Word: broken
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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MILE WALK.The first event was the mile walk. Each class entered a competitor in this event, Mr. S. Coolidge representing '83, Mr. F. H. Darling '84, Mr. F. B. Fogg '85 and Mr. C. A. Brown '86. The best college record in this event, which has not been broken since 1877, is 7 minutes 4 4-5 seconds. Mr. Brown did not appear. Darling sprung to the lead at once, walking in excellent form. Fogg dropped behind at the end of the second lap. At the middle of the fourth lap, Coolidge passed Darling and kept the lead...
...nowadays that the crew resort to all sorts of tricks to deceive those who are watching them. They will pull a very slow or a very quick stroke, as fancy pleases them; or they will row a long distance in good form, and then suddenly appear to be "all broken up." They find it almost impossible, however, to prevent someone seeing their boat. For when it is taken out of the boat house and placed in the water it is right under the noses of people in the street above. The possibility of a long and careful study of this...
...drawing up on the freshmen. At Clarendon street, two blocks from the finish, the crews all spurted; in the meantime the sophomores had taken third place from the freshmen. At this point the form of the seniors and sophomores was noticeably good, while the juniors seemed to be slightly broken up. The seniors crossed the finish line rowing in superb style and seemingly with ease in 11.41. The time of the juniors was 12.04; sophomores, 12.10; freshmen, 12.23 1/2. The poorness of the time was due to the rough water in the first mile of the course...
Ground has been broken for the Physical Laboratory...
...Crocker will be unable to play with the nine for some time on account of a broken finger...