Word: jumper
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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With the exception of Bremer there will be the same list of hurdlers. The Hersey brothers of Exeter and Converse of Hale's, who expect to enter in the fall, will make these events still stronger. G. N. Hersey is also a good broad jumper while Converse has cleared the bar at 5 ft. 9 in. H. J. Browne, St. Paul's, S. F. Spear, W. A., and W. W. Coe, Hopkinson's, are all coming to Harvard next year. These three men divided the honors in the weight events at the interscholastic meet...
Until the starting of the broad jump and high jump, the last events, Yale was in the lead by seven points. In the broad jump Nickerson and Clarke easily outclassed the Yale jumpers; Nickerson, on his last jump, made 22 ft. 10 in., which breaks the record. Taintor, Yale's high jumper, dropped out at 5 ft. 8 in., leaving but Rice, Ellis and Morse still jumping...
Yale, as usual, is strong in the field events. In the high jump Waller, if he competes, is better than Morse, who is not jumping as well as he did last year. Rice 1900, Ellis 1901 and Rotch 1900 are better than the other Yale jumpers. In the broad jump, Clark '98 has strained a tendon in his leg, but Nickerson 1901 is a strong jumper who compares favorably with Cheney, Yale's best man. In the weight events Yale may win the hammer throw, while Ellis 1901 may win the shot for Harvard. The pole vault is Yale...
...University of Pennsylvania has entered an extremely strong team, which includes J. D. Windsor, Jr., the intercollegiate high jumper; Hoffman and Tewkesbury in the 40-yards dash; A. Grant in the mile run, and Kraenzlein, the all-round athlete...
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