Word: pole-vault
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...outlook for the broad jump, the pole-vault, and the hammer-throw is not encouraging. Stephenson and C. C. Little '10 are both good in the broad jump, but their shot-putting is apt to detract from their jumping at the end of the season. P. C. Haskell '08 and E. H. Ruch '10 may develop into point winners in the jump. With the loss of Grant, the team is left without any pole-vaulter of much ability, and in the hammerthrow, W. Peirce '08 and H. M. Gilmore '08 can hardly make up for the loss of Kersburg...
Owing to a broken tendon he was prevented from entering any of the meets last year. In the dual meet with the University this spring he broke the world's record pole-vault, after he had won the event, by clearing 12 feet, 5 1-2 inches...
...POLE-VAULT...
...Rand in the high hurdles, Mason in the low hurdles, Stephenson in the shot-put, Kersburg in the hammer-throw, and Somers and Harwood in the high jump. The failure of both Grant of Harvard and Jackson of Cornell, who together hold the intercollegiate record, to qualify in the pole-vault was one of the most unexpected events of the day. Garrels of Michigan was easily the individual star of the day, as he qualified in three events and should be a strong factor in all of these today...
...results of the pole-vault trials were a great surprise. Dray and Gilbert of Yale went over 11 ft., 6 in., as did Swain of Pennsylvania and Allen of Syracuse. Campbell cleared 11 ft., 5 in., and qualified. This afternoon the event will start with...