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...reported that the University of California is going to send a team of athletes east this spring. Plaw, the famous hammer thrower, and several sprinters will make up the team...
Mackay is improving steadily in batting and fielding, and is the most accurate thrower on the squad...
Allen who rowed on the Yale eight is being tried at tackle on the football squad, while Sheldon, the hammer thrower and shot putter, who was conditioned last spring, has been declared eligible by the faculty and has resumed his old position at guard...
...Captain Dean is covering second well, and Stevenson at third is putting up a strong game. Stevenson is covering more ground than he did last year, and his batting also shows improvement. Chandler is showing up well at shortstop. He picks up cleanly, but is not such a strong thrower as Hayes. Loughlin, a Freshman, is playing a good game there also. Rand and Burgess seem likely to hold their places at left and right field. For centre-field, Lynch, of last year's Freshman team, is showing up well, though Beale is playing a very good game...
...HAVEN, CONN., May 6.- Henry Cross, Yale's hammer thrower, in practice today threw the hammer 143 feet, beating the best previous record held by Hickok by 8 feet. This practically assures the championship for hammer throwing to Yale in the intercollegiate match...