Word: broken
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Allen '87, had his arm broken above the elbow...
...several holes simply crushed the rotten wood, letting down the upper balcony first, which stricking the lower balcony tore it from its place. However as sufficient time has not yet elapsed for a thorough examination of the premises the exact cause cannot be definitely fixed. The pieces of broken timber have been carefully preserved and will be subjected to a strict examination by the proper authorities...
George M. Hendee, of the Springfield Bicycle Club, broke the one and five mile record day before yesterday at New Haven. His time for the mile was 2:50, for the five was 15:23. The records for the intermediate distances were also probably broken...
During the year our athletes have broken three of the Harvard and, at the same times, of the Intercollegiate records. Mr. Kip made the splendid record of 88 ft., 11 in., in throwing the hammer at the Intercollegiate meeting. Mr. Goodwin again lowered his half-mile record at our spring meeting making the distance in 2 min., 4-5 sec. Mr. Athkinson made record of 5 ft., 8 1-2 in., at the I. C. A. A. meeting. Mr. Atkinson really jumped 5 ft., by an amateur in America but the stupidity of one of the judges cost...
...having a large crowd of Harvard men present at the game, as this is self-evident. The freshmen should not be content to rest on the one victory they have won, but should endeavor to win the series, and give Yale to understand that the Harvard freshmen have broken the charm of Yale's success. It is unfortunate that their university men should have been obliged to play so many games immediately preceding the game today, but this fact should only lead the nine to rely upon themselves as a whole, and to rely upon themselves as a whole...