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...yards run H. S. Andrews '06 with a handicap of 20 yards, kept the lead to the end. R. W. Kelso '04, with 10 yards, soon worked up to second place and remained there throughout the race. H. M. Channing 2L., who ran from scratch, ran well until in the stretch where the pace began to tell on him. He went into third place, however, about 75 yards from the tape...
...yards run was won by W. G. Clerk 1L., who ran from scratch. He was closely followed by J. J. Moynahan '05, with 25 yards, who finished about a yard and a half. behind Clerk. F. Buffum '04, who had the lead on the back stretch, was unable to maintain it and was finally forced back to third place...
...Colwell 2G. easily won the two mile run from scratch. On the fourth lap Colwell was twenty yards behind the first man. He took the lead, however, on the fifth and steadily increased the distance, finishing at least 60 yards ahead of the rest...
...games which were to have been held on Friday but were postponed on account of the weather will be held on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The meet should prove interesting as the great number of handicaps which have been given will tend to draw the scratch men on to do their best work. The special event will be the 440 yards run for the Wells cup, which will be held by the winner for one year. Mr. Wells has also given three additional cups which will remain in the permanent possession of the first three...
...University of Virginia by a score of 11 to 8 at Washington. Harvard began well and got a lead of six runs in the first five innings, which made the game practically safe. The playing was very loose on both sides, and Harvard's runs were due principally to scratch hits and Virginia's errors. In the fifth and sixth innings Stillman and Clarkson were very erratic and Virginia almost tied the score...