News

After Court Restores Research Funding, Trump Still Has Paths to Target Harvard

News

‘Honestly, I’m Fine with It’: Eliot Residents Settle In to the Inn as Renovations Begin

News

He Represented Paul Toner. Now, He’s the Fundraising Frontrunner in Cambridge’s Municipal Elections.

News

Harvard College Laundry Prices Increase by 25 Cents

News

DOJ Sues Boston and Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 Over Sanctuary City Policy

Famous Athletic Trophies Will Be Exhibited at Fair

NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED

Three of Harvard's famed athletic trophies have been loaned by the H. A. A. to be placed on exhibit at the New York World's Fair this summer. The trophies are the Adams Cup, the West Point Trophy, and the Wendell Baker Shoe.

The Adams Cup is competed for annually by the Varsity crews of Navy, Pennsylvania, and Harvard, and is named in honor of Charles Francis Adams '88, former secretary of the Navy.

The Wendell Baker Shoe was worn by Wendell Baker '86 in a race in which he smashed the existing world's record in the quarter mile, though his shoe broke and came off his foot 155 yards from the finish. The famous shoe, which was mounted in gold several years ago, has never been untied since the day of the race.

Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter.

Tags