The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
ENGLISH TEAMS
STRONG AT HOME
PRECEDENT FAVORS BRTTONS
AGAINST AMERICANS.
Yale and Harvard Men Go Against a,
Hard Proposition in Albion in the
Fifth Series of Games and the
Honors so Far Are Even.

Upon four occasions have English and
American college athletes met in interna-
tional struggles, and now on the eve of
the third invasion of England by an
American college team, the fifth test of
supremacy Is about to be madp.
Twice have Harvard or Yale athletes.
or Harvard and Yale athletes, invaded
England, and as many times have Oxford
and Cambridge men come to this side in
quest Of honors. At present the result is
even up, so consequently great interest is
manifested, not only by college men, but
by the athletically interested public, in
the F. coming trials of speed and endur
ance
Since June IA Yale and Harvard ath-
letes have been at training table, pre-
pairing for the international meet. To
wear the university colors abroad on such
an occasion is the crowning glory that
can come to an athlete, and the knowledge
that they will probably compete before
King Edward and his consort had added
romance to the business Of Winning frsts:
In 1894 the first international track
! meet was held on thu Queens club
grounds, London, where a Yale team met
Oxford and was defeated by a score Of 51s
to 81.
Home Teams Won.
| The following year, Cambridge univer-
sity sent team to this country to meet
Yale. The latter university won by q
/ score OIL o 10 Tie meet -UelIS uelu d
New Haven. Prior to this the members
of the Cambridge team, in connection
with several London Athletic club ath-
letes, had been signally defeated by a col
lection of star men at Travers island, New
! York, the American athletes performing
under the colors of the New York Athletic
club.
In 1899 what may be called the first rep.
resentative international intercollegiate
games were held at London between
Yale Harvard and Oxford Cambridgt
teams. The English athletes defeated tht
visitors by the score of to 4.
In September, 1901, Oxford and Cam
bridge sent team to this country onl!
4 to be defeated by team Of Yale-Harvart
men, the score being to 8.
| A glance at the results shows that II
each case the home team won. It doe
not take a physician or student to fgur
out that this is the result Of the climate
American athletes have always com
planned Of the enervating effect of the eli
mate in England and the same can be sal
| by the Englishmen who come here.
Il Americans have always been suprem
in the dashes and met defeat in the dis
tance events. The distance men lost sna
!; and endurance in England and tn
sprinters do not find their squirt with ther
toward the finish after a short stay acros
the pond.
Climate Means Much.
The longer the time spent in trainin
; in England, the more the climate affect
the visitors. Hence it is advisable to re
, main at the seashore, where the best con
ditions are found, until the day before tn
games.
This year the games will be held on tn
, Queens club grounds, and as London
, particularly noted for its fog and depres
!; sion on visitors, the invading athletes wi
doubtless be kept away from the big cit
until just before the hour set for tn
games.
The events constituting the information
, al games are: The 440yard, SSo-yart
one and two-mile runs, the 100yard dasl
: 120yard hurdles, broad and high jun
and the hammer-t throw.
w. A. Shick of Harvard is the interco
; legiate champion sprinter. E. T. Clap
: the Yale captain, is the winner Of both tt
d 120 and the 220-yard hurdles at the re
cent intercollegiate games. E. B. Pal
sons Of Yale has equaled the intercolleg
ate time of / minute and Sc AS second
for the half-mile. They are the stars
the collection of invading athletes, altf
n the others are also counted on to wi
4 points for their teams.