Word: classics
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Harvard is particularly fortunate in having two of the biggest events of the outdor season this spring, for besides, the I. C. 4A. classic, the Olympic tryouts are scheduled to be held in the stadium...
...America. The present I. C. 4A meet, a stellar feature of the winter season, had its official origin in 1922. when the first meet was held, and at a meeting of the I. G. 4A authorities, it was decided to make the event an annual affair. The initial classic was held in New York City on Saturday, March 11, 1922, and was the first intercollegiate meet since 1911. It attracted the attention of 16 colleges and in the following years continued to draw the greatest track stars of the East into competition...
...next five meets the University track team worked its way up to two consecutive victories in 1926 and 1927. These were banner years for Coach E. L. Farrell's men, the Crimson runners capturing the I. C. 4A meet within a week after-running away with the Triangular classic. The winners of the six meets are as follows: 1922, Cornell; 1923, Pennsylvania; 1924, Pennsylvania; 1925, Georgetown; 1926, Harvard; 1927 Harvard...
Miller definitely proved his superiority in the 40-yard classic by sprinting away from Russell of Cornell and Glendenning of Dartmouth. His time was four and three-fifths seconds...
Having glanced over the high spots of the nine preceding Triangular meets, it is interesting to note, with the tenth classic close at hand, that Harvard, Dartmouth and Gornell each have three victories to their credit. Dartmouth had the upper hand in the beginning, but Cornell soon usurped the Green supremacy. The Crimson athletes have most recently been masters of the situation, but if they are destined to hold their present situation and forge ahead of their opponents for a fourth consecutive triumph they will have to turn back two threatening track hordes in the Arena this coming Saturday night...