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phenson '08, second, third and fourth, respectively, in the shot-put. The wonderful running of deSelding in the quarter, and the good work of Bangs and Little in the shot-put and of Harwood in the high jump were the principal cause of Harvard's good showing in the meet. More points would have been scored if Gardner had not fallen on the ninth hurdle in the 220-yard low-hurdle race and Blumer had not snapped a ligament in his thigh in the 220-yard dash...
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Although handicapped by the loss of two of their best point-winners, the wearers of the official Harvard Crimson were invincible in every event but one. The ha-ha boys had their arms so well trained from writing innumerable jokes that they won the majority of points in the shot-put. The other events in the meet were easy meat for the news gatherers. The Monthly and Advocate tried to bride the press representatives, but in spite of their efforts the Associated Press sleuth-hounds flashed the score over the country...
...star of the meet was J. R. Kilpatrick, of Yale, who gave an excellent all-around exhibition. He won the 120-yard hurdles in 16 seconds, the hundred-yard dash, and the broad jump, and was second in the shot-put...