Word: faste
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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HALF-MILE RUN.Cogswell, '88, scratch; Strout, '90, 25 yards; Dana, '88, 10 yards. Cogswell cut out a fast pace from the start, making the first quarter in 58 seconds. In the second quarter he caught and ran away from Strout, who in turn ran away from Dana. With the exception of the record of 2 minutes 1-5 second, made by Baker, '86, Cogswell's time, 2 minutes 1 3-4 seconds has not been equalled at any college games for several years...
MILE RUN.Webster, '87, 75 yards; Hale, '88, scratch; Davenport, '90, 100 yards; Gorham, '90, 100 yards. Hale did not start quite fast enough, and though he spurted pluckily at the finish, he was unable to catch Davenport, who won in 4 minutes 45 seconds. Hale was second in 4 minutes 49 seconds...
...contestant appeared for the quarter-mile run, E. Sturgis. He covered the distance without attempting to make fast time...
...half-mile run was by far the best event of the day. Both R. R. Endicott, Jr., and H. F. Strout ran gamely and well. Endicott finished in the fast time of 2 minutes, 10 seconds, with Strout not far behind...
Substitutes. Boyden is slow and cool. A crowd does not rattle him in the least. He is a fast runner, and dodges well; but he does not tackle in first-class shape. Bancroft is slow in getting through, and very apt to overrun his man when going down the field. He watches his end well, but plays too little as a part of the team, not following the ball enough. He tackles hard, but painfully high...