Word: bars
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Horizontal Bar-J. B. Henderson, '91; G. L. Barney, '90; F. B. Myers, '90; C. A. Goeble...
Horizontal Bar-J. B. Henderson...
...first event was the fence-vault, for which there were four entries: Tallant, '91, G. W. Pearson, L. S., Barney, '90, and Lund, '88. Lund dropped out when the bar reached 6 ft. 6 in., and Tallant, when it reached 6 ft. 10 1-4 in. Barney and Pearson both vaulted the bar at 6 ft. 10 2-5 in.; but neither was able to vanlt any higher and the result was declared...
...Pillsbury, '89, and G. L. Barney, '90, were the only contestants for the cup for paralle-bar feats. This event was not nearly so well contested as usual, none of the more difficult and showy feats on the bars being performed. The event was won by Pillsbury...
...annual winter meeting at Exeter will be held next Saturday. The following events will be contested: Bar vaulting, putting the shot, standing high jump, club swinging, high kick, horizontal bar, tumbling, parallel bars, running high jump and tug-of-war. First prizes will be given in all events, and where there are four or more entries second prizes will be awarded. There are fourteen entries for putting the shot, eight for the high kick and eight for the running high jump. There is a good number of contestants in the other events also. The principal interest of the meeting will...