Word: throws
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...records were made in the high hurdles, mile walk, quarter-mile run, mile run, running high jump, shot put, hammer throw, and running broad jump...
...Throwing 12-pound Hammer-W. B. Boyce, B. H. S., third. Winners' throw...
Although both teams made the same number of errors, Pennsylvania's were all costly while Harvard twice prevented Pennsylvania from scoring after errors had allowed men to reach third. With the exception of a wild throw to first, Dean played in fine form, accepting seven chances. Aside from two neat double plays made by Harvard, there was no particularly brilliant fielding. Rand's base-running was one of the features of the game...
Harvard started the run-getting in the first inning when Rand, on being hit by the pitcher, went to first, stole second, and scored on the throw to catch Beale stealing second...
...best individual work in the games was done by W. B. Boyce of Brookline High School, who won two firsts and a second. In the hammer throw he broke the record by 5 ft. 8 3-4 in., and equalled C. Brewer's record of 21 ft. 6 in. in the running broad jump. He had hard luck in the low hurdles when he fell about five yards from the finish. He was running very even with Converse and would have won second place easily. H. J. Kane of English High School also did good work in winning...