Word: jumps
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...strongest entries in his events, while S. H. Thompson, national all-around champion, and G. Trowbridge will be fast entrants in the hurdles. Besides hurdling, Thompson will take part in all the field events in the meet, and with his records of over six feet in the high jump and 46 feet in the hammer-throw should bring in some telling wins for his team. R. W. Brown, intercollegiate champion in the 100 and 220-yard dashes, and R. E. Clark, who gained several points at Franklin Field two weeks ago, are counted on to place in the dashes...
...Harwood '20, the star pole-vaulter, will return next year and is eligible for another year's competition. H. R. Davis, the versatile field event men of the Freshman team, M. Gratwick '22 and T. C. Wales '21 are also expected to show up well next season. The broad-jump will be taken care of by Gourdin, R. W. Fitts Unc., who was high point scorer in both the interclass and handicap meets this spring, and L. Dejonge '23. The high-jump presents a large array of promising material; among these men are Krogness, Gourdin, Fitts, Davis...
Scoring 11 points in the I. C. A. A. A. A. meet on Saturday, the University track team secured seventh place, seconds in the century dash and the broad-jump by E. O. Gourdin '21, and a tie for second in the pole-vault by R. W. Harwood '20, accounting for the Crimson total. Gourdin, with a leap of 23 feet 7 1-4 inches, broke the Harvard record, set last year by H. C. Flower '19, who jumped 23 feet 3 inches, and was only inches behind R. E. Brown of Princeton in the 100. Harwood cleared...
Pennsylvania was victorious in the meet with a total of 30 1-2 as against 29 for Princeton. Yale was in eleventh place with but 5 1-2 points, R. W. Landon capturing the high-jump and W. W. Webber tieing for fifth place in the pole-vault. Earl J. Thomson, wearing the Dartmouth colors, shattered the world's record in the 120-yard high-hurdles, flying over the barriers in 14 2-5 seconds...
...Harvard men, E. O. Gourdin '21 and R. W. Harwood '20, qualified in the trial events of the I. C. A. A. A. A. meet in Philadelphia yesterday. Gourdin will compete in the finals of the 100-yard dash and the broad-jump, while Harwood will fight for honors in the pole-vault finals today. No trials were held for the mile and two-mile runs, and the Crimson entrants for these enents are Captain D. F. O'Connell '21 in the former, and B. Lewis '20 and C. L. Bond E.S. in the latter race. O'Connell's ankle...