Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-21
U. S. VS. ENGLAND.
Great Interest In Dual Meet OF UnIver-
sty Cracks In London.

Americans are greatly interested In the
coming international athletic meet be-
tween the iale-Harvard team and the
representatives Of oxford and Cambridge,
which will take place near London ON
next Saturday afternoon,
The latest reports from the other side
are that the American team Is In iine
condition for the contests. Trainer Muir
ply is said to be Jubilant over the pros
pect.
The American team is one OF the
strongest aggregations Of athletes that
has exer crossed the ocean to compete
with their English cousins, and there Is
general belief here that N the Yankees
are in good condition Saturday they
will capture majority Of the events.
The English team, however, Will not be
such an easy one to dispose or, especially
In the distance events, though In the
other events the Yankees seem TO have
decided advantage.
The New York World says The men
who make up the American team are eN-
porlenced and are stars In their speciality
Although the performances OF the Eng
lish athletes have been very impressive,
still In point OF time records they do not
quite compare with the records of the
Americans In the dual meet between
Yale and Harvard at Cambridge last May
records were broken In the two-mile run
and in the hammer throw In the two
mile run King, Of Harvard, won In
1854 is, lowering the dual record by S-5.
In the hammer throw Shevlin, the Yale
giant, hurled the weight Is feet inches,
six inches further than the previous dual
record,
THE WEIGHT THRoWERs.
The English weight throwers. when they
meet Shevlin and Glass Will have to ac-
complish some pretty high records u thcy
want to win. Clapp and Schick OF Har-
yard. are looked upon as the members OF
the American team that will add many
points TO the Yankees score, They are
truly two great sprinters, and II IN good
condition will give a grand account Of
themselves. In the last meet Clapp made
a record In the high hurdles, clipping a
second off the former time, but he
knocked down three hurdles and the rec
ord was not allowed sehck and Torrey
will carry the American colors IN the
l00-yard dash, Bird OF Harvard will be
Clapp's team mate In the l2j-yard hurdle,
This event Is looked upon as within the
grasp OF the Americans.
While the sprints and the hurdles are
to some extent conceded TO the Americans
II Is In the distance runs that England Is
expected 90 put up the strongest kind OF
q tight John Bulls long distance runners
have shown their powers both at home
and In this country, and have always sue
| cooded In downing the Americans There
| fore. the one and two mile events are
likely to STAY with the Britishers II w,
| Gregson, Of Cambridge, Is considered the
| utHl runner III illtlhilh A'uhlt anu III INC
| oxford Cambridge games last MnrCh COW
| cred the mile in 4a.
The same event in the Yale-Harvard
was won by Aloott In i:26 1-5 which
| cqualed the dual record. Gregson Is also
| expected TO win In the two-mle event
| lie has negotiated two miles IN less than
| 9;l0, and thls was accomplished In three
| mile race King and Colwell will be relied
upon to take the measure Of the English
| men IN the two-mlle.
CLOSE IN HIGH JUMP
There is every indication OF a struggle
| I'm the high jump. Leader, OF Cambridge.
| N one Of Englands most promising high
| Jumpers In competition he has cleared
) feet II inches. Murphy Of Harvard,
| cleared . feet l0la at the last dual meet
| At tho same meet Victor OF Yale got over
| the bar az feet inches.
! The meeting, which Will be held at the
| Queens Club, In London. will consist "
| nine events, OF which six will be decided
| on the track and three In the field. As
only winners win count In the scoring II
will be necessary for one OF the teams TO
i win Ave events The rival teams are as
| follows,
oXFoRD-CAMBRIDGE ENGLAND
Ono-hundred Yard Dash-Morrell, oa-