Word: hammering
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...throwing the hammer-H R Allen, Jr, '92, L McK Garrison...
Ninety-two: Throwing the hammer-Allen won with a throw of 75 feet, 1 inch. A. H. Green only entered this event to save a walkover...
...Harvard Athletic Association are to be held on Thursday, May 2, at 4 o'clock. The events will be as follows: 100, 220, 440, 880 yards, and one-mile runs; 120 and 220-yards hurdle race; two-mile bicycle race; mile walk; putting the shot; throwing the hammer, running broad jump, running high jump and pole vault. Entries cannot be made later than 10 o'clock Wednesday evening, May 1st, but up to that time they may be left at 9 Linden street, or sent to Mr. Jacob Wendell, Jr., secretary of the association...
...will probably be won by the former. Webster will doubtless win the high jump for Pennsylvania, with Lee of Harvard second. Shearman will win the polo vault. The running broad jump is an uncertain event. Shearman, '89, or Robinson, '90, ought to win, with Mapes of Columbia, second. The hammer throwing and shot-putting will probably be taken by Coxe for Pennsylvania with Bowser of the same college second in the former, and Janeway of Princeton, second in the latter. Davis of Harvard, will win the bicycle race, with Keen of Pennsylvania second...
...jump; A. F. Copeland, holder of the majority of American hurdle records; Frederick R. Westing, 100 yard champion of England, Ireland, Canada and America; Malcolm W. Ford, all-round athlete, and holder of many world jumping records; Frank L. Lambrecht, N. A. A. A. A., champion shot putter and hammer thrower; Thomas P. Conneff. champion one mile runner of England and Ireland, and five-mile champion of America; William Halpin, champion running broad jumper, and F. D. Lange, N. A. A. A. A., champion in the one mile walk and the A. A. A. champion for three miles...