Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
American College Boys Cap
ture International Contest.
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
STANDS CROWDED LONG BEFORE
EVENTS WERE STARTED.
English Take Two, Mile and One
Half Mile Runs, Harvard and
Yale All the Others.

LONDON, July 23-The contest in inter-
national sports between Harvard-Yale and
Oxford-Cambridge today was won by the
Americans. The keen interest Of the Eng
lish people in the affair was shown by the
early hour at which the thcongs of specta-
tors began to arrive at the Queens Clup
grounds, West Kensngton. Before 3
o'clock the stands began to fill, and by
325, when a pistol shot warned the part1cl-
pators in the first event to get ready, the
stands had been crowded for a long time
and masses Of spectators had gathered be-
hind the ropes.
Hundred-Y Yard Run.
At 3:27 the men appeared for the 100
ward run, r. w. Barclay in the light blue
OF Cambridge. Chapman in the dark blue
of Oxford w. A. Schick, jr., in the GRIM
son of Harvard and D. j. Torrey In the
dark blue of Yale. The runners made the
marks amid the breathless attention of the
spectators who had greeted them with ap-
plause when they frs. appeared. Barclay
got away first, but Schick caught him after
thirty yards, passed him and held the lead
to the end
Barclay was second.
There was considerable applause when
the result was known, but the crowd wait
ed for the time to be announced. Slowly
the British flag was hauled down from the
pole leaving the American flag flying.
Schick's time, 9 4-5 seconds, equaled his
previous record for the same distance.
One Mile Run.
At 3:37 the one-mile race began. with
Welsh and H w. Gregson, both English
men. in the lead. Gregson increased his
lead at the half mile and won. c. c. II.
Hamilton, oxford, was second Welch
hot of va1a
came in last. Time, 81 10
The High Jump.
The spectators then turned their attention
to the high jump. England was repre-
sented by E. E Leader and Doorly, both of
Cambridge, and America by G. F. Victor of
Yale. AT 3:4S the men appeared in the field
and Immediately began the tries. The high
jumpers began with the bar at feet
inches The two Englshmen went out
when the bar was at feet 101s inches.
Victor won feet "a inch. Leader was
second and Doorly was third.
After being declared the winner Victor
continued jumping, but failed to better his
record
Half-Mile Run.
The half-mile run followed the high jump.
H. CORVALLIS. representing Oxford Hold
ing, Oxford; E. P. Parsons, Yale, and H. b.
Young, Harvard.
Parsons got off ahead, but Holding forged
past him, and just passing CORVALLIS won
in an exciting finish. Young was third and
Parsons last. Time 1.56 1-5.
Half and Quarter Mile Runs
From the start of the half-mile run the
race was never in doubt so far as England
was concerned, the only question being
whether H. E, Holding of oxford or Corn
wallis would be the victor.
Barclay and Wilson, both of Cambridge;
c. r. Long of Yale and E. J. Dives of Har-
ward were the competitors in the next
event, the quarter-mile run.
Barclay led for two-thirds OF the dis
tance. when Dives, who had been keeping
just behind. forged ahead and won by two
feet. Long was third.
Throwing the Hammer.
Throwing the hammer was the sixth
event on the program. M. Spicer, Cam
bridge; Tomlinson of Oxford, Shevlin Yale,
and E. T. Glass. Yale. were the contest
ants. Shevlin won the first round. making
152 feet inches in his first throw, 146 feet