Word: barred
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...umpire shall make a distinct mark (for each distance) on the ground twelve feet in length and parallel to the cross bar dircetly in front of the goal posts. All kicks must be made from behind these marks. Any try made in front of these marks shall count as a try, and score...
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...football tournament ended yesterday. It has been very creditable, for every man except two have succeed in bettering last week's winning score. Last week there was only one 45 yards goal kicked, but his week Curtis '90 has kicked two and several others have hit the bar of the goal posts. Chad wick, S. G., has won this week with a score of 67 and will receive a cup. Following is the score...
...Curtis, '90, H. Bean, '91, and W. H. Duane, '92. All the men jumped easily as high as 4 feet 6 inches, when Wason and Curtis were obliged to make two attempts. At 4 feet 9 inches all the men failed except Crook who cleared the bar easily. It was then raised to 4 feet 10 3-4 inches, and finally to 5 feet, but Crook retired without clearing the latter height. Then the bar was lowered to 4 feet 8 inches again, and the contestants tried to decide for second place. None were able to jump this height...
...Shearman, Yale, D. G. Tenney, Yale, and R. G. Leavitt, '89. Tenney was the first to drop out at 5 feet 5 1-4 inches. From this point the contest was extremely interesting, for first one man and then another failed on his first trial, but cleared the bar on his second or third attempt. Lee dropped out on 5 7 1-4 inches; Shearman cleared 5 feet, 8 inches, and won, as Leavitt, whose best jump was 5 feet 7 1-4 inches, could not reach this height. The bar was then raised to 5 feet...