Word: jumps
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...many brilliant individuals who will compete today, several stand out with particular prominence. Among these are Murchison and Waterman in the dashes, Christianson in the hurdles, Allen and Dudley in the quarter, Burke and Kirley in the half, Ray, Kennedy, and Watters in the mile, Gourdin in the broad jump, Brown in the high jump, and Dandrow in the hammer and discus, throws...
...pound shot put, javelin throw, pole vault, high jump, hammer throw, discus throw, broad jump...
Another point of great interest will be the performance of Captain Brown of Dartmouth in the high jump. The Green athlete has been intercollegiate champion for two years and is the holder of the I. C. A. A. A. A. record with a mark of 6 feet 4 5-8 inches made in the Stadium a year ago. Brown will however be forced to the limit by Murphy of Newark, N. J., who has cleared 6 ft. 5 inches on several occasions...
...Gourdin '21, the holder of the world's record in the broad jump, will give all other contestants in that event a large advantage, the smallest handicap being that of Murphy of the University squad, who has been allotted 10 inches. In the high jump Brown of Dartmouth and Murphy of Newark will be the scratch competitors, with the three lowest handicapped Crimson entrants being Morse, Greeley, an Gerould, cach of whom has an advantage of 5 inches. Harwood and West of the B. A. A., in the absence of Davis, will be the only scratch men in the pole...
...imposed on the Freshman; although, one of the chief reasons for the new rule is the feeling that the first year is now in most cases too easy. In this one respect the new plan seems defective. Under the natural impulse to procrastinate, unwarned Freshmen will be inclined to jump at the easier possibility and leave the stiffer year until later. Yet the great majority, if put to the test, will have little difficulty in carrying five courses and passing them with three C's. The advantages of getting the extra course out of the way early are numerous...