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...final was between Sheldon and Trowbridge. Sheldon won the match and interscholastic championship, in three straight sets, 8-6, 6-2, 6-4. He is a brother of Sheldon who broke the intercollegiate record in the broad jump...
Sheldon of Yale broke the record for the running broad jump, held by Mapes of Columbia. Mapes's record was 22 ft. 11 1/2 in. Sheldon cleared 23 feet...
...which brought about the landing of both Chinese and Japanese troops dates from 1882, the year of the treaties. A treaty was signed between the two countries stipulating that neither was to send troops to Corea without first notifying the other. In the spring of 1894 an agrarian rebellion broke out in Corea, and the king applied to China for help. The Japanese are accused of egging on the revolt to obtain a pretext for entering the country; if they were not guilty they were getting ready to take advantage of the very first opportunity. China landed troops at once...
Several accidents happened during the progress of the games: N. W. Bingham '95, wrenched his knee in the 100 yards and was unable to enter the final heat; C. L. Bremer '96, broke his pole in the pole vault while jumping and sustained a heavy fall; F. H. Bigelow '98, after winning the final heat in the 100 yards dash, and a trial heat in the 220 yards dash was completely exhausted and was unable to enter the final heat in the 220 yards dash...
Three men will enter from the English High School next year: M. C. O'Brien, who broke the shot record with a put of 36 feet 8 inches, and has won prizes in many other meetings; J. J. Purtell, who won second place in the 600-yard run, and H. N. Dunbar who was third in the 40-yard dash...