The Archive · 1904

The International Sports

From THe "Seattle Dany News."

London, Saturday, July 23rd.—Yale and Harvard were the victors in the international games held to-day at the Queen's Clab, West Kensington. They defeated Oxford and Cambridge in six out of nine events before an immense crowd, which never lost interest even in such a tedious contest as hammer throwing.

'A mast was placed on one side of the field from which flew an American or British flag as the victory went from one side or the other. It finally floated the Stars and Stripes as an official notification of the success of the blue and crime son.

The weather Americans splendidly, being intensely warm and the clouds covering the heavens occasionally Cambridge, sincerely congratulated the Americans. He "While I anticipated the Americans would win, I did not believe it would be 6 to 3. Our men, in the high jump and quarter, were not up to practice form. I do not believe we shall go over next year, though the matter will be consider-

The keen interest of the English poo-Harvard-Yale and Oxford-Cambridge lo in the international sports betwoon

was shown by the oarly hour at which th throngs of spectators began to arrive at the Queen's Club grounds, West Kenington.

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