Word: hammered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mason '30, who barely qualified in the 100 and 220; G. A. Tupper '29, who won his heat in the low hurdles in 24 1-5 seconds; F. E. Cummings '30 in the quarter, H. P. Porter '29 in the 880, and P. N. Youchx '31 in the hammer complete the list of Crimson entrants who distinguished themselves in track and field. The one and two mile runs and the high jump and pole vault tomorrow will give other Harvard stars an opportunity...
Connor, who took sixth place in the hammer throw at the Olympics, will win his event, while Stewart of Yale, Alcock, and Vonckx will fight for the other places. Weicker and Brandenburg are conceded the discus while the shot put seems close, with O'Gorman of Yale favored on past performances. Wolf, Yale, is favored in the high jump, while French and Rowe seem best in the broad jump. Yale Daily News...
...well coached, alert, competent. In toppling Princeton 86-49, Yale won the 100 yards in 10s, the 220 in 21 7-10s, the quarter in 49s, the two miles in 9.54 7-10, the low hurdles in 23 3-5s, the shot at 44.5 1-2, the hammer at 165.2 1-2, (breaking a record of 25 years' standing), the discus at 135.7 1-4 and the pole vault at 13.4. Furthermore, two other Yale vaulters cleared 12.5, and its best high hurdler was a scant three yards behind Ben Hedges, the great Princeton captain, in 15s. Therefore...
...used to be," but that does not mean that a supreme effort on the part of Captain Reid's team would not be appreciated in a quiet manner by the present-day undergraduates. On paper the die is cast against Harvard; on the cinders, in the shot, discuss and hammer circles and in the jumping and vaulting pits the story may be something else again. Everlasting enthusiasm and spirit has been crowned by success in the past...
Yale likewise boasts several outstanding athletes in the person of Avery and Taylor. The former, although incapacitated by a leg injury from taking part in the pole vault, his best event, is nevertheless good for a 130 foot throw in the discus. Taylor attains a 130 footmark in the hammer throw consistently...