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...some very hard hitting, especially during the latter part of the game. Nichols, Smith and Willard excelled, the latter with a record of three hits, total of eight. Willard's home run in the fifth inning was a terrific drive over the right field fence, said by Amherst men to be one of the longest hits ever made on the field. When he reached home he had ample time to make another base. A more agile runner would have come home on his three-bagger in the third inning. Wiestling and Beaman also hit hard. In the first inning Hunt...
...MILE BICYCLE RACE,in which F. L. Dean, '88 was the only contestant. A few days previous, Dean had broken the inter collegiate record, and started out with the intention if possible, of breaking his own record. His riding was remarkably fine, and the first quarter was finished in 49s. The succeeding laps were ridden in the following time, 2nd, 1m. 37s.; 3rd, 2m. 25s.; 4th, 3m. 13s.; 5th, 4m. 2s.; 6th, 4m. 51s; 7th, 5m. 39 1-2s.; 8th, 6m. 28s. thus lowering his own time by 11 seconds. His successful effort was greeted with great applause...
RUNNING HIGH JUMP.Clark fell out at 5 feet 6 inches, but Atkinson continued on until he had cleared 5 feet 9 5-8, but failed when the bar was raised. He thus jumped within 1-8 of an inch of his record. which is the best among the colleges up to date...
...second lap was done in 3 m.32 1-2s, and soon after Wright dropped out. Bemis finished the third lap in slow time, 5m. 31s., but as Wright struck in again, on the home stretch to urge him on. Bemis won in 7m. 26s., beating the best Harvard record by 7s., made in '75. Next came...
...irst lap compelled him to run slower for the last lap. However he spurted on the home stretch and covered the distance in 50 1-4s., three-twentieth of a second less than Brooks, who previously held or lad therecord of 50 2 5sec. This was the third record broken at the meeting and Baker's beautiful running won long and continued applause, not only as an exhibition of endurance and speed but also of graceful racing...