Word: dashes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hundred-yards dash will probably be taken again by Sherrill, '89; Rogers, of Harvard, was the nearest man to him at the finish last year, and he has left college. Sweny, '90 S., may possibly obtain second place, though Thibault, of the University of Pennsylvania, will undoubtedly make a good showing in this race. The 220-yards is a doubtful race; Thibault will make a strong effort to win it. Robinson, '90, took second place last year against Rogers, of Harvard. Every man in the University who is at all good at running this distance should train...
...yards dash lies between S. G. Wells, of Harvard, and H. M. Banks, of Columbia, Wells beat Banks last year, but the latter has improved greatly since then, last year winning the championship of America for this distance. It will certainly be a close event...
...event that there is a good opportunity for some Yale man to take at least second place in, and it is desired by the athletic management that more men train for the hurdle race. As will be seen, our strongest efforts should be devoted to the 220-yards dash and hurdle, to the half-mile run and the tug-of-war. The contest for the cup seems to be between the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia and Yale.- Yale News...
Cornell has been expelled from the New York Intercollegiate Athletic Association on account of not returning the medal for the 200-yards dash...
...high. This gives a distance of 20 yards between each hurdle, and while "knack" is still a requisite, speed and endurance is more of a factor than in the shorter distance. Last year Harvard had six out of the eight starters in the final 220-yards dash, and, with the chances as they are, can well afford to put some of these into the hurdle race. The men can get practice for the short distance race while training for the longer one. Thus entries can be made in both events, with high hopes in the one, without discouragement...