Word: champion
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...American and Canadian championship; Walter C. Dohm, the winner of the quarter-mile at Cedarhurst, who was beaten week before last at the Intercollegiate games by Wells; and George Gray, who holds the world's championship in putting the shot. The Manhattan men are Conneff, the four mile Irish champion, whose record is 19m. 44s.; F. Westurg and Crumley in the 100-yards, dash, and H. M. Banks, who has run the quarter...
HIGH AND BROAD JUMPS.The high jump was won by Webster, U. of P., who beat Page, also of U. of P., the world's champion, with a jump of 5 feet 11 1-2 inches...
...exhibition match between Q. A. Shaw, winner of the spring tournament, and P. S. Sears, champion in singles, was played yesterday afternoon on the Beck Hall courts. The interest of the tournament was centred in this match, and many spectators applauded the good play of the contestants. The first set went to Sears-6-1. Shaw played more strongly and won the second set -6-3. Sears won the third-6-4-and the fourth-6-3. The returns were swift and well placed, neither player daring to come...
Page, the champion high jumper, has been offered $3000 a year by Buffalo Bill to give jumping exhibitions in his Wild West show...
...Conneff, the Irish champion, has challenged E. C. Carter for a match race for any distance from one-half to five miles...