Word: hurdler
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Minot 1L. to the candidates of the University track team in the hurdles, high jump or pole-vault, and weight events, showing the greatest "general merit" during the season, were awarded yesterday by Captain L. P. Dodge '08, Coaches Lathrop and Quinn, and the donor. The cup for the hurdler was given to W. M. Rand '09, for the high jumper or pole-vaulter to S. C. Lawrence '10 in the pole-vault, and for the shot-putter or hammer-thrower to L. W. Bangs '08 in the shot...
Converse was born in Brookline in 1879 and entered College in 1898 from the English High School. In 1901 he entered the Medical School and would have completed his course there this June. While in College he was prominent as a hurdler on the track team for four years, and in the Medical School was a member of his class committee. He was taken ill Friday morning, having the previous day assisted at the City Hospital, where he had under his care several cases of meningitis...
...recently that they will not be allowed to take part in the fall meet, and most of the other men are playing football. Of the new men the most promising is Shick, of Andover, who has run the hundred yard dash in 9 4-5 seconds. Schueber, the Hopkinson hurdler, has been playing football, but will begin track work today...
...broad jump, Spraker has gone over 22 feet frequently. Devon has a record of 22 feet 6 inches. J. B. Thomas '02, the hurdler is fairly sure for 22 feet, although he fell considerably below this in the fall games...
Candidates for the runs are less promising. D. W. Franchot '03S., a candidate for the high-jump, and E. J. Clapp '04, a hurdler, have developed well, however. Franchot won the half-mile in the B. A. A. games last month, and the mile from a 25-yard handicap, in the Philadelphia games on March 2. Both distances were made in fast time...