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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...games of the Manhattan Club at New York on Saturday, J. S. Mitchell threw the 56-pound weight 15 feet into the air, breaking the record by 1 ft. 3 in. In putting the 24-pound shot, J. S. Mitchell tied with F. Lambrecht, both covering a distance of 32 ft. 7 in. The best previous record was 25 ft. 7 in. in America and 27 ft. 11 in. in England...
...BRIGHTON. N. Y., Nov. 17, 1888. C. J. Queckberner of the Staten Island Athletic Club broke nearly all records of hammer throwing at the club grounds at West Brighton on Saturday. He had six trial throws in each event. The first was a 12 pound hammer, handle 3 ft. 6in. The best throw was in the six trial, when he sent the hammer 116 ft. 4 in., beating all amateur and professional records. The next trial was with a 16 pound hammer, handle 3 ft. 6 in. He failed to break the record, 99 ft. 7 in., in the first...
...yards run, 300-yards run, 600-yards run, 1000-yards run, 2-mile run, quarter-mile walk, 4-mile walk, 200-yards hurdle race (12 hurdles, 2 ft. 6 in. high), one standing broad jump, three standing broad jumps, running hop, skip and jump, standing high jump, throwing 56-pound weight (thrown for height), kicking foot-ball (place kick), putting 24-pound shot, pole vaulting for distance...
...election day, four records were broken by Conneff and Mitchell. In the two mile run, Conneff lowered the American records for 1 1-4 and 1 3-4 miles, and lacked only 4 5-8 seconds of equalling the best time for the two miles. Mitchell threw a 16-pound hammer, nine ounces overweight, 130 feet. This is 2 feet, 11 inches better than the former record. He also threw the 56-pound weight 30 feet, 1 inch, breaking Condon's record of 27 feet, 9 inches...
...Mitchell of the Irish Athletic Team has again broken the record for putting the 56-pound weight...