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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Wendell, the well-known Harvard athlete has decided views on the question. Mr. Wendell was captain of the victorious Harvard team which won the Mott Haven cup in '80, '81 and '82. In '80 he won the intercollegiate championships at 100 yards, 220 yards and one-quarter mile, a feat never before or since accomplished by one man in one day. Mr. Wendell is still actively interested in Harvard athletic matters, and his opinion reflects to a large extent the graduate sentiment concerning the proposed change. He said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intercollegiate Contests. | 5/5/1888 | See Source »

...Mile Walk-J. E. How, '91; S. C. Brackett, '91; E. C. Wright...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Spring meeting of the H. A. A. | 5/5/1888 | See Source »

...been decided that the University of Pennsylvania will row Yale a four mile race about a week before the Harvard-Yale race, which will be on July...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 5/4/1888 | See Source »

...winners at the class games of the Yale academic and scientific freshmen, the other day, were as follws: One hundred yards run, Moyle, 11 2-5s.; 220 yards run, Moyle, 25 1-5s.; 440 yards run, Lloyd, 58 2-5s.; half-mile run, Davison, 2m. 13 3-5s.; mile run, Lloyd, 4m. 51 4-5s.; mile walk, Grant, 8m. 12 1-5s.; 120 yards hurdle, Williams, 19 1-5s.; 220 yards hurdle, Sweeney, 31 1-5s.; bicycle race, 2 miles, Weare, 6m. 39 2-5s.; running high jump, Williams, 5bt.; running...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 5/4/1888 | See Source »

Eighty-nine took the lead at the start. At the end of the first quarter of a mile '89 was ahead, with '90 and '88 close behind. At this time '88 and '91 were running 36 strokes to a minute; '89 and '90 were rowing more steadily at 33. '90 spurted and took the lead. From this time until the end of the race, '90 gradually drew ahead of the other boats. The freshmen dropped slowly to the rear and were practically out of the race from the beginning. At the end of the mile '90 was two boat lengths...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Class Races. | 5/3/1888 | See Source »

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