Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

With the defeat of the American tennis
team in straight matches in the challenge
round for the Dwight Davis cup the last
American athletic invasion of England for
the summer came to an end. Taken as
whole the various attempts of the athletes
to gain honors abroad this year completely
failed. OF the half dozen invasions but
two were successful. and 1t fell to the lot
of a mere girl TO carry off the only honors
garnered in England. Miss Sutton, the
former holder of the woman's champion
ship in tennis, succeeded in capturing the
English title. but the honor does not fall
to this country completely, for Miss Sutton
is English woman, although brought
up on the Pacific coast. Then, too, Null
cahy and Varley won the double SOULS at
Homburg.
But in almost every other respect the in
vasions were a failure The Vesper Boat
Club crew of Philadelphia failed to get into
the final at the English Henley; the 18th
Regiment rife team was defeated at Bis
ley by the Queens Westminster Volunteers.
The American college athletes now touring
England have met with but little success,
and the American auto team was unplaced
in the race for the International Bennett
trophy.
The tour of the three American athletes,
H. A. Hyman, ]. b Taylor and E. S. Amsler,
all of the University of Pennsylvania, in
search for honors in foreign countries, has
been successful to certain extent Hy-
man has been the most consistent perform
err of the three and recently won the English
championship at go yards. At the games
of the Ayr Field and Athletic Club, held on
July 10 and II, over 10000 spectators were
present to see the Americans compete. On
the first day they failed to get IN the final
Of the handicap events, but managed to get
nrtZa
ing day of the meet.
Lyman was on scratch In the quarter-mile
handicap. but could not finish better than
third, first place going to the Scotch cham
pion. w. Roxburgh. of the West of Scot
land Harriers. who had an allowance of
fifteen yards. The winner covered the dis
lance in 81 seconds and Hyman did we'll
to get third. as the track was not in the
best of condition. Amsler met his second
defeat at the hands of r. S. Stronach. who
first defeated the American in the 120-yard
hurdle at the English championships. Ans
Ter held the lead for ninety yards but then
Numbered over the last two hurdles and
was passed by his opponent. The time was
Ii seconds.
Taylor was the only one of the three to
secure first place. He had an allowance
of five yards in the furlong event and won
cleverly in % % seconds The colored boy
took the crowd with his long stride and re-
ceived a great ovation after winning.
The eleventh annual international contest
between Ireland and Scotland took place at
the Powerhall grounds, Edinburgh. on Sat-
urday. July Is, in the presence Of 5000 per-
sons. The weather was fine, but the loose
ness OF the cinder path and strong wind
precluded anything exceptional In the way
Of time Scotland won by eight events to
three, the homo team taking all the foot
races while Ireland's three successes were
achieved in the high and broad jump and
shot put. c. Leahy won both of the Jump
ing events for Ireland. and Denis Horgan
took the shot put.
It was scotlands fourth victory against
seven for Ireland, and despite the conditions
some excellent performances were accom-
plished. Leahy cleared 6 feet / inch in the
high Jump and % feet 81 inches In the
broad jump. while Morgan put the shot 40
feet 61a inches. J. P. Stark of Scotland
scored dual victory over the irish cham
pion, D. Murray. in the sprints, taking the
furlong in % 40 seconds and the hundred
in 10 As seconds. Murray essayed the feat
of winning the hundred for the fifth year in
succession, but the judges could not do bet
ter than place him in dead heat for sec
ond with r. Kitson of Scotland, FoiloWlns
are the winners, time and distances:
100 yards-J P. Stark. Scotland. ION seconds.
go Yards P Stark. Scotland, 23M seconds:
l2O-yard hurdles-R. s. stronaeh, Scotland. 1875
seconds - o.,
on Quarter m'ie-~' h'iS"sn' sS''''n'' '0'' So
Half mile-W. D. Anderson, Scotland. 200.
One miIe-J. McGough, Scotland, 43olS
le-pound shot put-D. Horgan Ireland, 40 feet
6h inches
Broad jump-C. Leahy, Ireland, ~ feet 5A inches.
16pound hammer throw-T. r. Nieolson, Scot |
land, 1853 feet 5la inches.
Probably the best performance of the year |
for one mile was recorded In the games of |
the Essex County Cycling and Athletic As
sociation at Chelmsford on July 10, when |
L. D. Drysdale of the Essex Beagles COW
cred the distance in AT 2-5. Alfred Schrubb |
of the South London Harriers. who holds |
the worlds record of 14.17 3-5 for the three |
mile run, easily won this event by 200 yards, |
finishing n 1-5 seconds behind the record. !
Schrubb set fast pace from the start. and |
ne would have Undoubtedly established
new mark II he had been pressed