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'88 RETAINS THE TUG-OF-WAR CHAMPIONSHIP - '87, THE PENNANT - LEAVITT BREAKS THE HARVARD RECORD IN THE POLE-VAULT.
The bad weather of Saturday prevented the usual large attendance upon the Second Ladies' Day of the Winter Athletic Meetings. Most of the events were well contested but as the records made, except that in the pole-vault, were not very good, at times the interest flagged. In the latter event Leavitt won great and deserved applause for his good leaping.
HORIZONTAL BARS.The contest in this, the first event of the afternoon, was a good one, and compared favorably with the exhibitions of skill and muscle in former years. The entries were: H. Swain, '88; A. T. Dudley, '87; G. L. Barney, s. s.; F. B. Myers, '90, and R. T. Osgood, '87. Osgood performed some very dexterous feats, and was given first prize; Dudley was second.
RUNNING HIGH JUMP (HANDICAP).The following were the entries in this event: H. Swain, '88 (9 inches); H. L. Clark, 87 (scratch); E. H. Rogers, '87 (5 inches); A. T. Dudley, '87; A. T. Perkins, '87; F. M. Brooks, '89. Perkins and Swain did not compete. Dudley fell out first, unable to jump 4 feet 6 inches. Brooks was the next to fail, when the bar was at 4 feet 10 3-4 inches. The contest between Rogers and Clark was quite interesting. Rogers did not run much, but took the leap almost on a walk. He jumped 5 feet 3 inches. The bar then was raised to 5 feet 6 1-2 inches. Clark cleared this, and finally 5 feet 8 inches. A tie between him and Rogers was the result. In jumping off the tie, Rogers made three unsuccessful attempts to better his record. Clark, however, was more fortunate, and by clearing 5 feet 8 5-8 inches, won the cup. Last year he did 1-8 of an inch better.
FLYING RINGS.But five of those who had entered in this event put in an appearance. M. D. Hull, '89; W. F. Pillsbury, '89; F. B. Myers, '90; A. T. Dudley, '87, and S. L. Swarts, '88, competed. Hull did some good swinging, both seated and standing. Pillsbury showed strength, especially in his one-arm swinging; Myers excelled in balancing; Dudley, in agility, although he showed also much strength. Swarts' best work was in powerful swinging and in one arm feats. Pillsbury won first prize and Swarts' second.
RUNNING HIGH KICK.H. L. Clark, '87; E. Buckingham, '87; G. Rublee, '90. were the competitors in the running high kick. Buckingham was the first to fail. Rublee followed soon after and Clark remained alone. His best kick was 8 feet 7 inches. He kicked higher than that but did not touch the tambourine. Clark won last year with a record of 8 feet 10 inches.
SPRING-BOARD LEAPING.R. T. Osgood, '87; L. Frothingham, V. S.; B. C. Stevenson, '90, and A. T. Dudley, '87, were entered in this event. Osgood and Stevenson did some pretty good leaping and the contest between them was quite interesting. The result was a tie; both Osgood and Stevenson cleared 8 feet 10 1-2 inches. This is the first time that this event has been on the list of events.
POLE-VAULT.In the pole-vault, R. J. Leavitt, '89, distinguished himself by his fine work. He vaulted higher and higher until he had cleared 10 feet 5-8 inches. This broke the Harvard record of 9 feet 6 inches, and is seven and one-eighth inches short of the best college record, now held by La Fayette. Last year Stevens, of Columbia, won this event at the intercollegiate games with a vault one-eighth of an inch short of Leavitt's. G. Wheelright, '90, cleared 9 feet.
TUMBLING.F. B. Myers, '90; G. L. Barney, s. s.; L. Frothingham, V. S.; A. T. Dudley, '87, and R. T. Osgood, '87, were entered in this event. All the men showed a fair amount of proficiency. Frothingham, Osgood and Barney performed a triple somersault act that caused much amusement. The cup was awarded to Dudley. The second prize went to Barney.
THE "MOTT HAVEN" CUP.As has been the custom at the Third Winter Meeting during the last seven years, the president of the Athletic Association brought forward the "Mott Haven" cup, and in an appropriate speech presented it to the view of the audience, explaining how the name "Mott Haven" came to be applied to it, and giving the names and records of those to whom Harvard is indebted for its possession at the present time. Those who won first prize at the Polo Grounds last May were the tug-of-war team, composed of Easton, L. S. (anchor), Chase, '88, Pendon, '88, and Pease, '88, who, in the final heat, pulled Yale 2 feet 6 inches; Emery Rogers, '87, in the 100-yard dash; Wendell Baker, '85, in the 220-yard dash; Wells, '86, in the quarter-mile run, and Wright, '86, in the mile walk. Second prizes went to H. L. Clark, '87, in the running high jump; R. D. Smith, '86, in the running broad jump; D. B. Chamberlain, '88, in throwing the hammer and putting the shot; Bradley, '86, in the hurdle race; Bemis, '87, in the mile walk; Rogers, '87, in the half-mile run; making four first and eight second prizes. Three hearty cheers, led by Mumford, '87, were given for the Athletic Association.
EXHIBITION OF ROWING BY THE UNIVERSITY CREW.As the University crew, as at present constituted is composed almost entirely of men who have never rowed on the 'Varsity before, the exhibition of Saturday was one of peculiar interest. The men, to all appearances, are not as heavy as the crew men of last year, but they rowed in as good form as any one could expect. They pulled through to the finish and make a good catch. The time was very good. Two hundred strokes were rowed at thirty-two to the minute and then fifty at thirty-six. The crew was composed as follows: Stroke - R. F. Perkins, '89; 7 - H. W. Keyes, '87; 6 - C. E. Schroll, '89: 5 - J. T. Davis, Jr., '89; 4 - T. W. Wood, '88; 3 - A. P. Butler, '88; 2 - S. S. Russell, '87, and bow. H. D. Hale, '88.
ROPE CLIMBING.C. M. Saville, '89; A. E. Sterne, '87, and C. E. Curry, '89, were entered in this event. Saville's strength failed him and he was unable to reach the roof of the gymnasium. Sterne got an early start, and climbed well. Curry used his body with good effect, and won the cup. His record was 20 4-5 seconds.
GENERAL EXCELLENCE PRIZE.Swain and Perkins withdrew and the prize was given to A. T. Dudley.
TUG-OF-WAR.Much interest had been manifested in the result of the tug-of-war contest which was to decide whether '88 would be able to withstand the efforts of the freshman team, which came to them fresh from its victory over the sophomore and various local teams. Hearty applause was given to the contestants as they appeared on the floor of the gymnasium. '88 had the south end. Word was given without much delay. The hearts of the freshmen were gleeful when the ball went down, showing that '90 had the drop by a little over two inches. In about half a minute '88 got ready and began a succession of tremendous heaves. The '90 team rose as one man, but sat down again with six inches of rope on the side of '88. Balch did not give them time to breathe, but continued heaving. The audience began to think the performance was rather amusing. At the end of the five minutes '88 had taken in thirty-nine inches of rope. The freshmen made a good fight but "struck a snag," as was predicted some two weeks since. The teams were as follows: '88 - Anchor, Balch; 3, Baldwin; 2, Crocker; 1, Pease. '90 - Anchor, Sturgis; 3, Hutchinson; 2, Lathrop; 1, Jones.
THE PENNANT.The pennant given to the class which wins the most events was awarded once more to '87, with a record of thirteen first prizes. '89 was second, with four firsts; '90 and the Law School each won two events while '88 came off with the tug-of-war as her only success.
The officers of the meeting were: Referee, G. B. Morrison, '83; judges, C. H. Kip, '83, and A. H. Brown. Mr. E. A. Thompson, '87, officiated as time-keeper.
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