx ne
made on Friday in the shot put. and Schutt OF
Cornell. setting a mark for the tWo-Tniie run
Tie re1ord WAS equalled in the pole vault
The rnal points Yale, 4li2; Harvard. az
or-ell 16. Princeton. 11i2; Syracuse. H. Amherst
8: Georgetown. s: PENNSYLVANIA. 3; Williams :.
Protest WAS made by Clark, manager or the
Harvard track team TO James e Sullivan, referee,
against awarding second place in the 1o-yard dash
20 F r Noulton. Of Yale Clark declared that
Schick OF Harvard. and not Mouton, Of Yale, was
second Thomas r OBrien. who judged the sec
,-,I ,,ace man was sure Moultou second. and
W ! Swan. Of the New-York Athletic Club VINO
, picked third man equally positive mat ScilcA
was third. The protest goes 10 the executive com
rnfttee If Moulton disqualified Harvard VIII get
VICTORY sNATCHED FROM DEFEAT
Down into Intercollegiate history this meet will
60 as one Illuminated above all others by pluck Inc
striving that knows no weakness OF heart or pouS
and a contest in which victory was snatched from
the very nav defeat More nearly Inatcheo
rivals as far as Yale and Harvard were concerned
never met on cinder path to pit against each
other speed Of leg. endurance Of heart. staying OF
wind and strength Of muscle Save for one or TWO
executions and they glazing as to De
raDqbaf,le the result Of the sprints in doubt
until the tape fell for second third and fourth
places And it in these sprints that Yale won
Finishes they were that brought the spectators to
their feet
Neatbarvise there was nothing 10 be asked for
The trees that fringe the side of the oval scarce
gave token OF a breeze. and, though at the beelh-
ming the clouds dark and lowering the sun
pushed his smiling face through them soon alter
ward dispeIling the dampness. Without a breeze
detract from the speed Of the runners, with just
the right kind temperature, it was one Of those
days when thoroughbreds or men can put forth
their best.
Early the crowd thronged to the field, filling the
zrands1and and bIeachers. Harvard supporters
seemed 10 predominant. and the cheers OF the
students from Cambridge outvoluned those OF the
New Haven men. Maidens there were IN plenty
displaying favort:sm for Yale and Harvard in their
voices and ribbons. Alumni were there too. IN
Yorce-veterans of the track who in former days
themselves had set teeth and forced will TO over
come weakening muscles in the last few yards
Scattered throughout. and cheering by twos and
threes when their chosen ones won a place were
students from the smaller colleges, none the less
eager because first or second place was not Tor
them
HARVARD MEN CONFIDENT
Loud and long were the cheers OF the Harvard
men, and open their wallets, for after the trlaI
heats Of Friday when the Yale men fell below the
expectations Of their supporters, they could see
naught but Crimson without one speck Of Blue:
The vviseacres shook their heads and seemed
dubious over Yale's chances and carolled the Har-
Tl,p Mott Have
remains 10 be striven for" At the outset this
seemed TO be a prophecy bearing the stamp OF
proof for Harvard gained whole points, While 1ale
had to be content with halves. In the later con-
tests however the best performers Of the smaller
colleges went fore, and. gobbling the places
yielded the most points left the fractions to
Yale and Harvard Here was where Yale was
strong and Harvard weak
yale's form a complete upset TO those VINO
yrded themselves their fOrecasting ability, espe
cisly in the sprints and hurdles. where her show
ing Of Friday had indicated weakness. Ciapp
and Moulton the who saved the day Tor
Yale and the much vaunted Schick, Converse and
Iightner. of Harvard. fell far below the eXpecta-
lions Of their admirers.
The showers Of the night and morning had
dar1pened the surface Of the cinder path just
enough To lay the surface dust and give spring 10
the foothod.
THE loo-YARD DASH.
Soon after > o',lock sprinters set for the semi
finals Of the 10o-yard dash Here at the start
of a
he had in store. for he Cuuooted Schick- OF Har-
ward IN the second sen1i-fnal the peerless Duffey,
Of Georgetown. showed his heetness by rompng
before ligbtner. OF Harvard. q greyhound daw-
dies before snail He made the distance i'm 10
seconds fat Duffey. Moulton. Schick and Lightner
waited fer the pistol the final. Dufey easily
'n o. "a A. seconds Moulton again gave Schick the
dust and Won second place for Yale There
sorrow in Harvard breasts. for the faint traces OF
the handwriting the vail we're apparent.
The summary:
on 9psr ,, ., s5 b. gu ee ee2 2Es
co sa '''T1 !" H. i's''''F harvard '''''' ''''s
THE MILE RUN
7 vas generally corceded that Colweli Of liar
ward. counted fist place for Harvard in the mile
before the What rot
pected the spring from the ruck of little
colt. Of Yale. who captured second ColweIl hung
in the middle Of The bunch. while Jacobus and
Poate n Cornell. paced the crowd for two laps
Then he shot forward easily Alcott tracking him
The laie man was running his nerve. and
though h" could not catch CnlweH he kept his
chin ahead of Poate and McMeekn. Of Cornell
Ne staggered from the track and fen i'm a heap on
The grass The summary.
cne-nile run-Won by " A Colve1 Harvard. q p
, al2s,' Tal. send r oate t5T5 n s
THE 44o-YARD Run
II apparently was nothing but Harvard. and the
crimson men tasted the delights Of one Of the
faithful when Yale failed to get a point in The
s4o-yard run. Reilly. OF Georgetown. sustained his
reputation IF Friday the dangerous man in this
race. Hsigh just managed TO beat him at the tame
The summary:
F2 sn,. a and tor'ysJ4 hurdle raoewon by
Tire. o-5oas. ~"
THE TWO MILE RUN.
The TWO mile run developed into a procession
and record breaker. Schutt with stride that