New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-23
7 ale-EHarvard
Athletes Meet
Briitons TODAY
Oxford Cambridge Team Is
Given Good Chance of
Beating the Americans
By Jack Masters

BOSTON, July 22.-The siege Of
training which the Oxford-Cambr;doa
athletes started more than two months
ago for the first dual meet with tina
combined Yale-Harvard team sine
1911 was brought to close this afte,.
noon when the Britons INDUCED in
light ilmbering Up exercises on tbs
turf IN the immense concrete Harvard
Stadium at Cambridge, which will Ia
the scene OF the conflict tomorrow.
The English collegians are in excel.
lent shape, as both Stallard, miller a,
record-breaking caliber, and McInnes
one OF the best distance men ever de-
Veloped on the other side, have ne.
covered from injuries which threatened
TO prevent their participation in the
international struggle.
Stallsrd stepped fast three-ouar-
tiers yesterday afternoon and finished
with great squirt, which appeared to
leave him as fresh as when he started
He said he felt no III effects and was
confident his troublesome right fo0t
would stand the strain of a race such
as he will have to run to beat Tom
Campbell, of Yale, and O'Connell, Of
Harvard.
McInnes Also in Form
McInnes went over the two-mile
route, and although he made no at
tempt to speed up, he carried himself
well and showed great reserve strength
in the homestretch.
Captain Rudd, who will start in three
events for the invaders, told reporters
at the Stadium to-day that he was not
at all enthusiastic over the chances Of
his team. Rudd is a genuine sports
man, and is inclined to underestimate
the strength of his collection of stars
Many of the experts are of the opinion
that the Engishmen have slightly bet
ter than an even chance against tie
Yale-Harvard aggregation.
OF the American athletes it can be
said that they are trained to the pro-
verbal ultra-pink of condition, and if
they fail there will be but one an
swer-outclassed Much will depend
upon the performances of Campbell,
who will run in the half-mile against
Rudd and in the mile against Stallard.
The Yale star appears to be slightly
overturned, but he may defeat Rudd
in the half. 1t would be expecting too
much to hope that Tom could take the
SS0-yard race and then beat runner
of Stallard's type in the mile, unless,
of course, the English star suffers a
breakdown.
Rudd in Three Events
The attempt which Rudd will make
in three events is commendable and
his efforts in the 100-yard dash, half
mile and one mile runs will be closely
followed by the great crowd -hich is
sure to make the trip to Cambridge to-
morrow.
Rudd's hardest race probably will be
the century" in when he viii meet
Gourdin, of Harvard, and Feldman, OF
Yale, each of whom has q mark Of ten
seconds for the distance. II is hardly
likely the race will be won under 10 10,
and it is bound to be hard fought, as
all the contestants Will be fresh lof
this first event on the program.
The fashy little leader of the Britona
announced this afternoon that his race
next Thursday afternoon at Trayefs
Island. N. Y, would be his last ap-
pearance on any track.
Il have been running for years,
Rudd said, "and l want to settle down
to business I have been received 80
wonderfully by you Americans tnat II
will be pleasure to run my last rses
in this country against As fine los %
spotsmen as I have ever met"