Word: sprints
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...White, '85, the quartermile runner, has been advised by his physician to give up sprint running...
...Lathrop considers sprint running on the ice, when the weather is mild, excellent exercise: in accordance with his suggestion, Baker '86 tried it last Saturday on Holmes Field...
...listen to his discourses upon matters of muscular interest. Somehow or other he always seemed to know more about these things than any of us; and he was inspired by a strenuous missionary spirit, persuasive enough almost to make an oarsman out of a humpback, or a sprint-runner out of a cripple...
...freshman class meeting of the H. A. A., was the means of bringing out some excellent men, especially in the sprint run, and of giving '88 an opportunity to show its interest and ability in general athletics. The large number of entries and the records made, many of which could have been considerably lowered if the best man in each event had been pushed, show that the freshman class has determined to start out in the right way. A good beginning has been made. That is the first step. But a beginning is not enough; it must be kept...
...Holden won in 10 2-5 seconds. Porter failed some way to get a good start, so did not run, much to the disappointment of the spectators, who expected a close and exciting race between him and Holden. The college is to be congratulated upon possessing two such promising sprint runners. The mile run was won by F. B. Dana, in 5 minutes 33 1-2 seconds, L. Sullivan being the only other competitor. Putting the shot was a walkover for C. H. Pennypacker, and so was the hurdle race for F. B. Lund. T. D. Davidson...