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Dates: during 1880-1889
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POLE VAULT.There was only one entry for this contest. P. R. Frothingham, '86, who thus had a walk over...
...HAND VAULT.The meeting opened very pleasantly with a vaulting contest. The bar was started at 5 feet 4 inches. Walsh, '84, Atkinson and O. S. Howard, '85, and Bachelder, L. S., were the entries. Howard and Bachelder went out at the same height leaving Walsh the winner, as Atkinson was only trying to break the record. In this he failed, only clearing 7 feet 1 1-4 inches. Walsh's record was 6 feet 9 1-2 inches...
HORIZONTAL BAR.The meeting was opened by the horizontal bar contest. The entries were A. T. Dudley, '87 (white), R. T. Osgood, '87 (red), T. C. Bachelder L. S. (blue). The event was well contested, each contestant being repeatedly applauded. Bachelder showed extraordinary strength, trying a feat, turn and catch, never before seen in the gymnasium. The quickness of Dudley was particularily noticeable. Dudley gave the giant swing in a very easy manner and was saluted with tumultuous applause. The prize was awarded to dudley. Dudley was particularily easy in his manner on the bar and showed very chean and careful...
POLE VAULT.For this there were only three men to contest. They were H. F. Mandell. '84 (red), C. M. Field, '84 (blue), and P. R. Frothingham, '86 (white). Mandell and Field are well-known vaulters, but Frothingham is new in the art. The bar was started at five feet six inches, which seemed unnecessarily low. The vaulting was not up to what it was been in some years, but the man who excelled in that sport graduated with '83. Frothingham was the first to fail, at 8 feet 7 1-2 inches. At 9 feet both the other contestants failed...
...were all alive when the ring contest was over at the prospect of a hard struggle for the tug-of-war championship. The delay before the teams appeared was not as great as usual. At Mr. Coolidge's request the andience remained seated and quiet. '87 won the toss and Cochrane the anchor took the north end of the hall. The men were soon in place, Simes, Gorham, Boyden, and Gilman (anchor) on the junior cleats and Olglesby, Litchfield, Remington and Cochrane (anchor), freshmen. With but little dalay Dr. Sargent gave the word when the tape was above the line...