BEST COLLEGE ATHLETIC RECORDS

These records have been made in the Intercollegiate contests which are held annually under the Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association of America.

100-yard dash 9-4/5 seconds made in 1896 220-yard dash 21-1/5 seconds made in 1896 440-yard dash 48-4/5 seconds made in 1907 Half-mile run 1 min. 56 seconds made in 1905 One-mile run 4 min. 17-4/5 seconds made in 1909 Two-mile run 9 min. 27-3/5 seconds made in 1909 Running broad jump 24 feet 4-1/2 in. made in 1899 Running high jump 6 feet 3-1/4 in. made in 1907 Putting 16-pound shot 46 feet 5-1/2 in. made in 1907 Throwing the hammer 164 feet 10 in. made in 1902 Pole vault 12 feet 3-1/4 in. made in 1909 120-yard high hurdle 15-1/5 seconds made in 1908 220-yard hurdle 23-3/5 seconds made in 1898 One-mile walk 6 min. 45-2/5 seconds made in 1898

BLIND MAN’S BUFF

This game is played in two ways.  In each case one player is blindfolded and attempts to catch one of the others and to identify him by feeling.  In regular blind man’s buff, the players are allowed to run about at will and sometimes the game is dangerous to the one blindfolded, but in the game of “Still Pon” the one who is “it” is turned several times and then announces, “Still Pon no more moving,” and awards a certain number of steps, which may be taken when in danger of capture.  After this number is exhausted the player must stand perfectly still even though he is caught.

BULL IN THE RING

In this game the players form a circle with clasped hands.  To be “bull” is the position of honour.  The bull is supposed to be locked in by various locks of brass, iron, lead, steel, and so on.  He endeavours to break through the ring by catching some of the players off their guard.  He will then run until captured, and the one who catches him has the position of bull for the next game.  In playing, it is customary for the bull to engage one pair of players in conversation by asking some question such as “What is your lock made of?” At the answer, brass, lead, etc., he will then make a sudden rush at some other part of the ring and try to break through.

CALL BALL

In this game a rubber ball is used.  One of the players throws it against a wall and as it strikes calls out the name of another player, who must catch it on its first bounce.  If he does so he in turn then throws the ball against the wall, but if he misses he recovers it as quickly as possible while the rest scatter, and calls “stand,” at which signal all the players must stop.  He then throws it at whoever he pleases.  If he misses he must place himself against the wall and each of the others in turn has a free shot at him with the ball.