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Running broad jump - B. F. Welton, Dartmouth; 21ft...
Some of the records of the association are extremely good, as 21ft. 6in. in the running broad jump, 10 2.5 sec. in the 100 yards dash, and 10 ft. 1 1-2 in. in the pole vault, so that it is evident that the competition is sharp and good work may be expected...
...Jersey Athletic Club games at Bergen Point on Saturday, O. W. Shead '93 won first place in the broad jump, with an actual jump of 21ft. 10 in. This eqals the former Harvard record. T. Richardson '94 was first in the 100 yards with a handicap of six yards; time 10 1-5s. G. F. Brown Jr., '92, won third place from the 3 1-2 yard mark. Brown was pocketed and spiked in the finals, but the foul was not allowed. S. Wells, Jr. '91, came in a close third in the quarter mile from the 12 yard...
Running broad jump-Shearman, Yale, '87, 21ft. 71/2in.; Shearman, Yale...
...event of the day was the throwing of the 56-lb. weight (distance and height). The contestants were H. B. Gibson, '88; D. C. Clark, '86; and D. B. Chamberlain, '86. Chamberlain threw both further and higher than his rivals, and easily won the event. He threw in length 21ft. 7in., and in height just 10ft. Best amateur record, distance 26ft. 3 1-4in., height, 11ft...