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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...University of Michigan athletic games, Duffy broke all amateur records in the foot-ball drop kick, with a distance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 6/14/1886 | See Source »

...much credence has of late been placed in the rumors of discontent and discouragement among the members of the Yale crew. It was only a couple of years ago when the same sort of trouble which is brewing now broke out, but the outcome of it was the best 'varsity crew that Yale had ever put upon the water. In spite of all these reports of the Yale crew being exceptionally poor at the present time, early in April many eminent boating authorities predicted an exceptionally good crew in every respect. Even with such a crew as Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/8/1886 | See Source »

...Peachblow" CRIMSON game yesterday, the catcher of the "Peachblows" received a foul tip which broke a finger on his left hand. The game was on this account postponed until some date to be announced...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 6/5/1886 | See Source »

...Brooklyn Athletic games on Monday last, W. B. Page, U. of Penn., broke his own record in the running high jump by a jump...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 6/4/1886 | See Source »

...hand, added a run to its score in the fifth, on two errors, a steal, and a wild pitch; while it repeated the operation in the sixth, by the aid of Bickham's home run. The fourth inning had proved disastrous for the orange and black, however, for Brownlee broke a finger, and was forced to yield his place behind the bat to Shaw, while King took Shaw's place at right field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Tables Turned. | 6/1/1886 | See Source »

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