Word: dashing
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...devoted to events like the hammer, shot, jumping, &c., which often become tedious, owing to the large number of trials required, leaving the afternoon entirely free for the running and walking races, which called forth a much larger assemblage of spectators. Wendell, '82, succeeded in winning the 100-yards dash in 10 1/3 sec., thus bettering the American College record at that distance, held formerly by Mr. H. H. Lee, of the University of Pennsylvania, who was credited with 10 1/5 sec. at the Intercollegiate Sports in 1878. Wendell also won the 220-yards in 25 2/5 sec.; Murray...
...impossible. The standing broad-jump at Williams must have been made with weights, as otherwise it would be a best-on-record. The only event in which the best American College record is beaten (unless it turns out that this latter record is correct) is the 100-yards dash in the McGill Sports, as mentioned above in the account of those sports...
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