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...September 15, at the Polo Grounds, New York, Myers, in a handicap match with H. Hawes of the Olympic Athletic Club, San Francisco, covered the 220-yards in 22 1/2 sec., thus lowering the best previous American amateur record (his own) by 1/4 of a second...
They've not sufficient power to match with...
...account of the success of the Nine up to the time of last Saturday's game, the crowd that was assembled on Jarvis, to witness the match with Yale, far exceeded any attendance ever known. The Nine cannot complain of lack of support on that occasion. We hope that this same interest will be taken in all future games, and especially the next game with Yale. Notwithstanding the poor playing exhibited by Yale last Saturday, there is no doubt that her nine is a strong one. The next game with Yale is to be at New Haven on the 28th...
...first intercollegiate Lacrosse match was played last Saturday between Columbia and our own team, and resulted in a victory for Harvard. The playing was not remarkable on either side, and the victory was an easy one. Owing to a misunderstanding about the hour the number of spectators was not large; but there was considerable enthusiasm expressed, and the occasion was by no means uninteresting. Lacrosse seems to be gradually gaining favor, and it is not improbable that it will become firmly established as an acknowledged branch of college athletics...
...revival of interest in Lacrosse. For the past week or more a considerable number of men have been on the field indulging in this game, and the Twelve, if we may believe report, is in very good condition, all things considered, and there is every prospect of a match with Columbia. While we are bound to regard with some jealousy any sport that is likely to draw away good material from the Eleven and Nine, and divide the interest to any considerable extent, still there seems to be room for all. So we wish those interested in Lacrosse all success...