Word: feet
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Athletics by striking out the sentence which is numbered 2 and which reads "lifting from the ground the foot nearest the circumference of the circle while the hammer is in hand" and by inserting directly after the sentence reading "the hammer shall be thrown from a circle seven feet in diameter," the following sentence, "the contestant may assume any position he wishes in making an attempt...
...Boston University has just sold a lot 19,000 square feet of land on the corner of Beacon Street and University Place...
...exhibit at the World's Fair is destined to be among the most interesting sent by the colleges. The committee in charge desire especially to call attention to Princeton's part in the History of the Country and in the History of Education. The space allotted, two thousand square feet, will be entirely occupied...
...Sweeney of the Xavier Athletic Club has been invited to compete in the second winter meeting for the running high jump record. Sweeney broke Fearing's record at the B. A. A. games on Saturday, and now holds, besides the outdoor record, the indoor world's record at 6 feet 2 1-2 inches. It is very probable that Mr. Sweeney will accept the invitation, and in that case he will attempt to break his own record. Considering the fact that Sweeney cleared the bar on Saturday with a good margin to spare, he is likely to show some remarkable...
...others were placed along the track at various starts. McLaughlin W. A. C., and Walsh, X. A. C. were the scratch men, each having five yards. The work of Walsh was magnificent. He in the eighth lap ran ahead for first place, and winning by two feet on Dowling, S. A. C., E. B. Dolan, B. U. A. A., third. Time...