New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-25
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
Saturday Big Day for College
Athletics.
AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL

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College track athletes cut q large figure in the
rublic eye on Saturday. Yale as predicted won the
sYsl meet with Harvard, though the outcome was
~. 5ithout surprises The most notable perform
znce was the quarter by Long Of Harvard, in
ng fat AS the wind except at the homestretch.
was behind the runners. this viii probably not be
allowed as a record. Shevelin's hammer throw OF
1y feet and inches shows that in him Yale has a
probable intercollegiate champion when De Witt OF
Princeton has been graduated. CoTnelIs victory
over Princeton was also expected De WITT mace a
good hammer throw. but MS shot pCt was nor eA-
traordinary. At Worcester Amherst was an easy
,r at seTelev Oval on FRIDAY and SATURDAY This
small New-England college IN track ailIeucs ranks
when the small number of men from which she has
10 draw is considered her performance Is well
worth praise.
Tbs careful colIesians who spend their spare
time and waste good paper by figuring out the
prospects Of the college baseball games on the
basis Of comparative scores received another re
rninder On Saturday that the results OF baseball
not 70 be predicted with mathematical certainty.
Harvard. picked by many the best college team
Of the East was defeated by Princeton TO 5.
With the exception OF the eighth inning. the
Crimson team outbatted and throughout the
game the Tigers played far better ball in the field
Yale, too. her friends an unpleasant surprise
BY losing the deciding game OF ne series with
Brown. With Bowman in the box the result might
game from the Providence players Brown has a
credtable record so far this season having won
S5rineefor and lost one game to Harvard Co
i,-bia Tiaze5 = good cams against the soldiers at
We I5oioy "a $1,000 the Z-ictnrT which was
Won. i TO s. Pennsylvania beat the strong Penn
the hopes OF her supporters that her slump in
athletics is now well over.
For the intercollegiate Championship sports at
Berkeley Oval Friday and Saturday no contest
viii be more uncertain than the 10o-yard dash.
There Yet some doubt whether or not Duffey
VIII start de should win out after q desperate
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westney. Of Pennsylvania; Dear. Of Pennsylvania,
and Nouton. OF Yale. Besides these men, Tootle.
Of Johns Hopkins; Thompson, Of Amherst; Lghtner
and Haigh, OF Harvard and Leventritt. Of Column
BE Biz % are oS 9s f be agshed at they are all eaPA
Haigh, OF Harvard. from his performance Of Sat
Cornell and Herman, Of Harvard look like the top
men n the hgh 5eIbp heTnan may not 5pp as
IS pretty certain 10 do over feet, which may be
Enough he has done feet ~ inches tbs 81 y ear
a @ iI7 We e. ne mae i GE le
vii DO well 10 beat out Pennsylvania
Columbia, by canceIHng the lacrosse game makes
the standing the four universities in the inter
collegiate league follows: Columbia, won.
lost, Cornell. won. lost: Harvard, won lost:
viii p.ay Cornell at Ithaca and the final standing
or the members Of the league will then be estab-
versity team would de Harvard for first place.
There viii be no need Of officials at the diamond
meet OF the Greater New-York Irish Athletic As
ISOLATION Celtic Park Memorial Day, when
the Meaghers, champions of the United States
whirl their camans il defence Of their title against
the Wolfe Tones, noted experts at this Irish
tional sport. The proverbial Donnybrook Fair
famous IN song and story, viii be simply like
church festival when compared TO this struggle
The fur will fly, and nothing short OF gore will
satisfy the spectators or the players. A game
worth going long distance to see as well on &C
count Of its novelty as for the fact that experts
viii play therein viii be the lacrosse game between
New-Yo-k irish Athletic Association team. com
posed Of ex-collegians- The game will be bitterly
contested. as the Irish team Is anxious make a
name against a team with such reputation
Columbia It is the first time that the game has
lion.
The good enforcement of the baseball rules LAID
down by the presidents Of beth the National and
american leagues by the umpires so far this sea
son has been the Of the spectators not see
ing the rowdyisrn that was too often shown by
players last year. There times when
umpire is altogether wrong in his decisions, and
this was too much the case n the game between
Brooklyn and Pittsburg at Washington Park
showed the poor Judgment he did he would not
allowed to leave the field without receiv-
was. the spectators called him all sorts Of epithets
field and for a few minutes it looked as if he
De attacked. The police managed 10 surround
the time 10 prevent inns Dut al dlOlS
the way 10 the clubs Offices he was severely
nOore6-
The Giants have had the opportunity OF showing
their strength more than ever last week by meet
!ng the Pittsburg team. The defeat which the New
York men suffered from ST. Louis in Saturday
game lost them the lead in the percentage column
as The Chicago team won and holds the honors-
L is expected before the week IS over, however
that the Giants viii have regained the lead
One OF the most interesting tests in the auto
mobile line WAS the commercial vehicle contest
held By the Automobile Club OF America on
Wednesday and Thursday Of last week Consider
ing the long and rough course the machines were
sent over each day. II was remarkable how rapidly
the vehicles covered the route. especially in the
great traffic thoroughfare downtown and up the
steep hills uptown. Although there were a few
sccidents each day none serious. and the test
proved that automobile wagons OF either steam
pasolene or electricity can be used in business pur
poses with safety, rapidly and cheapness.
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