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Best general references: Cong. Record, Farquhar's speech, Dec. 19, 1890, pp. 631-639; Dingley's speech, Jan. 11, 1891, pp. 1147-1155; Provision of the bill in Cong. Rec., Vol. 21, p. 4175. Report on Merchant Marine and Subsidies, House Rep. No. 1210, 51 Cong., 1 Sess...
Payne '94 broke the Cornell record for the mile walk at the college games last week. Time, 7 m. 26 s., on a wooden track...
...Harvard men in the M. I. T. games Saturday afternoon did unusually well, first and second prizes in every event except the pole vault being won by H. A. A. men. As a whole, the meeting was very successful. Two Technology records were broken,- the running high jump by C. D. Heywood, who cleared the rod at the height of 5 feet 10 1-2 inches, (best previous Technology record, 5 feet 6 inches), and the pole vault by J. Crane, Jr., -9 feet 9 5-8 inches...
...inches. The event was won by G. R. Fearing, H. A. A., 6 1-4 inches; J. E. Morse, B. A. A., second, 5 feet 11 1 4 inches. The bar was then placed at 6 feet 3 1-4, one inch higher than the world's record, but Fearing was unable to clear it, although he came very near it once, hitting the bar with his shoulder after he was over...
...fifty yards hurdle, Fearing and Finneran (B. A. A.) are field favorites. J. Crane is looked upon as winner in the pole vault. although Wheelwright will push him very hard. In the running high jump Fearing is a probable winner and will make an effort to beat his record of two weeks ago; Morse and Green will make a close fight for second. First prize in the standing high jump will be won by Irwin or Bean, in all probability, and the athletic oracle seems to favor Finlay or Long in the shot contest. In the one mile walk odds...