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Pole vault-T. G. Shearman '89, height 10 feet, 5 inches...
...were broken at this meeting, the half-mile record of 2 minutes, 3 2-5 seconds being lowered to 2 minutes, and 3 seconds, and that of the two-mile bicycle race froce from 6 minutes, 24 2-5 seconds, to 6 minutes, 21 seconds. In the pole vault, Shearman, '89, instead of lowering the record, raised it from 10 feet, 3 5-8 inces, to 10 feet, 5 inches. Perfect weather and a good track combined to make the meeting one of unusual interest, all of the events being closely contested, especially the bicycle race, half-mile...
...class games of the senior and junior classes of Yale, were held Monday afternoon, and two records were broken. The record in the running broad jump by Shearman, '89, who cleared 22 feet, breaking the intercollegiate record by 41/2 inches. Hinckley, '89, broke the Yale record in the half-mile run by four-fifths of a second. The events and winners were as follows...
...hundred yard dash-Sherrill, '89, in 10 2-5 seconds; Robinson, '89, second. Half-mile run-Hinckley, '89, in 2 minutes, 3 2-5 seconds; Harmar, '90, second. Running broad jump-Shearman, '89, covering 22 feet; Walker, '89, second. Two hundred and twenty yard dash-Sherill, '89, in 23 1-5 seconds. Four hundred and forty yard dash-Hinckley, '89, in 55 3-5 seconds; Griswold, '90, second. Mile run-Harmar, '90, in 5 minutes, 10 1-5 seconds...
...Howe, of the same university, will win first and second in the mile walk. The tug-of-war will be a close struggle between Columbia and Harvard, but will probably be won by the former. Webster will doubtless win the high jump for Pennsylvania, with Lee of Harvard second. Shearman will win the polo vault. The running broad jump is an uncertain event. Shearman, '89, or Robinson, '90, ought to win, with Mapes of Columbia, second. The hammer throwing and shot-putting will probably be taken by Coxe for Pennsylvania with Bowser of the same college second in the former...