Word: broad-jump
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...broad-jump also, the Americans, led by Gourdin, have a distinct advantage. The latter leaped 24 feet, 4 inches at New Haven, while Krogness followed him with 22 feet, 3 1-2 inches. The best English jumper, Ingrams of Oxford, went only 22 feet, 1-2 inch...
...five field events the winners in four can be forecast with little risk. For the University Gourdin should win the broad-jump, while Tolbert will probably score five points in the shot-put. Landon and Gardner in the high-jump and pole-vault respectively are confidently backed by Yale...
...Broad-Jump.--Won by Dole, Harvard, 20ft. 11in.; second, Merrill, Harvard, 19ft. 11in.; third, Reilly, Exeter, 19ft...
...Running Broad-Jump.--Won by P. O. Gourdin '21 (H.), 23 feet 11 7-8 inches (new Harvard record); second. C. G. Krogness '21 (H.), 21 feet 3 1-2 inches; third. E. Prescott (T.), 20 feet 10 inches...
Krogness also did fine work in the field events. In the broad-jump he did better than was expected, getting second with 21 feet 3 1-2 inches, and in the high-jump he and Fitts tied for first at 5 feet 9 1-4 inches. Both men could have gone higher if necessary, but thought it better to conserve their strength for the other events. Fitts won the 220-yard low hurdles in 22 2-5 seconds, barely beating Chittick, Tech's sprinter-hurdler, at the tape, while Whitney came in a close third...