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Quite a number of men gathered in the gymnasium, Saturday afternoon, to be present at the third competition of the pole-vault and shot-putting series. In putting the shot all the contestants showed improvement. The distances were as follows: - Gibson, 32 feet 11 1-2 inches; Manly, 32 feet 6 1-4 inches; Bowen, 32 feet 1 3 4 inches...
...Harvard record was made in the pole-vault by E. B. Leavitt, '90. Mr. Soren's record jump of 9 feet 6 inches was beaten by an inch, making the present record 9 feet 7 inches. Mr. Leavitt vaulted in good form and there is no reason why he may not better this jump by several inches. Of the other contestants. Wheelwright cleared the bar at 9 feet; Dickerman and Craig were not in condition to contest...
...Yale News comments on the smallness of the record made in the pole-vault contest last Saturday...
...running high kick. It was not very close, but was made interesting by the fact that the winner, Wason, '90, broke the Technology record of 8 ft. 8 in. He kicked the tambourine at 8 ft. 9 1-2 in. The only Harvard man in the fence-vault was unfortunately very tall and had to give his competitors a handicap of 3 3-4 inches in consequence. By actual vaulting he came in second, with a record...
...eight men, and was won with a jump of 5 feet 6 3-4 inches by T. G. Shearman, '89. Page of Pennsylvania is considered good for 5 feet 10 1-2 inches at any time. The next event, which is of interest to Harvard men, was the pole-vault, which was won also by T. G. Shearman. He broke the Yale record with a vault of 10 feet 3 1-2 inches. Harvard's best record this year is but 9 feet 3 1-2 inches. The meeting was closed with sparring and fencing contests, which are of none...