Word: vaults
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...slow race, throwing the hammer, putting the shot, 220-yards dash, kicking the football, throwing the baseball, mile walk, hurdle race, standing broad jump (without weights) running broad jump, sack race (100 yards), 100-yards three-legged race, 440-yards dash, knapsack race, mile run, running high jump, pole vault, running hop-skip-jump, bean pot race...
...high jump will, of course, be taken by W. B. Page, of the University of Pennsylvania, who holds the world's record of 6 feet 4 inches. The broad jump will probably be again won by Shearman, '89, last year's winner. The pole vault lies between Quinn, of the University of Pennsylvania, and Shearman, '89. Quinn is reported to have vaulted 10 feet 6 inches, The hammer and shot events are both exceedingly doubtful. If the rowing authorities would allow Woodruff, '89, to compete in the latter event, he would probably be the winner; otherwise, Hunt...
...been in former years, and consequently the competition in the various events will not be so close as usual. However, the meeting will doubtless prove interesting to those who enjoy gymnastic feats on the rings and bars and the like. Two of the events-the high jump and pole vault-will be contested at the Mott Haven games this spring, and the records made today will be watched with interest...
...Pole Vault-R. S. Hall...
...first event was the fence-vault, for which there were four entries: Tallant, '91, G. W. Pearson, L. S., Barney, '90, and Lund, '88. Lund dropped out when the bar reached 6 ft. 6 in., and Tallant, when it reached 6 ft. 10 1-4 in. Barney and Pearson both vaulted the bar at 6 ft. 10 2-5 in.; but neither was able to vanlt any higher and the result was declared...