Word: strength
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...mile runs and in the hammer-throw were broken, and in the quarter mile and high hurdles the old marks were equalled. The meet was most remarkable, however, in that every event furnished a genuine contest in which each man entered brought to bear his last bit of strength and will-power. It was nip and tuck all the way with now Yale, now Harvard leading in the total of points scored. A Yale victory was not assured until Cornell broke the tape in the final heat of the 220-yard dash which was the last event...
Yale won through sheer superiority in nearly every event of the meet, and it was Yale that furnished all the surprises. Especially in the one-mile run Yale's strength was totally unexpected, and in the broad jump and low hurdles the Harvard men did not come up to form. The improvement in all the Yale distance runners since the advent of Queal as coach for those events is remarkable, and makes it appear that next year will see Yale a real contender in cross-crountry...
...today seven of last year's point-winners, representing one first place, four seconds and two thirds, or fifteen points in all. Yale's decisive victory over Princeton, last Saturday, however, shows conclusively that a powerful organization has been developed from new material. Harvard, also, showed even greater strength than was expected by defeating Cornell, 63 to 54. The times and distances recorded in the two dual meets last Saturday indicate very poorly what either team is capable of doing, because wretched weather seriously handicapped the work of the athletes both at Princeton and at Soldiers Field. It is apparent...
...which graduates have offered, however, is a tie, each university having won a cup and two legs on the present prize (no meet in 1896). This year, especially since the Cornell meet, Harvard would seem to be the logical favorite, for good material and a team with well distributed strength have fallen...
...Yale is always a hardy opponent, particularly at home, and has exhibited splendid worth in defeating Princeton. Against Harvard's strength in the hurdles and distance runs, Yale sets ability in the field events, sprints, and the half-mile. So whatever the outcome, the meet will certainly be a beautiful, hard-fought struggle between magnificent athletes on both sides...