Word: conneff
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Dohm, Princeton '90, and Conneff will run a half mile match race at Princeton, June...
Athletic circles are at present greatly interested in a proposed race between Dohm of Princeton and T. P. Conneff. Ever since Dohm defeated Conneff in the half-mile at the meeting of the Columbia College Athletic Association, there has been a great deal of discussion on the subject of the respective merits of the men. A day or two after the meeting a very loud and boastful article appeared in the New York Star purporting to come from Conneff, in which he challenged Dohm to race. The article was in very bad taste, and everyone was glad to learn through...
...Hughes, secretary of the Manhattan Athletic club, and trainer Robison, of Princeton, have conferred on the subject and as a result the race will be run at Princeton, Saturday, June 15., Dohm has written Conneff, accepting his challenge, so that there is not much doubt but that the race will be held two weeks from today...
...race will certainly be very exciting, as the records of the men are only 2-5 of a second apart, Dohm's being 2 minutes, while Conneff's is 2 minutes 2-5 of a second...
...holder of the majority of American hurdle records; Frederick R. Westing, 100 yard champion of England, Ireland, Canada and America; Malcolm W. Ford, all-round athlete, and holder of many world jumping records; Frank L. Lambrecht, N. A. A. A. A., champion shot putter and hammer thrower; Thomas P. Conneff. champion one mile runner of England and Ireland, and five-mile champion of America; William Halpin, champion running broad jumper, and F. D. Lange, N. A. A. A. A., champion in the one mile walk and the A. A. A. champion for three miles...