New-York tribune., 1907-05-19
Observation-Disclosures
YALE MEN FIGHT HARD.
Drag Breaks Worlds Pole pallt
Record an Dual Track Meet.

New Haven. May 1s.-Much glory came to
Harvard here this afternoon, when the Crimson
athletes defeated Yale in the fifteenth annual
dual games which were held Yale Field, the
final result Of which was 551h points for Cam
bridge TO 4S1a for Yale.
To compensate for the loss of the meet. W. r
Dray the little pole vaulter, who will probably
be Yale's athletic team captain next year, broke
the worlds record made a year ago by
sa1nse Of the University of Indiana, by clear
ing the bar at u feet 512 inches. official meas
urement while Captain ]. w. Marshall broke
the dual record of feet 3s inch, made in the
high Jump some eleven years ago, by clearing
the bar al feet l II inches. after he had beaten
all his opponents.
It was a great day for Harvard. The Crimson
athletes all performed up to their standards, and
right from the start the Harvard runners began
70 score. never being headed in the number Of
points. Captain Minot of Harvard the only
one TO fall down" He lost the one-nile race
through overconfdence in starting his sprint too
carly This set the pace for Splitter. Of Yale.
and Captain Minot's team mate was almost
beaten out for first place.
The men of both universities performed cred
ttably, and the points well distributed.
practically where they belonged, for only in the
broad jump did an entire event go one way, and
in this three Yale men had easy time. The
sprints and the hurdles were fought out TO the
finish and while Rand, Of Harvard. won both
hurdle races and Dodge and Lockwood. of Har-
ward, the two sprints, they had TO show fast
heels TO shake of the Yale men. who had quail
fed in the trials.
The 440-yard run was distinguished by the
plDcky fighting of Colohan, of Yale who had
held back until the tape in sight Then he
forced out Young and OnatVia. of Harvard,
beating out both In finish which sent shower
of hats into the air and made the spectators
cheer with delight.
The summaries:
Two mile run-won by NJ. S. Crosby. Harvard: 3. 3.
Woodward Yale. second; ". C Howard. Harvard third
o-hanared-and-tvrenty-yard da,h-won by L P.
Dodge, Harvard; Stevens Yale. second: Burch' Yale
TTFo-htn tndred-and-twenty-yard hurdles-won by Rand
Harvard; Mason. Harvard second; Du Puy Yale third
Foar-hundrea- -forty-yard run--won by W. T Co
hoan. Yale; B. L Young. Harvard. second: J. V. Ona-
tyia, Harvard. third Time, $50
spzer Yale. second: ]. F. Williams Yale. third Time
one-hundred -and-twenty-yard hurdle-won by Rand
Harvard; Howe Yale, second: Waller Harvard. third
cne-hundred-yard dash-won by lockwood Harvard:
Dooge. Harvard. second; Burch. Yale. third Time.
Hammer throw-won by H. z Kersberg. Harvard dis
tSnce. l4o # in) R. Parks Yale. second distance
II. 10 tn).
shot put-won BY B. T. Stephenson, Harvard dds
fanes 42 II in); NJ a Sheldon Yale third distance
Broad jurnPwon by ". F, Knox. Yale distance, %
High jurnp-@von by J. W Marsha Yale dhegRt 8 u
le in. r g. Har~ood Harvard and G. L. Roosevelt 1t
Ai5sTS os 1adtWo6 5 q IT r ~ IN pay Yale eish 70 feet.
breaking the dual record by inches) G. Grant
-ssc-yaTd run-Won py v Y. T4ison. Yale: NJ B Van
Brant Harvard second; s. D. Frisse. Yale third
Foints~Hsrvard. 5s4s. Yale. 4sA.