Athletics
Oxford and Cambridge v. Princeton and Cornell
An Eye-Witness Account by H. M. Abrahams

This evening H. M. Abrahams, the famous athlete, is to give an eye-witness account of the match that is to be held between Oxford and Cambridge and Princeton and Cornell at the White City Stadium this afternoon. It is the first inter-Varsity match to be held there. This is the seventh time that these Universities have met. The first match, in which Abrahams took part, was held in America in 1921, and ended in a tie. The Americans have won three of the other five matches. Oxford and Cambridge have not won since 1926.
Last year, in America, Princeton and Cornell won by eight events to four, when eight new records were set up. The outstanding performance was the mile race between J. E. Lovelock (Oxford) and W. R. Bonthron (Princeton). Lovelock won in 4 minutes 7% seconds-a new world's record. Bonthron later turned out and won the half mile in 1 minute 53 seconds.
He has recently been running wonderfully well in U.S.A., and if Lovelock is fit (he has been suffering from an injury), the British record of 4 minutes 12 seconds held, incidentally, by Lovelock himself, is in danger.
The American team is certain to be a strong one. So far as Oxford and Cambridge are concerned a great deal will depend on C. F. Stanwood. He has twice won three events in one afternoon for Oxford against Cambridge.
If all goes well, the match, which consists of twelve events, might well result in a very close contest.