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Dates: during 1880-1889
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There were five entries for the standing high jump. S. Crook, Williams, L. C. Wason, M. I. T, F, G. Curtis, '90, H. Bean, '91, and W. H. Duane, '92. All the men jumped easily as high as 4 feet 6 inches, when Wason and Curtis were obliged to make two attempts. At 4 feet 9 inches all the men failed except Crook who cleared the bar easily. It was then raised to 4 feet 10 3-4 inches, and finally to 5 feet, but Crook retired without clearing the latter height. Then the bar was lowered to 4 feet...
...Rublee, L. S., and L. C. Wason, M. I. T., contested the running high kick. Rublee had some difficulty in reaching 8 feet 8 inches, but Wason kicked 9 feet without failing once...
...standing high jump, between F. G. Curtis, H. A. A., and L. C. Wason, M. I. T., was the next event. Curtis seemed out of practice and Wason won by clearing 4 feet, 7 1-2 inches...
...only entries for the high kick were L. C. Wason, M. I. T., and G. Rublee, H. A. A. Wason won and afterward succeeded in touching the plate at 9 feet, 2 inches, thus beating the previous Technology record by one inch...
...standing high jump was the next event. Out of five entries the contest narrowed down to Mason. M. I. T., and Curtis, H. A. A. The failure of both at 4 ft. 8 3-4 in. lowered the bar an inch. Both cleared this on the third trial. Wason got over 4 ft. 8 in. on the third trial, taking the event. Doherty won putting the shot with a put of 32 ft. 7 in. DeBullet was second at 32 ft. 4 in. The running high kick brought out Wason, M. I. T., and P. J. Finneshan, J. A. Doherty...