Word: amateur
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...prace ice they get in these contests, and the exercise they afford to all is invaluable. That this interest may not be allowed to lag, but rather may be encouraged as much as possible in the future, we would suggest to the football management that a series of amateur matches be instituted and a set of cups be offered for the winners. We make the suggestion now, that, if the plan be considered worthy of trial, what few measures are necessary may be taken when the time of the manager is the least likely to be filled with the regular...
Crook, Williams '90, holds the championship of the country in three events which he won at the last meeting of the amateur athletic union. His records are as follows: standing high jump 4 ft. 11 1-2 in; standing broad 10 ft. 4 in., and three standing broard...
...Amateur Union holds a large Athletic meeting this evening at Madison Square Garden, New York. Over 250 men from Chicago, Detroit, Washington, Newcrk, Princeton College, Yale and many local clubs, have entered for the different events. A. B. George and W. T. Young, the champion cross-country runners of England, will contest against Skillman and Gilbert of America. In the foot-ball kicking contest, Bull of the Yale eleven, will compete. Roddy and Thompson of Princeton are contestants in several events...
...last meeting of the National Association of Amateur Athletes, a committee consisting of Messrs. G. A. Avery, H. Mapes, H. Pike and T. A. McEwan was selected to make arrangements for the team of American athletes which will visit Europe next summer. The team will be composed of the winners of the eighteen events at the great National Amateur Association meeting to be held on the grounds of the Manhattan Athletic Club, in New York city, the week before the intercollegiate games. The month of June will be spent in the trip across the ocean and in contests at Cork...
...hammer throwing at the club grounds at West Brighton on Saturday. He had six trial throws in each event. The first was a 12 pound hammer, handle 3 ft. 6in. The best throw was in the six trial, when he sent the hammer 116 ft. 4 in., beating all amateur and professional records. The next trial was with a 16 pound hammer, handle 3 ft. 6 in. He failed to break the record, 99 ft. 7 in., in the first five trials, but in the sixth he made the maguificent throw of 100 ft. 5 in. The record for throwing...