The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-17
OXFO CAMBRIDGE ATHLETES MAY
BE BEATEN BY YALE-HARVkRD TEAM
Are Experienced and
lishmen Have Fine Records but Do Equal
kee ConteStants-Summaries of the Dual Games

The members of the Yale Harvard team
| who are 10 compete in the field sports
with Oxford-Cambridge in London next
Saturday. arrived last Wednesday at
Queenstown on the steamer Teutonic.
They are said to have made the journey
in safety and appeared in excellent form
for the contest.
The team did not exercise much during
the voyage. but have gone into training
at Brighton.
The men who make up the American
team are experienced athletes and stars
in their specialties. 1t is generally be-
lieved that England's team will be beaten.
Although the athletes across the ocean
have fine records they do not. in most
things, equal the Yale and Harvard men.
In the last dual meet held between Yale
and Harvard at Cambridge, May q. rec
ords were broken IN the two-nile run and
in the hammer throw In the two-mile
run King of Harvard won in 9:5i1s. lower
ing the dual record by :0l 3-5. In the ham
MGR throw Shevlin, the Yale giant. hurled
the weight 15S feet inches. six inches
farther than the previous dual record.
The English weight throwers. when they
meet Shevlin and Glass, will. indeed. have
to make remarkable figures if they expect
to win from the Americans.
f. ]. Clapp Of Yale and Schicll of Har-
ward are looked upon to score the most
points for their teams. The sprinting
power OF these men is known to all fol-
lowers OF athletics. In the last meet
Clapp made a record in the high hurdles,
clipping a second off the former time. but
unfortunately he knocked down three hur-
dies and the record was not allowed. In
the 1o0-yard dash the American team will
be represented by Schick and Torrey. The
latter ran second TO Schick in the last
meet. He is in splendid form, and many
think he win carry off the short sprint.
ENGLAND GOOD IN RUNS.
Bird Of Harvard will be Clapp's team
mate in the 12O-yard hurdle, This event
is also expected TO be won by the Amer
leans
1t is in the distance runs that England
is strong. and always has been strong.
Albion's longdistance runners have come
to this country on more than one occa-
SION and walked away from the best
runners in America. It is likely that the
one and two mile events will go to the
British team. II. W. Gresson of Cam
bridge is probably EngIand's best runner
to-day. When he competed in the Oxford
Cambridge sports last March he covered
the mile in 40
The same event in the Yale-Harvard
games was won by Alcott His time was
4:2s i-5. which equaled the dual record.
In the two-mile event Gregson is also ex-
pected to win. He has gone two miles in
less than s:I0 and this. too, in n three
mile race. King and Colwell will attempt
to take the star Englishman's measure in
the two mile. 1t Is considered, however,
that they will fell TO score points. Win
ners alone will score.
There is certain to be close fight for
honors in the high jump. Leader Of Cam
bridge Is one Of England's most prornis-
Ing high jumpers. In competition he mas
cleared feet II inches. f. II. Murphy
of Harvard, cleared feet 10,a inches at
the last dual meet. Victor of Yale at this
same meet got over the bar at feet 8
inches.
The programme for the meet, which will
he held at the Queens Club. will consist
of nine events. Of which six Will be de-
cided on the rack and three In the field.
The following summaries are Of the last
dual games between Yale and Harvard,
and show what the American athletes are
pable OF doing:
SUMMARIES OF GAMES.
Ono hundred and twenty yard hurdle-Won by
=. J. Gapp. Yale; second. F. w. Bird, Har-