Word: handicaps
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...prize in the hammer, with a record of 81 ft. 11 1/2 in.; and in the hop, step, and jump, with 40 ft. 9 in. to his credit. E. E. Merrill, the champion amateur walker of America, at one and three miles, started at scratch in the 2-mile (handicap) walk, but being over-handicapped, as well as out of condition, was only able to finish third. The race was won by Hosmer of the Boston Athletic Club (90 seconds start), in 16 min. 16 sec. H. W. Carnes, of the Brookline Athletic Club, won the mile...
...records cannot be added to the table. The Columbia records at the 100-yards, 220-yards, 1/4-mile, and 1-mile runs, and the mile-walk, cannot be fairly compared with the performances at the other colleges, as the former were all made by men who had more or less handicap given them. We have omitted the records at the hammer from this table, owing to the fact that hammers of different weights were used in nearly every case, so that a fair comparison would be impossible. The standing broad-jump at Williams must have been made with weights, as otherwise...
...Mile Walk (handicap...
...THOMPSON, '82, of the Mott Haven Team, secured the 1-4 mile handicap (for men with a record of 56 secs. or better) at the N.Y. Athletic Club games on May 31, he being the limit man with 20-yards handicap. His time was 52 3-5 seconds...
...Sophomore crew contains some of the heaviest men, but this fact seems to work against them. They are too self-confident, relying rather upon their big men than upon hard muscle and pluck. The Freshman shell is not expected before the middle of May. This is unfortunate, and will handicap them in the race unless they can borrow a shell to practise...