Word: tracks
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...total number of first and second prizes won in intercollegiate track athletics, Harvard stands first, Columbia second, Yale third, Princeton fourth, and Pennsylvania fifth. Of best records Yale and Harvard hold five each, Pennsylvania two and Lafayette...
...most interesting books on athletics that has appeared for some time is the "History of Yale Athletics from 1840-1888," by Richard M. Hurd, Yale '88. The book gives a complete account of every contest in rowing, foot-ball, base-ball, track athletics and tennis which Yale has had with other colleges, and is a decided credit to the author. As a general thing, books on athletics contain a confusing tangle of dates, names, anecdotes and statistics; but Mr. Hurd has separated everything in such a systematic manner as make the book particularly attractive to the reader. The accounts...
...glad to print the welcome news that Harvard has again won the Mott Haven Cup. The victory that Harvard's representation won was a glorious one, and the thanks of the college are theirs. Faithful training and practice have brought back our University to her rightful place in track athletics. The cup was already ours and so the desire of winning it was not an incentive to hard work; the Mott Haven team has worked to win victory for victory's sake alone. The warmest praise of the college is due to the members of the team, and also...
...thirteenth annual field meeting of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association, held Saturday at New York, resulted in a sweeping victory for Harvard. Though no records were broken, owing to the poor condition of the track and the drenching rain, yet the meeting was very successful, as all the events were well contested. Following is the summary of the events and winners...
...book entitled "A History of Yale Athletics," by R. N. Hurd, '88, has made its appearance and met with a most favorable reception. It consists of some 150 pages and is divided into five parts under the heads of Rowing Foot Ball, Base-Ball, Track Athletics., and Tennis. The tables give every intercollegiate game, practice and championship, winners of championships since the formation of associations, comparative scores of Yale and her opponents, the Yale foot-ball and base-ball teams since they were formed and the freshman contests with Harvard and other freshmen...