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...gathered on Holmes Field Saturday afternoon, to see the spring championship games of the H. A. A. The weather was not all that could be desired. A chilly wind blew up the home stretch, making an extremely hard day for good time. Two inter-collegiate records were broken; the hammer by D. B. Chamberlain, '86, and the mile walk by E. C. Wright, '86, and H. H. Bemis...
THROWING THE HAMMER.1, D. B. Chamberlain, '86; 2, D. C. Clark, '86; 3, H. B. Gibson, '88. In his first throw Chamberlain sent the hammer over 91 feet, but unluckily he stepped over the mark, so this throw could not be counted. But on the fourth trial he covered 90 ft. 1 in., breaking the previous record made by Mr. Kip of Harvard, in the inter-collegiate games of 1883. Chamberlain threw in splendid style, and it would not be surprising if he broke his record in New York. Gibson was second with 81 ft. 4 in. to his credit...
Saturday the H. A. A. held its most successful out-door meeting for years. The events were well contested and the games passed off with snap and vigor. Two inter-collegiate records were broken. Chamberlain threw the hammer more than a foot further than the previous record, and Wright and Bemis both walked the mile in better than record time. Fast time was also made in the mile run. Altogether, the prospect for the Mott Haven team was never so good. In all probability, Harvard can win in New York the same events as last year, and ought also...
...games of the University of Pennsylvania, Page, '87 won the running high jump with a record of 5 feet 11 3-4 inches. The 100 yards was won by Brinton, '88 in 10 1-2 seconds. He also won the hammer with a throw of 80 feet 2 1-4 inches...
...clock. Throwing the hammer. - 1, D. B. Chamberlain, '86; 2, D. C. Clark, '86; 3, H. B. Gibson...