Word: jumping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first trial was with the twelve-pound shot which he hurled 50 feet, 6 inches, beating the best previous record by several feet. In putting the sixteen pound shot he far surpassed all college records ever made, by a throw of 44 feet, 5 in. In the high jumping, Webster, of the University of Pennsylvania, broke the world's record at the Mott Haven games by a jump of 5 ft. 11 1-2 inches. Previous to this time, Page of the same college held the record, which has not yet been equaled by a representative of any other college...
...first time. The H. A. A. did not send down any representatives. However, two men, Stead, '91, and Lee, '91, went down on their own account, but failed to win. Yale sent quite a number of entries, but all failed to win excepting Shearman, who won the high jump at 5 ft. 9 in. with 1 in. handicap. Only one record was broken. George R. Gray, N. Y. A. C., threw the 24b.- shot 33 ft., 3 in., breaking the record by 8 inches. The lacrosse game between the Staten Island Athletic Club and Rutgers College consisted of two halves...
...winners in other events were: Dohm, Princeton, 440 yards; Luseson, Pastime Athletic Club, 75 yards; Doane, P. A. C., 880 yards; Donovan, P. A. C., 220 yards; Girinni, N. Y. A. C., standing broad jump; William Morris, Y. M. C. A. of Philadelphia. half-mile and mile runs; Varuna Boat Club...
...including a number of college men for the fourteen events. In the 75-yards dash alone there are one hundred and nine contestants, and among them, Robinson of Yale. Harmar, of Yale, will compete with seventy-four other athletes in the mile run. The entries for the running high jump number forty-seven, and among them is the name of Shearman of Yale. In the half-mile run, Harmar, of Yale, and Dohm, of Princeton, will contest. Princeton will have another representative in Janeway, who has entered for putting the 24-pound shot. Dohm and Robinson will also compete...
...events are open to amateurs, and three prizes will be awarded in each event. The following events will be contested: 75-yards dash, 220-yards dash, 440-yards dash, half-mile run, mile run, mile walk, two-mile bicycle race, 200-yards hurdle race, pole vault, standing broad jump, running high jump, putting the 24-lb. shot and throwing the 56-lb. weight. The entrance fee will be one dollar in each event...