This Day in Track & Field, February 15, the first Boston A.A. meet held (1890), Ben Jipcho doubles (1974), Gary Murhcke wins first Empire State Run (1978), compiled and written by Walt Murphy

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This Day in Track & Field, February 15, the first Boston A.A. meet held (1890), Ben Jipcho doubles (1974), Gary Murhcke wins first Empire State Run (1978), compiled and written by Walt Murphy

Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service  (wmurphy25@aol.com)   This Day in Track & Field-February 15   1890–The first Boston A.A. meet was held in Mechanics’ Hall in Boston (14 laps to the mile). A crowd of 5,000 witnessed a series of handicap events, which included a Mile that drew 50 entries. The winner was Gil Collamore, who ran with a handicap of 85 yards. (From Wally Donovan’s All-Time Indoor T&F Record Book/1962).   1963—Trailing Tom O’Hara…