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During the first part of the game occurred a deplorable accident which drew forth the sympathy of all the spectators. While blocking off, one of the Harvard backs, George Gray, ran into a group of Andover men and broke his left leg below the knee. This misfortune will deprive the team of one of its surest and most valuable backs. Gray had the support and confidence of most of the students, who were anxious to have him play in the important games. Considering his injuries last year, this accident will come doubly hard...
...three order. Harvard had Cook on third with two men out. Scannell hit a ball which struck inside the diamond and bounded squarely over third base. Cook came in. The Harvard men were just beginning to cheer when umpire Hartley shouted "foul" and sent Cook back. Then Trenchard broke his finger and time was called. Before play was resumed the rain came down in torrents and the players all got under cover. After waiting the required 30 minutes the umpire called the game off. Wiggin told the Harvard men to leave the field and the whole team hurried over...
...mile bicycle race there were ten heats before the final one. The first heat broke the intercollegiate record of 5m. 41 2-5s. F. W. Sims of Swarthmore did the distance in 5m., 15s. The heats were all closely contested and exciting finishes were the rule. Elliot, Holmes and Brinckerhoff dropped out in the semi-finals, so Harvard was not represented in the last race. In this the men remained bunched from start to finish and the pace was fast,- so fast that on next to the last lap Sims and Ottman fell on the course. Even without Sims...
...each of the field events the number of contestants has been reduced to five in the morning. The winners will be found in the summary below. Hickok's put of 42 feet with the 16 1b. hammer, broke his own previous intercollegiate record of 41ft. 1-8in. In the hammer contest, Patterson of Cornell made the greatest throw, over 125 feet, but this was not allowed as he slipped and had to put his hand outside of the ring...
...field events that Harvard suffered most heavily. The twenty-four points in the shot, the hammer, and the pole vault went entire to Yale. In the hammer contest, Hickok of Yale broke the previous amateur record, making a standing throw of 113ft. 11in. Cross and Chadwick took the other two places...