Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-23
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC MEET
! AMERICANS CONTEST, THE ENGLISH
SIIEU lIlA4 III III sss~tJh alHJI
Closest Contest of its Kind Ever Had Between
tsssyF the Two Countries
the Two Countries

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
/. LONDON, July 23.-At the Queens
club grounds this afternoon eighteen
me athletes. the pride OF Yale and
Harvard. meet at equal number Of
representative of the universities of
oxford and Cambridge. 1t IL the only
international collegiate field meet Of
the season in England and to say that
the public IL deeply interested In the
result II putting 1t mildly. II anything
were needed to intensity this interest
u u found in the fact that this IL the
third time that the representatives Of
these four universities have met and
that this meeting II In the nature of q
rubber" both Britons and Americans
having one victory to their credit.
There are nine events on the pro-
gram. six Of which are to be decided
on the cinder path and three in the
1eld. While the public on this side
naturally expects the Britons to win
the meet, II IL conceded that the Amer
acans WIN give them a hard tussle.s
Many OF those who have seen the
Americans In training since their ar
rival here are frank enough to admit
that they would not be surprised to
re the Yale and Harvard boys return
across the Atlantic with the British
scalps dangling at their belts.
In the sprinting the weight throwing
and the jumps Yale and Harvard are
expected to make their best showing.
In the distance dunning the English
men are expected to win away OF.
The middle distance runs are debat-
the greatest excitement of the match.
with schick Of Harvard and Torrey Of
Yale In the one Acknowledgment dash.
Il u felt that this event Is just as good
N within the grasp Of the Americans
There II little to choose between them
ana both are In excellent form and
condition. With Shelvlin and Glass.
Yale's giant football players. the Amer
1cans aIbo expect to win the hammer
throw. The Britons are willing to con-
coae this event a. Il II believed that
no one IN oxford or Cambridge can
hurl the sphere within ten feet OF
their record throws With H. ". Greg
IN. of 'Cambridss. probably the beat
distance runner In England. the Brit
~ expect 10 win the mile and two
mills events, The quarter and half
ntIee Are regarded - decidedly open.
7 N ~ Aigh Jump. Leader. Of CAM
hsid0A y looked upon ~ sure WIN
-. IN The broad jump also the Brit
49, AA~ 49, A..
psaaggct ~ aaccesa a close analysis
1eada % the. conclusion that the meet
WIN ~ The closest Or its kind ever held
hetween American ana Britain athletes.
and certainly neither team has what
~ Amsrtcans call .'cinch" on the
1hs msmhess OF the Yale Harvard
team and their records are:
1oo.yArd dash--w. A. Schick. Jr.,
Harvard 4-6s: D. y. Torrey, Yale.
ouArtsr-mue run--C. b. Long. Yale.
- 4-6s: r. J. Dives. Harvard. Sos.
Half mile run--E b. Parsons, Yale,
I'm. - l-Ss (record): n. b. Young.
Harvard. I'm, Be&
19e-yard hurdle-E J. clapp. Yale,
~ 49,: =. w Bird. Harhard and G.
Nm 1a,s.
q 1ilt run-C. b Alcott. Yale. en-
= 1-Ss: ". A. Colwsl. Harvard. Am
a7a
- mile runs Kin9. Harvard S1p
- 11ees w. A. Colwsll. HARVARD.
Hammer throw-T. l. 9hevlin. Yale,
~ fests = inchse; = r olea. Yale.
1ls Mt II inches
High jump. n. Murphy. Harvard.
fsst 1oh incbea; L r ehelneld. Yak:
q. r. Victor. Yale.
broad jump. r. Shefieid. Yale. %
8 Aset ~ inches; p. r. Ayres. Harvard.
= fsst; r. n. Murphy. Harvard. q
Aset 10 inchsa