Word: jumping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Running High Jump - Denniston and Morison, '83; Atkinson, '85; Clark and Stebbins...
Standing High Jump - Denniston, Fay, Morison and Soren, '83; Landell and Chamberlain...
...3/4in., and at the Polo Grounds last year by Soren, at 9 ft. 6 in. This is but 2 3/4 inches below the best college record. The bar was started at 6 feet, and was raised 6 inches each time. As the bar was rapidly raised, each jump aroused considerable enthusiasm among the spectators. Mandell and Soren excelled in form, while Field relied largely on his run. Field failed three times at 8 feet, and dropped out of the contest, which was now left to Soren and Mandell. As both these contestants have won the event at different times...
...Princeton, in '77, '78 and '79 by Columbia and in '80, '81 and '82 by Harvard. The winners of the meeting in 1882 were Goodwin, '84, one-half and one-quarter mile runs; Morison, mile run; Norton, 2-mile bicycle race, and Soren, running high jump and pole leaping. Mr. Lowell stated that Yale and Columbia were making great efforts to win the cup this year, but that the Harvard association were ready to do their best to retain it. After Mr. Lowell had finished, nine cheers were given for the Harvard Athletic Association...
...introduced at Harvard for the first time last year, when Mr. Soren kicked a height of 8 feet, 4 inches. This does not count as a record, however, as the kicking was made from a mattress. The contest soon narrowed down to Soren and Fessenden. Soren won with a jump of 8 feet, 8 1/2 inches...