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ly by other men with not quite such good
ones. AS an example Ashburner OF
Cornell is credited with 10 3-5 seconds in
the high hurdles but has lost four times
in succession to Amsler of Penn in Is 40.
The same is true in several other events.
The following table has been constructed
in accordance with the actual performances
of the leading athletes in their dual and
other athletic meetings this spring II they
all perform at the Intercollegiate in accord
ance with what they have previously done
the summaries would read thus. the record
of each man being given after his name:
10O-yard dash-First schick, Harvard. 81 Sec
third. knakaI Columbia, 10 seconds; fourth, Tor.
rey or Twitchell. Yale, 10 seconds.
22o-yard dash-First. Schick Harvard Zig Sec
onds second, LYMAN; Pennsylvania. PIG seconds;
Pennsylvania. Pig seconds.
44O-yard dash-FIrst Dives, Harvard, BOZ Sec
third Burnsp Yale sos seconds; fourth. Atiee.
Munson.. Cornell, ISs third squires. syracuse.
15sss fourth. Townsend, Cornell. zoos,
second. Alcott. Yale 4.s2a: third, Poate' Cornell.
"a; fourth, aiil, Yale. 4.S4.S;
nell ,SSs Swad 70
l5y seconds second Ashbnrner. Cornell. lbs sec
Snds third 1dnd. Leay G Williams i5 seconds
220-yard hurdles-First. Amsler Pennsylvania p
ssqd se a Fourth s
Williams, 25ls seconds
High jump-First. Moitt. Pennsylvania. feet
1 inch; second, Marshall Yale. feet 11la inches;
third. Porter Cornell. feet IL inches; fourth,
Mcdonald. Pennsylvania. feet 10a. inches
Broad jump-First Hubbard Amherst. % feet
pa inches; second, Smons. Princeton, % feet y
inch; third. Hl Johns Hopkins, % feet 9ts inches;
fourth, Jordan. Harvard. % feet Gas inches.
Pole vault-First, Jackson Cornell, IL feet 9@s
inches: second, Bray, Yale, II feet g inches;
third. Philips Cornell. IL feet inches; fourth.
McLanahan. Yale.
Hammer throw-First. Harris. Yale 149 feet /
inch; second, shevlin, Yale. 147 feet 61e inches;
third, Van Duyn, Syracuse, IA feet s inches;
fourth Cook, Cornell 1876 Sect inches.
Shot put-First. Schoenfuss. Harvard. ~ feet
~ inches; second. Porter. Cornell 43 feet 7G
inches; third. Rollins, Amherst. 43 feet r inches.
fourth. Boyd. Pennsylvania. 43 feet 4 inches.
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last down when the players were on the
run to the lineup.
In the last years the foot ball team has
not been good as it was formerly. Time
was when it was in the class of the Blue
and Gray of Georgetown University, but to-
day the boys of the Buff and Blue of Cal
laudet, though having game with the boys
from the heights, do not startle the foot
ball world by winning Gallaudet has only
about sixty men to pick all their teams
from, and in this way they consider they
cannot compete with the larger colleges
where there are from two to three hundred
men to prepare Heams from.
Gallaudet was factor in the past when
more big men were at the school; that Is.
in the days when she had those two giant
backs Waters and Andree, who could plow
through the opposite lines with ease Those
were the days when the Buff and Blue
could be depended upon to win games. They
believed in the plays of close formation and
the flying wedges, and were hard to beat.
In the track athletics the college has
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NEW YORK, May 27.-There Is ques-
ton now agitating the motor racing world.
1t has to do with the championship. Bar
ney Oldfield has been rated as the cham
pion, but Barney drove a match race at
Morris Park May 20 against Charles Basil.
who defeated him in two straight heats
Basil, by all the rights Of sport. Is now
termed the chan. pion. Basil, after defeat
ing Oidfeld in the natch race. went down
to defeat before Louis Chevrolet. who had
just lowered Oldfeld's world mile record
from SO to 80 As in the huge ninety horse
power Fiat of Hollander and Tangeman.
Chevrolet, on the face of things, has a
right to lay claims upon the championship.
but rather than assume position not his
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endeavor to make the mile fast that
Munson cannot repeat and be fresh enough
to worry Parson. Should the Ithacans win
as many points in the distance runs as
they anticipate. and not fall down in the
pole vault, they ought to beat Yale. On
the other hand If some of the minor col
leges cut into the points expected by Yale
and Cornell in the distance runs. either
Penn or Harvard has a splendid chance to
step in and capture first place. These
things are pointed out merely to show the
cloSeneSS of the meet.
The Harvard. Yale. Cornell and other
teams which came from a distance arrived
today and took up their quarters in West
Philadelphia near Franklin Field Every
one from the trainers and captains down
have been figuring on the result of the
meeting. Each of the four leaders hopes
to win, but few are daring enough to pre-
dict where victory will finally rest. 1t is
expected that the attendance figures will
be broken, for there was never so much in
terest taken in the big meeting. The Penn
sylvania management expects no less than
1900 enthusiasts to be present, many of
whom VIII come from -,oston, New York
and other cities
The winners of the different events have
already been pretty generally decided on,
but the seconds thirds and fourths are what
will decide the meeting. Schick of Har-
ward is conceded first place in the 100 and
220-yard dasheS. Dives of Harvard first in
the 440. Parsons of Yale first In the half
mile Munson of Cornell first in the mile,
Hail of Yale first in the two miles. Amsler
of Pennsylvania first in both hurdles, Moi
fit of Pennsylvania first In the high jump,
Hubbard of Amherst first in the broad
Jump Jackson of Cornell first in the pole
vault Harris of Yale or Van Dyn of Syr-
acuse first in the hammer and Schoenfuss
of Harvard first in the shot put. In the
appended table some of the athletes are
not rated according to their records This
is because. although they have made bet
ter records they have been beaten decisive
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DISCUSSING CONTEST.

Enthusiastic Washington automobiles
are still discussing the recent feat of 4. c.
Webb in defeating Barney Oldfeld in a
driving finish after three heats had been
won in a three-cornered match handicap
race, each contestant having won a heat
The event came off at the Delmar race
track, near st. Louis, and Webb captured
the heat and the race by foot amid the
vociferous applause of fully 5000 specta-
tors. Odfield had his Peerless Green
Dragon while Webb drove a forty-horse-
power Pope-Toiedo stripped stock car
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GAMES WON
BY WIDDIES

summary Of the base ball games played
by the midshipmen this year gives to them
the palm of holding up their end in the
hottest kind of company. In every game in
which they took part the scores were very
decisive. The team was not whitewashed
once. but came very near it in the game
with Pennsylvania State, when the score
was IL to 1.
There were thirteen games played, of
which the navy won eight, tied two and
lost three. The games and finals are as
follows:
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was the point to be settled upon. because
by this means the game could be made
scientific and interesting, bringing in the
element of physical judgment and yet be
free from the personal contact which Is SO
often the cause of roughneSs. A large ball
was used in order that it might be handled
with the hands and not hidden, and besides
it required no practcing with a stick or
bat, The next question was to prevent
rcughness.
I'm order to eliminate the tackllng fea-
ture of foot bah the person holding the ball
, was not allowed to run with it, but re-
CURED to throw it from the place in which
he caught it, thus doing away with the
necessity for tackling. To obviate the
roughness sometimes prevalent in associa-
ton foot ball in kicking the ball it was
made contrary to basket ball rules to kick
the ball. The players were also prevented
from using their fists in striking the ball.
and all personal contact was absolutely
forbidden.
I'm all games where the opening of the
goals is vertical there is a great deal Of
swift passing and throwing. which In a
gymnasium would ultimately result in dam
age to the apparatus and possibly to the
players. To overcome this in an indoor
game the goals were placed horizontally
and at such a height that a player could
not cover them and prevent the entrance
o. the ball.
X X
The first goals were simply couple of
peach baskets hung at each end of the GYM
nasium, and hence the game took it's name
Basket ball thus made in the office
and was direct adaptation of certain
means to accomplish certain ends. The
rules were formulated before the game was
ever played by any one. in fact, they were
typewriter and hung up in the gymnasium
before the game was started so that all the
tIaiEing school me nbers might know just
what to do. OF course. there was some
doubt as to the success of the venture, but
Only a few trials We're needed to demon
strate its popularity, and from that mo-
nent it's growth has been rapid"
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HOW BASKET BALL
GAME ORIGINATED


Basket ball has become one of the most
popular local sports, and during the sea-
son is INDUCED In by many young men as
well as young women. It's origin pas
time is a matter of more than passing in
terest as doubtless few Of its participants
are aware of how it started. Speaking of
the subject to a Star reporter a day so
ago. a man prominent in local athletics
said;
so prominent has basket ball become
that the Amateur Athletic Union has added
il to it's list of sports for legislation on
an amateur basis.
Basket ball had it's birthday in Spring
field, Mass thirteen years ago. DIR. James
Najsmith, u Canadian. has been given the
unquestoned honor of inventing 1t, for it
was an invention pure and simple. Unlike
base ball, foot ball, hockey, golf and other
sports, it was not evolved into it's present
standard through years of growth. with
gradual improvements. but leaped with one
bound into it's present position. The method
of playing the game today and its rules
differ only in the merest details from the
first games played thirteen years ago.
1.-The game was the result of general
demand at that time for something which
would present new features In regular
gymnasium work and fill other require
| monts for the necessary physical instruc-
ton in the training school. The new ga me.
W ha tever it might be, obliged to stand
a severe test, for seven requirements were
demanded of it-namely, a game that could
be played on any kind of ground, a game
that could be played by large number of
men at once, game that should be SO at
tactive that men would like to play it for
its own sake, a game that should have lit
tie or none of the reputed roughness of
Rugby or association foot ball. a game easy
to learn. and a game scientific enough to
be interesting to older players"
DR. Naismith, the originator, in discussing
these early attempts has said:
about this time there was a protest
against the introduction of Swedish educa-
tional gymnastics to take the place of the
children's recess in the public schools This
led to a question of games. At a meeting
of the physical department held at DR..
Gulicks house the point was brought up as
to what constitutes a good game and 1t
was agreed that so far as the development
of the right kind of manhood was con-
cerned. lacrosse was the ideal game. / tried
all the games that seemed to offer any
hope, and studied each carefully, but kept
the idea of lacrosse always in mind. Then
it occurred to me that the only way was
to get one that would sll the requirements
as nearly as possible.
X X
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by right he is now ready to enter a match
race or series of races with Basil for the
title of champion. Should these matches
be arranged they are certain to attract the
utmost interest. There is a suspicion that
Secretary Reeves will secure them for the
opening meet of the national circuit, which
takes place at Morris Park, June 10.
Webb Jay, the veteran driver, man who
has for years gained prominence in all
touring contests, and also in hill and track
contests, has been provided now with a
track car which attracted no end of inter-
est at the Morris Park meeting, where 1t
made it's initial bow Mr.. Jay drove his
novel constructed craft a mile in .53 and
lowered the steam record over four sec
ords. That he is capable of carrying the
record still lower there is now no doubt.
Nor may this White steamer be called q
freak, for Mr.. Jay drove long and short
distances at will and without trouble. His
ability to go the distances is explained by
the fact that this car is constructed on the
lines of the regular touring far as
working parts are concerned, being freakish
only i'll it's lowly construction, pointed to
cut the wind and long in wheel base The
manner in which the projectile flew around
Morris Park caused a murmur from the
me- sses and its ease of control caused gem
eral admiration. Its appearance on the
track aroused Immediately a question of
superiority in the field of steam racing ma
chiEes, and as there are two others, both
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- NSBB JAY IN LOW BUILT WHITE STEAMER Is

krown as the Hartford suspension. to auto
mobiles, this beng the only device of the
sort made, caused saving of tires and
brought about saving of nerves as well.
From the use of these suspensions on huge
racing cars that were successful their adop-
ton for touring cars became general, and
now not only large touring cars, but all
others. are fitted with them. The shock
absorber has proven to automobilists as
distinctive a boon as did the pneumatic
tire prove to cycling before the days of
automobiling.
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MOTOR CAR MATTERS
By \ ED. spoONER

fast and of novel construction, in the heId
a three-cornered match race or series OF
ra ces will be arranged. The opponents OF
the White steamer will be the Lightning
Bug. driven by Joe Nielsen. and the steamer
driven by George Cannon. the Harvard Col
lego man, who is a veteran OF the track.
The plans for the annual tour of the
American Automobile Association are now
well under way. The offer of S2Wo
trophy by Charles ]. Glidden adds interest
to the contest. The owner whose car. in
the opinion Of the Glidden cup commission.
does the best work on the two weeks out
ing. during which LOCO miles will be COW
cred. will receive tho cup. The commission
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decided quite recently that the original
plan of forcing each owner 10 carry an
observer, holding down the contest to the
strictest rules of endurance contest, would
not do and the most liberal rules have now
been made.
X X
When E. H. R. Green the railway mag
nate of Terrell, Texas, starts his seasons
campaign in his special train there will be
a Juror in automobile racing circles. Mr..
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ron are allowed. through their managers.
10 arrange the schedule, which. after being
decided upon is presepted to the faculty OF
the college for their sanction. In the mat
ter Of arranging the games the faculty al
ways desires that they be SO fixed that the
athletes will miss no time from the studies
Of their classes, and the team managers.
" hen making the schedules, have always,
except in several instances. so made the
list of dates for the base ball team in the
spring and tho foot ball team in the fall
that the students have lost very little time
from their studies.
The athletic season at Gallaudet begins on
the LIST of October. and continues until the
LIST Of May. and during this period of time
the instructors of the gymnastic work do
much toward the upbuilding of the physical
conditions of the students of the institu-
ton. both male and female Those students
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College Athletics

PHILADELPHIA May 27.-What prom
ises to be the most extraordinary track
AMI field meeting ever held In this country
viii be the thirtieth intercollegiate cham
pionships of the east. which will be settled
on Franklin Field. University of Pennsyl-
vania. on Friday and Saturday The ex-
tr;tordianry feature of the meeting is pro-
vided by the closeness of competition for
first place. Not since the first intercol-
legiate championship in 1876 has there been
a time before when four colleges had such
an apparently even chance for the 81 600
trophy as between Yale, Harvard, Pennsyl-
vania and Cornell Heretofore one college
either Yale. Penn or Harvard-has always
been conceded the first place, with the
others struggling along in the rear. This
year it is totally different, due to the great
development of track athletics among the
members of the Big Six
Yale is undeniably the favorite for the
big meet, but there are hundreds who will
be willing to wager their money ON Har-
ward, Penn and Cornell to beat out the
Ellis. The writer. who has followed col
lege track athletics for years, has kept all
the data regarding the performances of all
the competing athletes, and on this basis
has made out the appended table. showing
what the chances of the four colleges
above mentioned. based on their actual per-
formances this year. In accordance with
this Yale should win the meet with thfr-
ty-four points, Cornell second with thirty
three Pennsylvania third with twenty-seven
and Harvard fourth with twenty-five. This
table is based only upon what the men
have actually done and does not allow for
upsets, which always characterize these
meetings. A slight change in one two
of the distance runs Is likely to bring all
four of the leaders within point or two
of each other. Two years ago the cham
pionship hinged on the final 220-yard dash,
which Yale won and thus captured the meet
from Harvard. This time the championship
may go to any one of these four colleges
on this one event.
The final standing of the leaders may de-
pend upon the extent to which the other
colleges may cut in on the points expected
by the leaders. Yales chances of victory
depend upon the showing which the Ellis
make in the distance runs. In these events
the fight will lie between Cornell and Yale
with the chances in favor of the Ithacans.
Munson is certain to win the mile and
Moakley hopes for Poate or Camp to get
second ahead of Alcott Hill of Yale In
the half mile Trainer Moakley has hopes
that Munson will be able to beat Parson.
the intercollegiate champion. even after
running the hard mile. The Yale men will
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and toe which had the effect of making the
animal RIM like a tack rabbit He pnlled
doun a big wad of the soft
.At another track another erternrising
oyyner removed ono of tba niates and nlaced
In its staad a heavv shoe This disna ritv
IN waiobt rnadn the bnrso lose its Stride
ard 1It, rocllad NJ - shIn IN q storm
ttrbI Iostffarn,ns I'll hira a. 80 Indiroc,
y, rasndnsihie ~ ara oncaSior for a yerv
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-. -, - rs ~. 81 .ou h;rdS ,pa
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The dope is still in vogue, continued the
old-timer, land more or less of it is used
on tho hIg tracks everv day II takes
- 4. -. -. So. 4. . ,-o,o. ,o,,
ie"|o ~ ""' .' Sun " 10
II careIesshess Is eihploSeo III pui9hs INC
needle in the horses neck the air gets into
the wound, and there is an instant swelling
which attracts the Immediate attention of
the Judges
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Barney Oldfeld. by his admission. Is taxi
ing no chances nowadays. Oldfield has en-
gagements now closed which will net him
$4,000. and he has already made that much
money this year. With Oldheld racing IL
a business, pure and simple. and he has
arranged matters nicely TO save trouble
and time His racing and touring cars are
carried through the country in special
baggage car, which may be shipped as
freight or express. He carries with him
two mechanics. and thinks nothing OF
thousand-mile trip to ride in one race. As
Indicating the money which may be made
by man of Oldield's prominence his bonus
of $1,000 for driving two days at st. Paul
is cited. oldheld rarely appears that he
does not receive win or lose. from $500 TO
$1,000 a day His expenses are largely
borne by the makers and much of this Is
profit
Pneumatic tires proved boon to cycling
and are considered Indispensable 10 autOmo-
bling. But automobile tires wear out from
the constant jaTriug of the car as bumps
and thank-you- NUNS are encountered The
addition to the shOCk-abSprhng device
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c.een 10 now about ready. For some Gays
he has had In the held his iight-weight
Franklin racer. with Walter Winchester as
driver. and very soon now he will bring
forth the big racing car of the same make.
which Winchester Will also drive. These
two cars and three others. including
touring car of the same make as the racers.
will be carried through the country In
special baggage car. in which Will be fitted
regular machine shop. Mechanics Will
travel In the car to look after the racers
while en- route. The car itself as Well as
the racers. Will be finished I'm orange the
colors of Mr.. Green. who will himself travel
with friends in a private car. also finished
In orange. When the millionaire railroad
man drives his own cars for the amateur
championship, as he intends TO de-. he Will
sport orange, as will all his drivers. 1t is
his intention to take part In all champion
ship events on the national circuit, the
dates for which were announced short
time ago.
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ATHLETICS AT GALLAUDET

shown I'D well, and before long the teams
will show I'D much better than they have
In the past. Kutzleb of the team Is fine
athlete. The instructor in charge of the
college athletes Is an alumnus OF the
school and q number of the graduates have
readily secured positions as gymnasium IN
structors in schools for the deaf.
Highly credtable gymnastic exhibitions
are given annually at the college. ana the
thorough and conscientious training whlch
the students receive in the gymnasium mas
been no slight element in the success of the
Gallaudet athletes. In the field day meets
which have been held with the surrounding
colleges and especially with those or the
intercollegiate Association Of Colleges OF
MARYLAND and the District OF Columbia,
9aflaudet's career has been a fine one.
This association. which is composed OF
Johns Hopkins University, Western Mary
land College st. Johns College of Annapo-
lis MARYLAND Agricultural College and Cal
laudet College comprises group of colleges
which in the future will more than make
their mark in all branches OF college attn
letics.
In the past some of the colleges which
have been pitted against the boys of Kendall
Green have had several hundred men from
which to select, and all of her opponents
have been much superior in point of num-
bers at college. yet the Gallaudet athletes
have come out victorious again and again.
and in 1890 they were particularly strong,
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THAT there should be ball of some kind