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...from the manager of the Yale nine last night, removes the last obstacle to the playing of the freshman series of ball games. Last year the '86 nine won the second game of the Yale series, and this year the '87 men ought to try to surpass '86's record...
RUNNING BROAD JUMPthere were eight men. Bodelsen of Columbia, was the winner by a jump of 21 feet 3 1-2in., which betters the record by half an inch. A. G. Fell of Princeton, was second, 20ft. 11 1-2in, Fogg, '85, made a jump of 19ft. 4 3-4in. but overstepped his other trials, and so did not gain a place. Henry only jumped 19ft...
...with Ludington of Yale, second. The second heat was taken easily by Bradley, '86, with Harriman of Princeton, second, and Agassiz, '84, third. The final heat was won by Mulford, who was pressed considerably by Bradley, the second man. The time made, 17 1-2s., betters the college record made by Jenkins of Columbia, two years...
RUNNING HIGH JUMP.This was the most remarkable contest of the day. The ground from which the men jumped was hard clay, so that they did not slip, and gave them a from footing to spring from. The average jumping, as well as the record made, was the best ever seen at any contest in America. Six men, W. B. Page of Penn., The man who recently made a record of 5 feet, 9 inches, Harriman of Princeton, Richards of Columbia and Atkinson, Clark and Fogg of Harvard, were entered and all contested...
...spectators looked for a close race. They were not disappointed. Brooks led along the straight track for over 160 yards, and then Baker passed to the front and won in the remarkable fasty time of 22 2-5 seconds. This is not only better than the college record, but beats all American records and equals the best ever made in England. Had Brooks won, the cup would have gone to Yale, so the closeness of the whole contest can be easily appreciated...