Word: jumping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Running high jump. 1, F. E. Parker; 2, Benjamin Stevenson...
Running broad jump. 1, G. Perry; 2. F. E. Parker...
...claims that our freshman nine is stronger than yale's, but it is plainly no more than justice that the series should be played and the Harvard freshmen given a chance of winning it. Whether our freshmen would win or lose, it is a little previous to jump on them before they have had a fair chance...
...entries, Fogg, Clark, and Atkinson of Harvard, W. B. Page, '87, U. of Penn; and G. Richards, '87, Columbia. For the first time in several years, Harvard, instead of taking first and second places, had to be content with bringing up the rear. Page won the event by a jump of 5 ft. 10 1-2 in. Atkinson and Richards tied for second place at 5 ft. 9 3 4 in. In jumping off, Atkinson failed to clear 5 ft, 7 1-4 in. which Richards did, thus winning second prize...
...RUNNING BROAD JUMP.This event was but poorly contested, two of the four men being from Harvard. Bradley, '86, was the winner, his best jump measuring 19ft. 6 in.; Fogg, '85, was second; record, 19ft. 4 1 2in. Mapes of Columbia, and Rubsamen of Yale were the other...