Vou. Vi. No 2
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HAVEN, CONN., WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1899.
GAMES GO TO HARVARD.
Gives Her Permanent Possession of
the Cup-—Some Fast Time Made.
Harvard defeated Yale at Yale Field
on Saturday in the annual Dual Track
Athletic Meet and by her fifth victory
secured permanent possession of the cup
offered in 1891. Harvard scored 54%
points and Yale 4134 points, out of a
total of 96 points. The result was not
unexpected, as only a liberal allowance
oi the doubtful scores could have given
the victory to Yale. Yale lost by her
weakness in the field events.
In spite of the threatening weather,
over two thousand spectators were
present, including a considerable dele-
gation from Cambridge, and remained
intensely interested throughout the
progress of the games, although it be-.
came apparent during the latter part of
the afternoon that only a miracle could
save Yale from defeat.
The track was heavy as a result of
the showers which fell at intervals dur-
ing the afternoon. Good time. was
made, however, in all the races and J.
P. Adams, 1900, established a new Yale
record of I minute 5744 seconds in the
half mile, within one second of the best
Intercollegiate mark, credited to Hol-
lister.
Yale scored heavily in the flat races,
but Harvard’s great superiority in the
hurdles, the jumps and weights gave
her a lead which Captain Fisher’s men
were unable to overcome. The Yale
team had expected Boardman to win
the quarter-mile run from Burke of
Harvard, and Francis to secure first
place in the shot put. When these
events went to Harvard along with
the third places in the half-mile and
mile run, it was evident that Harvard
would win.
THE RACES.
The afternoon’s sport afforded a
number of exciting finishes. In the
finals of the hundred yards dash, Blount
passed Quinlan about forty yards from
the tape and finished barely a foot in
front of his Harvard opponent. Board-
man’s remarkable work in the two hun-
dred and twenty yards dash was the
feature of the afternoon. At the hun-
dred mark he was running fourth, fully
three yards behind Quinlan, but by a
wonderful burst of speed the Yale
Freshman passed his man within three
feet of the finish and won by a few
inches, with Gleason of Yale third.
Boardman had the pole in the quar-
ter-mile run, but Burke, who was next,
got the jump on him at the start and
cut in on the first turn, securing a
three yard lead. Boardman made up
about half the distance on the back
stretch, but the pace was too fast for
him and Burke finished with three
yards to spare, in 494% seconds. Luce
of Yale, came in a close third.
Ordway of Yale, set the pace in the
half-mile run until Adams, closely fol-
lowed by Brennan of Yale, and Bush
of Harvard, passed him on the back
stretch in the second lap. As the trio
turned into the straighaway, it was
evident that Adams would win by a
good margin, but Brennan and Bush
fought fiercely for second place, the
Yale man finally winning out.
EXCITING MILE RACE.
Smith of Yale spurted at the begin-
ning of the last lap in the mile race
and passed Buckingham, also of Yale,
who had been sent ahead as pace-maker.
Smith, however, misjudged his strength
YALE UNIVERSITY TRACK - TEAM.
Chisholm. Cady. Cheney.
Doudge. Robertson.
Boardman. H. P. Smith.
and Mills and White of Harvard, run-
ning well together, took the lead on
the last turn. Spitzer and Clyde of
Yale, who were following the Harvard
men, showed their excellent judgment
of pace by saving themselves until they
turned into the stretch, when they
forged to the front, finishing first and
second respectively. Mills had a good
lead over White for third place, but
seeing that Harvard was sure of the
point, courteously allowed his class-
mate to pass him, thus winning his
ee ees
Yale was not represented in the finals
of the two hundred and twenty yard
hurdle race, but Fincke by plucky work
in the high hurdles beat out Hollowell
of Harvard in the preliminary heat, and
secured second place in the final heat,
which was won by Fox of Harvard,
with Converse, also of Harvard, third.
THE FIELD. EVENTS.
When it was learned that Ellis of
Harvard would be unable to compete
in the shot put, it was thought that Yale
would win the event with ease, but
Francis was not up tod the form which
he had shown in practice, and could do
no better than secure the two-point
place, Brown of Harvard winning with
Robertson of Yale third.
Harvard made clean scores in the
hammer throw and broad jump,. as
Yale’s representatives in these events
were far below the required standard.
Yale secured the eight points in the
pole vault. by default, as Harvard had
no strong men in the event and had
already won the meet before the time
at which it was scheduled to be con-
tested. Johnson, 1900; Clapp, ’aq S,;
Hord, 1901;. Adriance, 1900, and Selin,
P. G., will compete for the places some
time during the present week.
WALLER’S PLUCKY JUMPING.
Waller of Yale was pitifully weak
from the effects of fever contracted be-
fore Santiago, but displayed marvelous
pluck in his trials in the high jump,
Magee (Mgr.) |
Ordway. Brennan. Copland(Tr.) Francis. Warren.
Scudder.
Mead.
Marshall. Gleason.
Fisher (Cp’t).
Spitzer. Johnson.
Speer.
Adams.
Chittenden. upee.
Clapp.
Richards.
Fincke.
erger. Blount, = -Gile;
Clyde.
Luce. [Photograph by Pach.}
Poynter.
finally tying for second place with
three Harvard men. Rotch of Harvard
won the event and the points for second
and third places were divided between
the Colleges.
Trainer Copland has done such fine
work in this, his first season with the
Track Team, that great things are ex-
pected of him in the future. He has the
undivided support of the University.
THE POINT WINNERS.
The point winners in the various
events, with their records, were as fol-
lows:
1o0o-Yards Dash—Won by F. A.
Blount, Yale 1900; F. J. Quinlan, Har-
vard, LS. secota:.). - b. -Roche, > Fe,
Harvard ’o99, third. Time 10% seconds.
220-Yards Dash—Won by Dixon
Boardman, Yale 1902; F. J. Quinlan,
Harvard, .1.8., second: GJ); >Gleasen,
Yale 1900, third. Time, 2246 seconds.
440-Yards Run— Won by JT. E-.
Burke, Harvard 1901; Dixon Board-
majt, Yale: 1902, second; C:. F. Lice,
Yale 1900, third. Time, 494% secunds.
Half Mile Run—Won by J. P.
Adams, Yale 1900; W. D. Brennan,
Yale 1900 S., second; S. H. Bush, Har-
vard 1901, third. Time, 1 minute 574%
seconds. :
One Mile Run—Won by C. B. Spit-
zer; Yale 90; 7}, PB: Clyde,-Yale--1.o,
second; DeL. P. White, Harvard 1go01,
third. Time, 4 minutes 33% seconds.
120-Yards Hurdle Race—Won by F.
5B, Fos” Harvatd. Us WwW. back
Yale t901 'S., second; jf. Cotiverse, Jr.,
Harvard t1go2, third. Time, 16 sec-
onds. |
220-Yards Hurdle Race—Won by J.
Converse, Jr., Harvard 1902; L. War-
ren, Harvard rgo1, second; J. W. Hallo-
well, Harvard i901, third. Time 253%
seconds.
Putting Shot—Won by H. J. Brown,
Harvard 1902, 39 feet 9%4 inches;
D. R. Francis, Yale 1900, second, 38
feet 634 inches; R. B. Robertson, Yale
1900, third, 38 feet.
Throwing the Hammer—Won by W.
A. Boal. Harvard 1900; - 130 ‘fect 7
inches: Lk. H.-Clark, Harvard 1.5... see-
ond, 120 feet 3 inches; H. J. Brown,
Harvard 1902, third, 125 feet 10 inches.
Running High Jump—Won by C. M.
Rotch, Harvard 1901, 5: feet 11 imehes;
B.C. Water. Jr... Yale. 60 5. Vea.
Ferguson, Harvard 1900; W. G. Morse,
Harvard ’99, and A. N. Rice, Harvard
1900, tied for second place with 5 feet
9% inches.
Running Broad Jump—Won by C.
D. Daly, Harvard 1901, 22 feet 3 inches;
J. T. Harrington, Harvard ’99, second,
_ 21 feet 5 inches; C. S. Edgell, Harvard
’99, third, 21 feet 324 inches.
Pole Vault—Defaulted to Yale by
Harvard.
THE SUMMARY.
The summary follows, first place
counting 5 points, second place 2, and
third place P:
Yale Harv.
POO-VArds “Gasil. sss sss 5 3
220-Gares CaS eo eer, 6 2
Ouarter-mile run «se... 3 5
Hali-milecran ox. isa: 7 I
One: eater © oe: 7 I
120-yards hurdle ... 4... o, 6
220-yards Hurdle*3.23.% O 8
Pole vault (defaulted) .. 8 o>
Bight jinn sees. 34, 74
Broge fimips< 2 san es O 8
Shot purist ob Sa aes 3 5
Hammer throw ........ 0 8.
EOGAIS 30 Ee A134, 544.
The New Cup.
A new cup similar to the one which
has just been won by Harvard has been
offered by five Yale and Harvard grad-
uates, Walter Camp, Yale 80; Henry
S. Brooks, Yale ’86, and Messrs.
Wendell, Baker and G. B. Morrison of
Harvard, to be competed for in the dual
meets which will continue to be held
annually. |
