Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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With the ghost of "Bloody Monday" night hovering just ahead of us, it behoves us to speak of some quaint old rites which in years gone by used to take place on this first Monday of the college year, and which marked a lower stage in the development of our mental and moral faculties; for we will not venture to suppose that the roots from which these ancient customs grew are still lying hidden in the college soil. Long ago, then, as we said, it used to be customary for the new-fledged sophomores to serve notices upon the budding...
...between the start and each separate half mile flag, and these messages are posted directly in front of the grand stand on huge blackboards erected for this purpose. Besides this method there is another, by which a red or a blue ball is raised as Harvard or Yale is ahead...
...head, part of each shoulder, a thin strip of his left side from arm-pit to hip, and a faint trace of some part of his right leg. Neither of his feet are seen, and no human intelligence could determine from this picture whether he was a yard ahead or a yard behind Rogers...
...Messrs. Thayer and Carroll, '85 was rowed. The course was one mile long, with the finish at the Union Boat Club House. The entries were Wood, '88; Fletcher, '87; and Sterne, '87. The race was won by J. W. Wood, '88, who crossed the line about five lengths ahead of Fletcher. The time was 7m. 12s. The officers of the course were: W. R. Wilson, starter; F. S. Coolidge, judge; G. L. Winthrop, timer...
...Lund, '88, were given 7 yards, and Wells, '86, 5 yards at the start. After a couple of trials the men were started. Baker got a poor start, but nevertheless he settled down to his work and rapidly overhauled his men. At the 150 yards he was ahead of all but Rogers. Mr. Ford took his time, 14 7-8 seconds. This beats both the English and American amateur records, but as there was only one timer, the record cannot stand. At the 180 yards his time was even 18 seconds, breaking the world's amateur record for this distance...