IN 1879 we again have Columbia leading with six events,* Princeton again second with four events. The list is : -
Event. Winner. Record.
1-mile Run C. H. Trask, Jr 5 m. 24 3/5 S.
1-mile Walk R. H. Sayre 7 m. 49 S.
2-mile Walk R. H. Sayre 16 m. 49 2/5 S.
Running High Jump J. P. Conover 5 ft. 8 1/4 S.
Running Broad Jump J. P. Conover 20 ft.
Pole Vaulting F. H. Lee 9 ft. 3 in.
In 1880 Harvard wins it, for the first time, with six events, Columbia second, with three events. The list is : -
Event. Winner. Record.
100 yards' Dash E. J. Wendell 10 4/5 S.
220 yards' Dash E. J. Wendell 24 2/5 S.
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