Word: tracked
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...handicap track meet of the St. Alphonsus Association last night, members of the University won one first place, two seconds, and one third place. A. D. Barker '11, won the high jump with 6 inches handicap and an actual jump of 5 feet, 7 inches; R. G. Harwood '09, 4 inches handicap, was second with an actual jump of 5 feet, 8 inches; R. P. Pope '10, 1 1-2 inches handicap was third with an actual jump of 5 feet, 10 inches, J. P. Long '11, 3 1-2 feet handicap, won second place in the 25-yard dash...
...Oxford Athletic Club has declined the challenge of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America for an international track meet between the universities and colleges of the United States and those of the British Empire to be held at London with the Olympic games in 1908. The only reason given for the declination is "insuperable difficulties...
...race; he himself felt in good condition and the other men on the team thought that he should run. Not only did these facts justify him in believing that he could do his fair share, but they also show that Coach Lathrop, whose long experience in handling track men entitles his judgment to great weight, and Captain Dodge are not accountable for "bad management." An accident like the one in the race cannot be reasonably foreseen; long experience by runner and trainer cannot avoid such an occurrence. The strongest team in the University, viewed from the circumstances existing before...
...poor critic that resents criticism." The communication published in another column this morning presents a point of view different from that already given by and through the CRIMSON. In taking the stand it did, the CRIMSON, realizing that a bad mistake had been made, blamed the track management for an error in judgment. We still believe that this error was made. To say so can hardly be called jumping at conclusions. No one makes mistakes on purpose; the only fair way to consider the matter is whether or not the track management should have been able to foresee the result...
While not wishing in any way to defend the unfortunate lack of judgment in question, I do want to appeal to the student body to take a fair view of the track team management as a whole,-to consider the wonderful development of new material that has rewarded the efforts of Captain Dodge, Coach Lathrop and Coach Quinn, during this winter, and to point out how much has been already accomplished towards winning the nine-year cup from Yale this spring...