University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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JLA Track has always been a popular sport at M. A. C. tabulated below, speak for themselves. and the records, as Event Indoor Records Outdoor Records Record Holder Record Holder 25 Yd. Dash S 1-5 sec. T. Keegan, ex- ' 17 100 Yd. Dash 10 1-0 sec. T. W. Xicolet, 14 22 Yd. Dash 22 4-5 sec. J. T. Sullivan, 22 300 Yd. Dash 35 4-5 sec. H. Mostrom, ' 16 440 Yd. Dash 53 3-5 sec. 1 . W. Whitney, 13 600 Yd. Dash 1 m, 2 1-5 sec. H. k. Mostrom, 16 800 Yd. Run 2 m, 4 sec. 11. Aikin, 16 1000 Yd. Run 2 m, 3 4-5 sec. S R. C. Barrows, ' 11 D. G. Tower, ' 12 1 Mile Run 4 m, 52 2-5 sec. H. Carpenter. ' 19 4 m, 34 4-5 sec. H. B. Carpenter, 19 2 Mile Run 10m, 54 4-5 sec E. S. Richards, ' 10 10 m, 15 sec. H. B. Carpenter, ' 19 120 Yd. Hurdles 17 2-5 sec. X. W. Meserve, 20 220 Yd. Hurdles 28 sec. A. W. Meserve, ' 20 High Jump 5 ft. e in. S. P. Huntington. 13 5 ft. 7 1-2 in. K. E. Gillett, ' 08 Broad Jump 21 ft. 1-2 in. T. W. Nicolet, ' 14 Pole Vault 9 ft. 1-2 in. L. F. Whitney, 16 10 ft. 6 in. Googins. ' 16 Hammer Throw 105 ft. 5 in. J. L. Eisenhaus, ' 13 Discus Throw 115ft.l0 1-4in J. D. Birchard, 17 Shot Put 44 ft. (i . ' 3-4 in. S. D. Sampson, ' 13 RELAY RECORDS 1220 yards . 1915 Team 2 m. 39 3-5 sec 1408 yards . 1917 Team 2 m. 49 2-5 see 1560 yards . 1910 Team 3 m. 11 4-5 sec 18,52 yards . 1921 Team 3 m. 57 sec .- 5=

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1922 INDEX Hockey as played today had its beginnings in 1909, but prior to this the devotees of the ice game played polo, which as a winter sport is the direct ancestor of the modern six or seven man hockey. The early polo teams consisted of five men: center rush, first rush, second rush, half back, and goal. In 1909, we started the season by defeating the Springfield Training School, by a score of 2-0, but lost to Amherst, M. I. T., and Trinity. Our needs in equipment at this time were great and the team was further handicapped by the lack of a trained coach. In 1910, the team found itself, gaining victories over Springfield, Wesleyan, and, best of all, Amherst. The third season of hockey was even more gratifying, with victories over some of the best teams in the East, including Yale, Williams, Trinity, and Amherst. With a reputation brightened by continued successes on the ice and with present conditions most favorable to future victories, hockey has firmly established itself as one of the foremost varsity sports. A Lawn Tennis Association was first formed at M. A. C. in 1887, and from this small beginning the sport has continued at rather sporadic intervals ever since. In the eighties the classes were represented by teams, and spring tourna- ments were held annually with great zest. The tournaments of class tennis teams were carried on in this organization until popular demand gave it a varsity rating in 1907. A review of the season of 1911 shows a record of six victories out of nine matches. In 1910, tennis seemed at its height, the team going through the entire season without the loss of a match. Although tennis enthusiasts strove to hold their game to a varsity sport, poor courts and a gradual falling ofl ' of material, due to the direction of interest to other sports, resulted in the dropping of varsity tennis, after 1913, back to the rank of a class game. Various efforts have been made to reinstate it and there is a strong probability that, with the building of additional courts, tennis will again come to its own. Basketball is one of the most recent of the inter-collegiate sports and was introduced at Aggie soon after it was invented at Springfield, Mass. The first varsity team was formed in 1902 and a schedule of games, including Amherst, Trinity, and Wesleyan, was played. A promising start was made in this sport, for five of the first eight games were won. The style of play then used was practically the same as now, there being five men on a side and a rule book very similar to that of today. After 1909, the sport was discontinued, because it was not quite satisfactory to the student body, and was not taken up again until the fall of 1917. The team of that year, captained by Em Grayson, was well supported and won the majority of its games. Since that time, as everyone knows, the sport has become more and more popular, and its successful future as a major athletic activity is assured. 17

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