Word: event
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...were postponed on account of the weather will be held on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The meet should prove interesting as the great number of handicaps which have been given will tend to draw the scratch men on to do their best work. The special event will be the 440 yards run for the Wells cup, which will be held by the winner for one year. Mr. Wells has also given three additional cups which will remain in the permanent possession of the first three...
...yards hurdles was the most interesting event of the afternoon. It was a close race between J. G. Willis '02 and F. B. Scheuber '05. About half way Scheuber missed his stride and took his hurdle with the wrong foot. This gave Willis a slight lead which he maintained to the end. In the 440 yards run M. T. Lightner '03 led throughout with E. C. Rust '04 second. Rust was hindered from challenging Lightner in the stretch owing to an accident to his running suit...
...mile run W. A. Colwell 1G., who won the event in the University games, entered in order to pace the men, although disqualified for a place. Colwell and E. W. Mills '02 started off in the lead, kept continually drawing away from the bunch and finished a good quarter of a lap ahead. In spite of the fast pace set by Colwell, Mills made a good spurt at the finish...
...will be held in New York this year on the Berkeley Oval. The preliminary trials will be held on Friday, May 30, and the finals on Saturday, May 31. Harvard will enter a full team this year as there will be at least one or more representatives in each event. None of the western colleges will be represented in the New York games as an intercollegiate meet of western colleges will be held in Chicago on the same...
...breaking the previous intercollegiate record by 1 4-5 seconds and equaling the world's record made in 1897 by the New York Athletic Club team composed of Long, Lyons, Burke and Wefers. In the two and four mile championships Harvard finished second and fourth respectively. The championship relay events were equally divided, Harvard, Pennsylvania and Yale each winning one event. With the exception of a strong south wind the day was a good one for running...