Word: track
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...report was as follows "Voted That it is the opinion of this committee that at the present time the formation of a dual championship league with Yale in foot ball, base ball and track athletics, and the consequent with drawal from the leagues now existing with other colleges in these games, is inadvisable...
...thought and care have been devoted to them, until now it has become an important question which college shall number in succeeding years the athletes of the schools. The association which holds its first meeting this morning has been recently organized and is designed to increase the interest in track athletics at the nine schools represented, and so develop material for the colleges. As the schools of the association send most of their men to Harvard, we should take an unusual interest in the meeting, and do all in our power to make it successful...
...brilliant work of our athletes in the past the Mott Haven cup belongs to Harvard, and after this will come to us as a reminder of Harvard's preeminence in track athletics, yet we hope that our tormer record may be kept up and that the work of our men today may cause the name of Harvard to be engraved on the last championship space...
...Columbia College athletic team has been working very hard this year and expects to make a good showing next Saturday at the intercollegiate games on the Berkeley track...
...mile bicycle race froce from 6 minutes, 24 2-5 seconds, to 6 minutes, 21 seconds. In the pole vault, Shearman, '89, instead of lowering the record, raised it from 10 feet, 3 5-8 inces, to 10 feet, 5 inches. Perfect weather and a good track combined to make the meeting one of unusual interest, all of the events being closely contested, especially the bicycle race, half-mile run, and the 120 yards hurdle. Below is given the list of events and winners...