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POLE VAULT.W. Soren, '83; H. F. Mandell, '84, and C. M. Field, '84, were contestants in this event. It was won at last year's winter meeting by Mandell, with a record of 9 ft. 3/4in., and at the Polo Grounds last year by Soren, at 9 ft. 6 in. This is but 2 3/4 inches below the best college record. The bar was started at 6 feet, and was raised 6 inches each time. As the bar was rapidly raised, each jump aroused considerable enthusiasm among the spectators. Mandell and Soren excelled in form, while Field relied largely...
...Fessenden, '86; Soren, '83, and Fogg, '85, were entered. This event was introduced at Harvard for the first time last year, when Mr. Soren kicked a height of 8 feet, 4 inches. This does not count as a record, however, as the kicking was made from a mattress. The contest soon narrowed down to Soren and Fessenden. Soren won with a jump of 8 feet, 8 1/2 inches...
...teams from '83 and '86 are hard at work in preparation for next Saturday's contest. '83 is the favorite...
...total averages in the contest for the HERALD prize for general excellence are as follows: Morison, 22 1/2; Bachelder, 20; Denniston, 19 1/2. The events still to be contested are the running high jump, horizontal bar and flying rings...
RUNNING BROAD JUMP.There were four entries in this event: W. Soren, '83; C. M. Field, '84; C. O. Lander, '86; L. Lincoln, '86. After a spirited contest Mr. Soren won, with a record...