Word: event
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...annual subscription dance for the benefit of the Prospect Union of Cambridge will be held tonight from 9 until 2 o'clock, in Paul Revere Hall, Mechanics Building Boston. The event is usually held in Copley Hall. Admission will be by invitation only...
...team scoring the greatest number of points will hold for one year the cup presented by Harvard graduates and members of the Boston Athletic Association. A gold medal for first place, a silver for second, and a bronze for third, will be given in each event. The meet will be governed by the constitution and rules of the New England Interscholastic Association and the Harvard Athletic Association...
...yard swim was the closest and most exciting event of the evening. The relay and water-polo teams won easily. On account of the poor facilities of the tank, the plunge for distance was not competed for and the points were divided...
...yard dash was the first event and four men with heavy handicaps soon qualified for the finals. In a very close finish C. F. Averill '12 won from the 15-foot mark in 4 3-5 seconds. In the finals of the 45-yard high hurdles, O. M. Chadwick '11, with 12 feet handicap, led almost to the finish, but W. M. Rand '09 passed him just at the tape, winning in the fast time of 6 seconds, equalling the record...
...best track event was the three-cornered, 6-man relay race between the Mt. Auburn street, Westmorly and Miscellaneous teams, all the other entries having dropped out. As the lead continually changed, this race was extremely close and exciting, and 4 4-5 seconds were cut from the record made last year. Rand, running first for the Miscellaneous, gave his team a good lead. A. L. Besse '10 put Westmorly ahead; in the next relay, A. D. Piper '09 gave the Miscellaneous team the lead again; and in the fifth relay, H.W. Kelley '11 won the race...