Word: events
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Annual Spring Tennis Tournament will be held on Jarvis Field, commencing Saturday, May 21. Singles and, provided enough men enter, doubles will be played. First and runner-up prizes will be given in each event; and in singles a consolation prize, open to all men beaten in their first match actually played. All matches will be the best two out of three advantage sets, except the finals, which will be the best three out of five, advantage sets. Blue books have been placed in Sanborn's and in Leavitt's where all entries should be made. The entrance...
...scratch. Fetterman won the mile walk in the very fast time of 6m. 43s. In the running broad jump, W. P. Remington bettered his record of last week by an inch, jumping 23 ft. 5 1-2. This is within an inch of the world's record for that event. McCracken put the shot 43 ft. 1 in. and threw the hammer...
...best all round work was done by Kraenzlein who won three events. In the high hurdles he did 16 4-5s. from 8 yds. back of scratch. He won the 220 yards hurdles in 25s. and jumped 23 ft. 4 1-2 in. in the broad jump, winning the event by his handicap...
...much credit can not be given to Captain Bigelow and the members of the track team for their decisive victory over Yale, a victory all the sweeter because in doubt until the last event...
Yale, as usual, is strong in the field events. In the high jump Waller, if he competes, is better than Morse, who is not jumping as well as he did last year. Rice 1900, Ellis 1901 and Rotch 1900 are better than the other Yale jumpers. In the broad jump, Clark '98 has strained a tendon in his leg, but Nickerson 1901 is a strong jumper who compares favorably with Cheney, Yale's best man. In the weight events Yale may win the hammer throw, while Ellis 1901 may win the shot for Harvard. The pole vault is Yale...