Word: amateur
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Simmons ran 1/2-mile in 2 min. 8 sec. at the H. A. A. Meeting, on May 23, 1879, but as the race was open to other Amateur Clubs, the record cannot be placed on the College Table...
...Best American amateur record...
...athletes, who would do well to imitate the care with which the Cambridge and Oxford men prepare and train for these athletic contests. At the Cambridge University Sports, on March 9, Mr. E. L. Lucas, Jesus, succeeded in running 100 yards in 10 secs., thus beating the previous English amateur best on record held by Junker by one-fifth of a second, and placing the English and American amateur records at the same figure. On the same occasion, Mr. R. H. Macauley, King's, cleared 5 ft. 9 in. in the Running High Jump, which is better, by three-quarters...
...represent her again in the running high jump at the Intercollegiate. He has taken second prize there now for two successive years, but proved himself no mean jumper last year, by obtaining a record of 5 ft. 7 1/2 in., than which there is no greater for the amateur in America excepting that of J. P. Conover...
...dropping out first at 4 ft. 6 in., left Coolidge and Keene to continue the struggle. Each succeeded in clearing 4 ft. 8 in., but on the bar being raised again, Keene dropped out, leaving the contest to Coolidge, who cleared 4 ft. 9 in., thus placing an American amateur best on record to his credit. The best record previous to this was 4 ft. 8 in., made by Messrs. F. Larkin, of Princeton, and P. Dana, of Dartmouth. At Harvard, the best record, prior to Mr. Coolidge's performance, was 4 ft. 7 1/2 in., made by Latham...