Word: 11in
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Finlay, '91, 18 years, 190 lbs., 5ft. 11in., Colorado Springs...
...Denny, '87, threw L. Rice, '88; second heat Horne, '90, threw Goldie, '90; final heat won by Denny. Pole-vault - won by F. Spaulding, '87, at 8ft. 4in.; Chapin, '90, second. Middle-weight wrestling - won by Black, '88, who threw Miller, '90, Hitch and kick - by Moore, '89, 7ft. 11in.; W. Rice, second. Feather-weight wrestling - Leach, '90, threw S. Dodd, '87. Spring-board jump - won by Moore, '90, at 8ft. 6in.; F. Spaulding, '87, second. White, '88, and Terhune, '89, gave exhibitions on the balancing and flying trapeze...
...Clark, '86, and D. B. Chamberlain, '86, were the contestants in putting the shot. Each man had six tries. Clark's first put was 35ft. 3in. and Chamberlain's 37ft. Clark's best was 35ft. 11in. and Chamberlain's 37ft. 10 1 2in., thus giving him the event and breaking the inter-collegiate record of 37ft. 10in. Mr. R. D. Smith explained that probably this record would not be allowed to stand as the rules of the Inter-collegiate Association demand a solid iron shot instead of the leather covered substitute used...
THROWING THE HAMMER.Entries, H. B. Gibson, '88, scratch; D. H. Clark, '86, 1ft.; W. J. Bowen, '87, 3ft.; D. B. Chamberlain, '86. 4ft.; J. T Davis, '89, 11ft.; G. L. Hunter, '89, 11ft. Clark won with a throw of 76ft. 9in. to his credit. Record, 88ft. 11in. by Kip of Harvard...
Among the records made at the university meet of the Yale Athletic Club, the following are the noticeable ones : Briggs, '85, put the shot 34ft. 11in. in beating Coxe. The hurdle race was won by Luddington, in 19 1-4s. The best of all was a remarkable one-mile walk against time made by Meredith...