Word: event
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...very fact that we are given a choice among attractions makes us independent and we do not make unusual preparations for arriving early. So, when we arrive a reasonable time before the hour announced at the Fogg Lecture Room, the New Lecture Hall, or Emerson Hall, wherever the event may be, we are confronted with an audience of ladies and gentlemen evidently in no way connected with the University. And these people occupy the best seats while the students are relegated to the rear...
...pole vault was the first event on the program and the best contested. Three men did over 10 feet, 7 inches, in their actual vault, and S.C. Lawrence '10 won the event with a vault of 11 feet, 1-4 inch, not counting his handicap...
...fastest time made in the trials for the two laps, or 260 yards on the board track, was 31 1-5 seconds by E. K. Merrihew '10, who holds the record of 29 1-5 seconds, made last year. 600 entries have been made in all events, showing an increase of 200 over last year. The 20-yard dash is the most popular event, having an entry of 78. The cross-country run, the 15-yard hurdle race for men who have never started in a hurdle race, and the three-legged race all have a large number of entries...
Cups will be awarded to the winners of first, second, and third places, respectively, in each event. 59 cups have been purchased by the management and will be put on exhibition in Leavitt & Peirce's window
...winning the final race will be entitled to hold for one year the trophy presented last year by the Track and Field Club, which is now held by the Holyoke street relay team. Cups will be awarded to the winners of first, second, and third places, respectively, in each event. A cup will be given to each member of the winning tug-of war team...