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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...much the same events as made up the meeting in '73. In '77 and '78, the meetings again fell through, but in '79 the most successful meeting up to that time, was held. The events of that meeting consisted of horizontal bars, vaulting, high kick, tumbling, running high jump, sparring, Indian clubs and wrestling...
...dumb-bell exhibitions were introduced and in '82, the standing high jump. It was not until '83, that the last day of the games was set apart as Ladies' Day. In '84, the standing broad jump was introduced, and in '85, the University crews first gave an exhibition at the winter meeting...
...standing high jump, between F. G. Curtis, H. A. A., and L. C. Wason, M. I. T., was the next event. Curtis seemed out of practice and Wason won by clearing 4 feet, 7 1-2 inches...
...next event, the running high jump, proved to be one of the prettiest contests of the meeting. The entries were J. P. Lee, H. A. A., R. G. Leavitt, H. A. A. and P. W. Conant, M. I. T. All the men jumped with case and grace. Conant was the first to withdraw. The contest between Lee and Leavitt promised to be very close but Leavitt slipped. striking his face against the bar with considerable violence, and was forced to withdraw thus leaving Lee the winner with a jump of 5 feet 5 1-2 inches...
...bout, Page, '91, threw Todd, '89. The final bout between the winners of the first two bouts, was awarded to Page, '91, Davis having sprained his arm. J. J. Kraft, of the Nonpareil Rowing Club, gave a pretty exhibition of club swinging, which was followed by the spring-board jump, won by McCord, '89; distance, 8 feet, 7 inches-T. Sproull, '89, second, 8 feet, 5 inches. The first bout in the feather-weight wrestling was won by Babcock, '90, who, in the second bout, was thrown by Somerly, '91. After an exhibition on the flying rings by Robert Stoll...