Word: broadness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...enough candidates for the broad jump and shot-put events on the University and Freshman track teams reported in the cage yesterday to hold the first contests of the winter competition in those events...
While this work is voluntary to a degree it is essential that all candidates should report with comparative regularity. A series of competitions under the supervision of Coach Powers will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the high jump, pole-vault, broad jump and shot-put. At the end of the season prizes will be awarded to the three men holding the highest averages in each event and in addition, candidates will be given the opportunity to enter several indoor meets throughout the winter, thus affording them an excellent chance to obtain experience. Coach Powers wishes candidates...
...days, as the increased number of entries prohibits running off all the races on one day, as has been the custom. Several events have been added. One of these is a pentathlon, modelled after that held at the ancient Olympic games. This will consist of the following contests: running broad jump, throwing the javelin, throwing the discus, 200 meter race and 1500 meter race. Contests will also be held in the running hop, step, and jump, 56-pound hammer-throw and probably a 400-meter hurdle race...
...first of a series of competitions in the high-jump, broad-jump, pole-vault and shot-put which will feature the winter work of candidates for the University and Freshman track teams will be held this afternoon when candidates for the high-jump and pole-vault are to report between 3.30 and 4 o'clock. Throughout the winter competitions in these two events will be held regularly on Tuesday afternoons and contests in the broad-jump and shot-put on Thursday afternoons. If it is possible to have a platform built for hammer-throwing, a competition will also be held...
...candidates for the field events of the University and Freshman track teams are to report to Coach Powers in the baseball cage some time this week. Competitions will be held throughout the winter in the following events: High-jump, broad-jump, pole-vault and shot-put; the competitions for the high-jump and pole-vault on Tuesdays, and for the other two events on Thursdays. If it is possible to have a platform built for hammer-throwing, a competition will also be held in that event. The competitions will be marked on a percentage basis, relative to the number...