Word: broken
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Leavitt and Peirce's store was broken into Sunday night and seventy-five dollars' worth of meerschaum pipes were stolen. The thief has been arrested...
...games of the Manhattan Athletic Club on election day, four records were broken by Conneff and Mitchell. In the two mile run, Conneff lowered the American records for 1 1-4 and 1 3-4 miles, and lacked only 4 5-8 seconds of equalling the best time for the two miles. Mitchell threw a 16-pound hammer, nine ounces overweight, 130 feet. This is 2 feet, 11 inches better than the former record. He also threw the 56-pound weight 30 feet, 1 inch, breaking Condon's record of 27 feet, 9 inches...
...fall sports took place yesterday afternoon on Holmes Field, the first event being started at precisely 4.10 o'clock. No records were broken, although some good stores were made...
...fall sports, which were postponed last Saturday on account of rain and the bad condition of the track, will take place today, should the weather be fair. All the events are sure to be well contested, and one or two records may be broken. But in order to insure the success of the athletic meeting, one regulation must be enforced, and that is to see that the spectators do not crowd on the track, in their eagerness to get the best view of the races, and prove an annoyance to the contestants. In years past, complaint has always been made...
...Columbia fall sports were held on October 26, at the Manhattan Athletic Club grounds. The entries numbered over 225, the largest list of contestants in any games of the Athletic Association. Three Columbia records were broken and one inter-collegiate record was equalled. H. Mapes, '92, Mines, won the 220 yards hurdle in 26 4-5s. beating the Columbia record by 2s, and equaling the inter-collegiate best time. He also beat the college record for the 120 yards hurdle in 17 1-5s. A. S. Vosburgh, '90, Arts, beat the Columbia mile record by 1s, making...