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...final heat of the 100-yards dash for football men was won by Edmands in 11 1/2 sec., with Thacher second. Edmands also took first place in the 1/4-mile for football men, with Morison second...
...each event the prizes were silver medals to the first, and bronze medals to the second, man. A special gold best-on-record medal was given to Goodwin for lowering the best American College record...
...mere mention of their various contests. Their first appearance was made on June 25, in London, at the games of the London Athletic Club, in which Myers easily won the 1/4-mile run in 49 4-5 sec. (beating the best previous English record by 3-5 of a second), Phillips, London Athletic Club, second, by eight yards; and Merrill won the 2-mile walk...
...Their second appearance was at a special meeting of the same club on July 2, when Myers won the 1/2-mile run in 1 min. 56 sec., beating all previous amateur records (the best English record previous to this being Elborough's, 1 min. 57 1/2 sec, and the best American record, 1 min. 56 1/8 sec., by himself); Merrill won the 3-mile walk...
...made in New York before leaving for England, still stands as the fastest amateur record in the world at the distance. Myers at this meeting succeeded in making 49 sec. in the 1/4-mile, thus beating his best previous English record by 4-5 of a second, and his best American record by 1-5 of a second...