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Dates: during 1900-1909
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High jump--Tie for first place between A. D. Barker '11, 3 in., and P. Smith '11, 3 in., at 6 ft. On jump-off, Barker won, jumping 6 ft., 1 in., with handicap; third, O. M. Chadwick...
...yard low hurdle race, J. B. Cummings '13, with a handicap of 5 yards, was closely pressed by R. C. Foster '11, running from scratch, the former finishing first in the excellent time of 13 3-5 seconds. R. F. Hoyt '11, with 3 yards handicap, barely won third place from J. P. Long '11, scratch...
Another close finish occurred in the two-mile run. E. L. Viets '10, starting with 40 yards handicap, won first place in 10 minutes and 13 seconds, finishing less than a yard ahead of P. R. Withington '12, who ran from scratch. R. H. Rowse '12 was third...
Starting from 10 yards behind scratch in the one-mile run, H. P. Lawless '13 won first place in 4 minutes and 39 seconds, bettering his time made in the Freshman games on the preceding day by 11 2-5 seconds. W. H. Lacey '12, with 20 yards handicap, finished second, and P. Newton '11, with 50 yards handicap, was third...
...wind. Leslie, when substituted for Frothingham, was absolutely steady, so that he could always be counted on for a substantial gain, while, in addition, he made a sensational catch of a short onside kick. The line played very well, the defence being especially strong, for West Point's two first downs were made on end runs from the kick formation, after Houston had been taken out of the play. Captain Fish distinguished himself by making a marvelous catch of a perfect forward pass from O'Flaherty while he was falling over backwards. Throughout the game the whole team showed...