Word: amateur
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Also best American amateur record...
...number of games with Yale was increased to a series of three, instead of one, annually, as had been the custom before. This year, Harvard began to lose its prestige as first of amateur clubs, losing five out of ten games during the season...
...experience that we have had points to the necessity of employing professional timers in the future. In England it has long been recognized that time-keeping is an art of which few are masters, and for many years men of known ability in timing have been employed in amateur, as well as in professional races. Until we do the same, we can never be sure of accurate records, nor can we escape the liability of having our timing contested...
Eleven men entered for the standing high jump, and six competed. At 4 ft. 7 in., none were left except Keene, '80 (Harvard), and Soren, '83 (Harvard). The former beat the best amateur record, four feet ten inches, stopping at 4 ft. 11 1/4 in., while Soren surpassed every one with a record...
...this way got a long lead. On the fourth lap, Thorndike drew up to second place, and Bell, by a brilliant spurt, took third place; but neither of them was able to catch Cuyler, who won in 4 min. 37 3/5 sec., just failing to equal the best amateur record. Thorndike's time was 4 min. 42 2/5 sec., and Bell...