Shot put: C. F. Gates, O.; J. O'Gorman, Y.
Pole Vault: F. H. Sturdy, Y.; Ashley Poud, Y.
120-yard high hurdles: I. R. Mann, C.; A.Devoe, Y.
220-yard low hurdles: S. B. Kiesselhorst, Y.; Tupper, H.
In such a chart a number of strong Harvard runners such as Mason in the sprints, Cummings in the 440. Porter in the half mile, Fobes in the mile and Kuehn in the high jump, and Record in the high hurdles would be looked upon as liable to improve the American team's scoring.
The coming Stadium meet will be the ninth in the series of International contests between the track and field teams of Oxford and Cambridge and Harvard and Yale.
Competition between the English and American collegians dates back to the nineteenth century. The first set of games was held in London in 1899. Then, a team headed by J. T. Roche '99 of Harvard and T. R. Fisher '99 of Yale lost to Oxford and Cambridge 5-4.
The teams met at Mott Haven in 1901, the Harvard-Yale team winning 6-3. The series was not resumed until 1904. Then E. C. Rust '04 of Harvard and E. C. Clapp '04 of Yale were joint captains of a successful team, the only time the American collegians won in England. The score was 6-3.
Series Evened in 1911
Seven years passed until the teams met again. That meet in 1911 also was in London, and the series was evened with two victories each when the Oxford-Cambridge team won 5-4.
The world war caused a suspension of International contests but in 1921 Oxford and Cambridge sent a team to the Stadium the start of the biennial meetings. Harvard won that meet 8-2. Oxford and Cambridge won in London in 1923, by a score of 6 1-2 to 5 1-2.
The teams were tied in first places in the last Stadium meet in 1927, but Harvard and Yale won with 7 1-2 seconds to 4 1-2 seconds. The American Collegians were favored to win the meet in 1927 at London but Oxford and Cambridge developed unexpected strength and won 7-3.