Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09
BRITISH COLLEGE
STARS WIN MEET
Americans Suffer Surprise
Defeat. Losing Heavily
in Track Events.

STAMFORD BRIDGE, July 9.--The
combined oxford Cambridge track and
field team today won the international
meet from Yale and Harvard. winning
seven first places to five for the Amer
leans.
The British college stars clinched
the meet when V. r. Brown Of oxford
captured the SS0-yard run, giving the
Englishmen their seventh victory.
Triumph Brings Surprise.
Their triumph was a distinct sur
prise, as the Americans had entered
the meet 2-to1 favorites. Upsets in
tho track events, in which the Prit0ns
captured six out of eight contests, cost
the Americans their chances of vic
tory.
The Harvard Yale squad did its best
work in the field events, taking three
out Of four features. but their only
victories on the track were scored by
Al Miller of Harvard in the l00-yard
dash and Mac Smith of Yale in the
three mil e run.
Three records for the international
college meet between these rivals
wort. sheltered and q fourth acU"le7
whom Sa bin Carr of Yale, the world
record holder, won the pole vault,
with O. mark of 10 feet
New Records Established.
Records tumbled in both hurdle
events when G. G. Weightma n Smith
of Cambridge raced over the high
timbers in IS 40 seconds. after which
Lord Da vid Burghley, the Cambridge
captain, won the 220-yard low hurdle
contest. in "a 40 seconds. Charlie
Pratt of Harvard broke the shotput
record, with heaVe of A feet 5
inches.
Although his vault only equaled his
own winning mark in the 1925 meet
in the United States. Cars perform
ance broke the British pole vault rec
ord of IL feet 9 inches.
Lord Burghley and J. W. J. Rinkel,
both of Cambridge. were the individ-
ual stars of the meet. The titled
British hurdler. besides winning the
low hurdles, finished second in the
high hurdles and performed an iron
man stunt by running in the half
mile and finishing second. Rinkel
showed his heels to American sprinters
by capturing both the 220 and 440
yard races.
Summary of Events.
yard; second; Norton oxford; third, Ellis.
Yale fourth, Bagnalloakley, Cambridge
l'@ aso, y 4 secG Low HURDLEs-won by
Lord BMrghley., Cambridge; second, Kiesei'
horst, Yale: third, Liyingstone, l.earm1nth.
record. rs seconds fiat, made by Robb Har-
F'S sHo 3Hs4TF by Pratt. Harvard;
second Loche Haryard; third aowlsnld
dssce n feet nehes New
record old record, "A feet , inches. made
220-YARD .DAsH-Won by Rinkel, Cam
8aSsid :ecq@d Yae Te
- HIGH iitf 'e JGMP-rie for first. pendlebury
and Tweed, both of Cambridge. at feet 10
inches: third. Wolf. Yale: fourth. Larsen.
ONE-MHE RUN-won by White. oxford:
second Hssggerty aalyard third Wider Wider
: 4sS, H9ff ! H Il sff0" HHiuRDI.Es-won by
Weightman Smith, Cambridge; second. Lord
BnrshIey camhTdge third sheldon Yale
seconds. made by Krogness,. Harvard, 1921.
and lie, e4qaled BY LORD Burghlev. 1929
second. O'Connor. Oxford: third Reid. Har-
ward; fourth. Thomas, Oxford. Time, Id
BROAD JUMP;-Won by, Deacon. Yale.
ward third Harrison, Oxford fourth,
ro 44o3 fsRb'lf RfN-wen by Rinkel. Cam
bridge second Leigh Wood 70, Oxford d. third I'd
POLE vAULT-won by Carr. Yale: sec
ond STURDY Yale; third Bond csm mI
height, IL feet: Equals meet record made
by Carr in 1929