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Word: barred (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...pole vault--Harvard was ahead by 47 points to Yale's 41, needing only 6 points to win. Although Goodhue and Sawyer both did better in the pole vault than they had ever done before in practice neither was able to secure a place. Goodhue cleared the bar on his last trial, but knocked it off with his elbow. Although Boal had repeatedly thrown the hammer over 140 feet in practice, he was able to do only 126 feet, and then stepped out of the ring and was disqualified. So in these two events Yale secured all three places, thus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE WINS DUAL GAMES. | 5/13/1901 | See Source »

...drop kicking, each of the contestants was allowed to make three kicks from two different angles at a distance of 25 yards from the goal line and three kicks at a straight distance of 35 yards. Each time the ball went over the middle of the cross-bar, 10 points were counted for the contestant. This number for each successful kick was varied down to 6 points according to the distance from the middle. In the punting, each contestant was allowed three kicks, and accuracy, height and distance were all considered...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kicking Contest Yesterday. | 4/13/1901 | See Source »

...Vesper Service this afternoon the following selections will be given: "Crossing the Bar," Woodward; Solo and Chorus, "Elijah," Mendelssohn; Solo from "Light of the World," Sullivan, Soloist, J. S. Codman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Vesper Service. | 3/21/1901 | See Source »

...looks as if Yale would be strong this year. J. S. Spraker '02 L.S., G. F. Victor '04 and D. W. Franchot '03S., are all doing over 6 feet in gymnasium practice. Last fall Spraker went over 6 feet, 3 inches in an exhibition jump, but knocked the bar off with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Track Team Prospects. | 3/12/1901 | See Source »

...meeting in sanders Theatre is one of a great number that will be held by law schools and Bar Associations all over the country in honor of the appointment of the first and greatest of the American chief justices...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Honor of John Marshall. | 1/29/1901 | See Source »

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