Word: jumping
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...winter meeting of the H. A. A. in the Gymnasium will include the following events; Vaulting, one hand; Vaulting, two hands; Horizontal Bar; Indian Club Swinging; Standing High Jump; Light, Middle, and Heavy Weight Wrestling; Light, Middle, and Heavy Weight Sparring; Fencing; Broadsword Exercises; and Tugs...
ALTHOUGH the athletic sports on Saturday last were very successful, they were so at the expense of some irregularities. When the entries closed, on Thursday evening, there were nineteen entries for five events; of the remaining, the running broad jump had no entries and the other four but one each. Yielding to the wishes of the other members of the Executive Committee, I left open the entries until noon on Friday, when by going about and begging men to enter we succeeded in filling all the events but one. Notwithstanding this dearth of entries, there were two men who wished...
Running Broad Jump was withdrawn, as there was but one entry...
Steeple-Chase was the final event, and crowned a good day's sports with an interesting and amusing race. The entries were open at the stake, and were filled by some ten men. The start took in a good broad jump over a wide hurdle, and after that the course lay over fences, hurdles, etc., for nearly three quarters of a mile. The scene created much amusement, as men went hobbling, falling, and crawling over these obstacles. As they approached the finish, it was plain the contest lay between Torrey, '82, and Butler, '77. It was won by Torrey, with...
...wind high. The 200-yards was won by W. C. Wilmer in 10 sec, the best American amateur time on record. The half-mile was won by E. Merritt, in 2 min. 5 1/4 sec.; best time, 2 min. 2 4/5 sec., by same man. Running high-jump, H E. Ficken, 5 ft. 5 in. Best record, 5 ft. 6 1/2 in., by J. P. Conover. Putting shot, H. E. Buermeyer, 37 ft. 4 in. Best on record by half-inch. Mr. B. won for the third consecutive time. Three-mile walk, T. H. Armstrong...