Word: tracked
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Cornell won the cross-country in 1904 with seven men in the first 21; and got first in the mile, and second and third in the two-mile. Harvard was fourth in cross-country, with no points in the two track runs...
Certainly cross-country running is a sufficiently important branch of track to be made a "legitimate" field in which to win one's letter. It is not a trivial sport. With the possible exception of rowing, there is no exercise which makes such a demand upon the grit and stamina of the athlete, and which leaves him in such an exhausted condition. Moreover, the distance runners in the spring are often the cross-country runners of the preceding fall. At Yale the letter is awarded to those runners who finish within twelfth place in the intercollegiate run, whether Yale wins...
...another column calls attention to a condition in the award of cross-country insignia, which, on its face, is similar, but which, in reality, is not the same. Men who represent Harvard in cross-country runs receive the "H.A.A.," just as men entered in the Yale and intercollegiate track meets. Each one has a chance to win the track "H" by finishing first, but, what is more important, these cross-country runners naturally have the best chance to win places in the two distance events in the spring track meets...
Competitions in the hurdle events will be held in the Baseball Cage this afternoon at 4 o'clock under the direction of Coach Quinn. All men in the University who are candidates for either the University or Freshman track teams are expected to enter the competition...
...fourth mile, Withington went ahead, and led over the Larz Anderson hill and to the Technology Field. Then on the last quarter-mile on the cinder track, he was passed by the two Cornell men and Captain May of Michigan. Captain H.S. Young of Cornell, last year's champion, finished fifth...