Word: barring
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Boston, and received the Franklin Medal at the age of ten. He entered Harvard College in 1829 and in 1833 graduated as second scholar in his class. He studied Law in New Bedford in the office of his uncle, the late Charles Henry Warren, and was admitted to the bar, but trouble with his eyes prevented him from practising. He taught school in Providence for some time and afterward went on a voyage to the Azores with Governor Swain and his son Robert. On his return he taught for two years in the Boston Latin School...
...next occurrence of interest to athletes will be the meeting in the B. A. A. gymnasium on the evening of Thursday, the 21st inst., when, as announced before, there will be contests in,- parallel-bar, pole-vault, standing three jumps, and a fifteen yards dash. All but the parallel bar are handicap. There will be no organized training here for these events, but any men who wish to compete can obtain entry-blanks from Mr. Lathrop...
...Thursday, December 21, these events, open to B. A. A., Harvard, M. I. T.: Parallel bar, for points; pole vault, handicap to commence at 8 ft. 6 in.; standing three jumps, handicap; fifteen yards dash, handicap...
March. The annual contest for the college championship; the event to consist of work on the horizontal bar, parallel bar and the flying rings...
...Second, A. Stickney, Jr., 2 in. Stickney's actual jump was the highest made. He cleared 5 ft., 8 1-2 in. with the greatest ease, failing at 5 ft., 10 in. because of each time catching with his foot, though his body was well above the bar...