New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
YALE WINS DUAL MEET
CRIMSON ATHLETES LOSE.
Blue Becomes Osrner of Trophy By
Tict0ry-Contest a Close One.

Cambridge. Mass. May 1s.-Speed and strength
in the track events enabled Yale TO defeat Harvard
in the Stadium IN the annual dual games to-day -
OF 50 Is to S3 As points The victory ai>e
gave Yale permanent possession OF the trophy Or
fered in 1901. the Blue having defeated Harvard
since that time on five occasions Harvard won
the first trophy In 1900.
For eleven OF the thirteen events to-day the
test between the athletes Of the two colleges was .
close and interesting the two teams being sell
dom more than few points apart Late in th"
afternoon, however. Yale captured as was expect
ed. all the points in both the hammer throw and
the pole vault. which settled the contest
No records broken. although Robbins. OF
Yale. the high hurdles IN Is rs seconds. equal
70 the worlds record. but the figures were not al
lowed by Mr. Sullivan. the referee, as there was
slight wird in the runners favor Fast time was
also made in the half mile and the mile
The four thousand spectators who sat in ths
warm sunshine OF the Stadium. however saw SONS
grand running. with sensational finishes; some ex-
cellent Ieapng. especially in the pole vault and
splendid examples of endurance. They were
especially thrilled by the contest in the mile ths
best event Of the afternoon.
Splitter OF Yale. the favorfte went out IN th-
lead the start. and held il for the first half
mile. Then Miller. OF Harvard, overhauled him.
and at one time drew away nearly twenty yards
On the turn from the backstretch IN the last lap
Cooney came up strong. and one hundred yards
from the finish passed the Harvard man. Miller
then sprinted, and just managed to cverhaui
Coonsy ten yards from the tape. when Splitter oy
a spurt came I'D very fast and rushing by both.
won by short yard An ordinary blanket would
have covered all three.
J-nfavorabIe reports from New Haven "a 70
stavenss condition were entirely beIsd by the per-
formances Of that runner In tn. sprinrs, botn
Of which he won without effort in fairly good tins
the 1GO-yard dash being made in ten seconds MAJ
La Montague. of Yale, was Consid-rao DIV rsstsr
than any other of his competitors in the quarter
f-T11 of EJaTT
had grand race with Kirjasof OF Yale and man.
aged TO win by five yards The tvo-nile race, as
usual was exhausting affair. and Crosoy' OF
Harvard. who picked 20 win. weakened 81 'ne
finish and allowed Weeks and LIshtner. OF fsle. I"
beat him out. although all three we're very Close
Harvard captured the shotput. the high Jump ana
all three places IN the broad jump, but had no
show in the two other field events
AS usual the pole vault dragged out the ganfe
until oufte late although Yale had everything her
ov-n vav The decision rested between Gilbert.
Draw and Nelson but neither of the last two was
able 10 clear fe feet go. inches despite Their preV
Gus performances. that the event went 10 Iu-
bert Gilbert made an unsuccessful effort 20 oreak
Draws record OF u feet 6l4 inches The summary
follows:
observation-disclosures da.hwon BY Stevens Ts'' o,s Lses
Two hundred wsntyyard dash-Won 5{ ss.ysns'
Vale: Cary. Yale. second; Rlumer Harvard tniru I'
forty ruHwon By L: sslssss Gqr
Harvard third Time. o:5o15. IL. sos-
,,1I TsIH Rand Harvard second Howe Yale. thfrd-
Time. 0:15is- -z,.. vs-o- Ar Card
Two hundred -r7ventyyard h1rdesLNo1r 1ss-s
nAr Harvard. Howe. Yaie- second FNooons. hai- ~
Ers,r hundred -torty-vard rn-Von o. "a ac
-ss14 Yale, MerrheF tiarVaru' seOV"-' -
Lgsrr.rd third Time o:5otS- - ,xrs,...-
ri1b- 5nrdrs5- snd-eizhTv- rur--Von os
14-sr5 Kiriasoff Yale second. Watson, harvard 'nn
Tine ;2 l;Ss rBon by spatz-r. Yale Miller Hsrv.-d
sacor-It ,-a,yev- Yale. third Time t;2ts Wi.
80 '-s ,I1-Won by Weeks. Yale, Lgnlnef' ia4-
-. ,.ro-o[ r5srvsrd third. Time. 1ocolS . a.
hv Stephenson FlarN ARD dls'asS9
l. in Fsrzs Harvard second. AZ n 70 IN Coy ia'
tnIId - -. t,ro,-Von nv Pope Harvard, r. IL
- +jl for ssCord and third places between sone.s 20
e+srbs,so1 ~ Harvard and Riley and COZ OF ial7' III
Sl7
On Poesrs Harvard second. 81 - 10 IN; LIZ
ffe Hsrard third 21 #. 6ia IN a. l., r.,
vale and Nelson. Yale. tied for sAeond place s' II IT,
-, r-.1u--- vaIs- dstanc. ia
fssf inches: Bigelov Yale second an. ~ 1.-s.
.s.s. C.Can.I vale third distance. II" feet lU incne