Word: walking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Mile Walk-H. H. Bemis, '87, E. Wright...
...from the sports on Monday, and the faithful training of the candidates for the Mott Haven team, we may predict unusually interesting sports. If the weather conditions are good, there is a chance that new records may be made in the half and quarter mile and in the mile walk...
...Mile-Walk - H. H. Bemis, the only contestant, succeeded in making his mile in 6 minutes, 59 1-2 seconds breaking the previous Harvard record of 7 minutes, 1 second, held by E. C. Wright, '86. Bemis walked in excellent form, and his success was the more remarkable on account of a strong east wind, which made good work difficult...
...encouraging feature of the meeting was the large number of men who made the quarter mile in between 52 and 54 seconds. Taking this into consideration with Bemis's record in the mile walk, this afternoon may be called highly successful, and one which has materially increased our chances of winning the cup again this year...
...Mile - Walk - A. B. Grover, S. Paine...