Word: jumping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Yale athletic games were held on Wednesday. Rubsamen beat the Yale record for the running broad jump by a jump covering 19 feet 5 inches...
...Lamar, who are playing beautifully. I don't understand how the University of Pennsylvania beat Harvard. I do not think Harvard plays with enough head, or rough enough. This year the player and ball must be held before it is down and a team will have to throw and jump on top of the men instead of tackling the ball. We play Lafayette on Wednesday and Stevens on Saturday and have games arranged for almost every Wednesday and Saturday this season. We are making a great effort and, if Moffat comes out, will surely win the championship...
...running broad jump was contested by three men, U. R. Peck, D. C. Holder, and G. H. Brewer, Brewer jumped 17 ft. 6 in., and Peck 17 ft. 5 1-2 inches, the former thus barely winning the prize. H. D. Hale won the half-mile run in 2 minutes 24 1-2 seconds. Homans, his competitor, suddenly stopping when about halfway around on the second lap. In the mile bicycle race there were three starters, J. A. Bailey, F. S. Dean, and H. M. Paul. The riders kept in the order named until the last lap, when Dssed Bailey...
...Broad jump...
...High jump...