ACCORDING to the motion passed at the Intercollegiate Convention, on January 22, last, in regard to the championship cup, "the names of the winning colleges, with its individual winners, for the past five years, as well as future winners, are to be engraved on the cup." In this connection we looked up the records, thinking that the list of the successful colleges and individual winners might interest our readers. They are as follows : -
In 1876 Princeton was victorious with four events, no other college securing more than two. The list of the winning team, with the events, and the records made, is as follows : -
Event. Winner. Record.
1/2-mile Run R. W. Greene 2 m. 16 1/2 S.
3-mile Walk T. A. Noble 28 m. 21 1/2 S.
Putting the Shot J. M. Mann 30 ft. 11 1/2 in.
Throwing the Base ball J. M. Mann 368 ft. 6 in.
In 1877 Columbia was victorious with six events, Princeton being second with five events. The list is : -
Event. Winner. Record.
1/4-mile Run G. M. Hammond 54 S.
1/2-mile Run G. M. Hammond 2 m. 20 1/2 S.
1-mile Run W. Bearns 5 m. 33 1/2 S.
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