Word: hammered
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...likely that the athletic association will attempt this year to organize regular contests for patting the shot and throwing the hammer. Last year so little interest was shown in the undertaking and so few presented themselves as competitors that the association considers further attempts useless...
...BRIGHTON. N. Y., Nov. 17, 1888. C. J. Queckberner of the Staten Island Athletic Club broke nearly all records of hammer throwing at the club grounds at West Brighton on Saturday. He had six trial throws in each event. The first was a 12 pound hammer, handle 3 ft. 6in. The best throw was in the six trial, when he sent the hammer 116 ft. 4 in., beating all amateur and professional records. The next trial was with a 16 pound hammer, handle 3 ft. 6 in. He failed to break the record, 99 ft. 7 in., in the first...
...four records were broken by Conneff and Mitchell. In the two mile run, Conneff lowered the American records for 1 1-4 and 1 3-4 miles, and lacked only 4 5-8 seconds of equalling the best time for the two miles. Mitchell threw a 16-pound hammer, nine ounces overweight, 130 feet. This is 2 feet, 11 inches better than the former record. He also threw the 56-pound weight 30 feet, 1 inch, breaking Condon's record of 27 feet, 9 inches...
...compete unless he has been examined by Dr. Sargent. The events will be as follows: 100 yards dash, 220 yards dash, one-quarter mile run, one-half mile run, one mile run, 120 yards hurdle race, one-mile walk, two mile bicycle race, putting the shot, throwing the hammer, running high jump, running broad jump, pole vault. This meeting is open to freshmen only, including freshmen in all undergraduate departments...
There are, besides these events, contests in 120-yards hurdle race, running high jump, 440-yards run, 220-yards hurdle race, throwing the hammer, putting the shot, pole vault, running broad jump, two-mile bicycle run, one mile run, and one mile walk...