Word: vaulting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Haven, Conn., June 7.--F. T. Nelson '10 was today elected captain of the Yale track team for next year. Nelson prepared for Yale at Lawrenceville School. In his freshman year he won first place in the pole-vault in the meet with Harvard 1910. Last year he tied for first in the dual meet and in the intercollegiates, and this spring he won the pole-vault in the Harvard and Princeton dual meets, and tied for second place in the intercollegiate games...
...Pole-vault--S. C. Lawrence '10, R. G. Harwood...
...hurdles. G. P. Gardner, Jr., '10 again pushed Howe of Yale to his limit in the low hurdles, and as in the dual games was beaten only by reason of the latter's wonderful strength at the finish. J. L. Barr '10 cleared 12 feet in the pole-vault, but as both he and Nelson of Yale failed to equal Campbell's vault of 12 feet, 3 1-4 inches, the result was a tie for second. The points for second and third were divided giving Harvard 2 1-2. The University team was shutout in the hammer-throw...
Campbell Broke Pole-Vault Record...
...record in the pole-vault was again raised, this time to 12 feet, 3 1-4 inches. In every intercollegiate meet for a number of years the record in this event has been beaten and it is hardly likely that the present mark will remain for any length of time. Of the six men who cleared 12 feet, 1 1-8 inches, Friday, Campbell of Yale was the only one to reach the new mark. Nelson of Yale failed to repeat his performance of the dual meet and tied with Barr of Harvard at 12 feet. Cook of Cornell...