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Willis won his trial heat in the 120 yards hurdles, but did not run in the finals, as no Yale men qualified for this event, and all the points were sure to go to Harvard. In the finals of the 220 yards hurdles, however, he won first place in the very fast time of 23 4-5 seconds, breaking the dual and Harvard record of 24 3-5 seconds, formerly held by J. L. Bremer, Jr., '96. Willis's performance in this event has been beaten only once in America and that by Kraenzlein...
...Scheuber began to gain on Clapp at the third hurdle and were soon several yards ahead of him. Toward the last Willis forged ahead of Scheuber and won by two yards. Clapp was the same distance behind Scheuber. Willis's time of 23 4-5 seconds in this event was probably the most remarkable of the afternoon...
...score then stood: Harvard, 45 1-2, Yale 26 1-2, and the next event, the 220 yards dash, practically decided the meet. The first preliminary heat proved to be the fastest and in this Schick made the record of 21 3-5 seconds. Rust took second, thus shutting out both Hargrave and Arnstein. Lightner failed to qualify in the second heat and the final heat was fought out between Schick, Moulton, Rust and Lilley who finished in the order named in 22 seconds. Schick's injured leg gave out about twenty yards from the tape or his time would...
...yards hurdles for the Garcelon-Bremer cup and two mile run for the Blakemore-Foote cup will be held on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Two cups will be given in each hurdle race; and a man placed in one event will not receive a place in the other. Those who will represent Harvard in the dual meet with Yale on Saturday are not eligible to compete. W. A. Colwell 1G., will not start in the two-mile...
...entries for the Harvard Yale dual track games, to be hold on Soldiers Field on Saturday, May 24, are given below. From the fifteen men allowed to enter each event, each University will choose the actual competitors who will compose the team. The number of starters is limited to three for each University in the quarter mile run, four each in the hurdles and half mile run, five each in the field events and six each in the short dashes and the distance runs...