Word: feet
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...enthusiasm knew no bounds as C. Brewer '96, and S. Scoville of Yale toed the mark, Scoville having the pole. Hardly had the pistol sounded when Brewer like a flash bounded ahead and at the end of the first lap had distanced his man by over 15 feet. In the second lap amid wild cheering Brewer kept leaving Scoville further and further behind until at the end of his last lap Harvard was over 20 yards in the lead. N. H. Bingham '93 and G. S. French, Yale, were the next pair. Bingham ran in magnificent form and easily...
OPEN 40 YARDS DASH.The open 40 yards dash, 9 feet limit, was very close and exciting. In the final heat were; W. F. Baker, '93; D. M. Casey, B. U. A. A., S. A. Coombs, B. A. A., M. Ladd, '94; H. Wheelwright, '94; and A. B. Straight of Brown University. Baker 93, won finishing a foot ahead of Straight, who was about the same distance ahead of Ladd '94. Time...
...final heat were: W. A. Lohnes, W. A. C., A. M. Gallagher, W. A. C. W. E. Kent, 4 Sp. and W. W. Blakemore, L. S. The race was a fine one from start to finish, Lohnes passing the other in the second lap and winning by about 8 feet. Blakemore, second; Stetson '93, third. Time...
...YARD HURDLES.The 45 - yard hurdles, 3 feet 6 inches, 9 feet limit, was run in four heats of four men each, the winners and second men to start in the second round. The starters in the final heat were: B. Hurd, B. A. A., F. W. Lord, B. A. A., O. W. Shead, '93; and K. Brown, '93. The race was very exciting, the men clearing the hurdles almost at the same time. Shead ran an excellent race but was unable to catch Hurd who had a start of 2 feet winning by a little less than that distance...
RUNNING HIGH JUMP.The running high jump was easily won by W. F. Sweeney, X. A. C., scratch, 6 feet 2 1-2 inches; C. J. Paine, B. A. A. 6 inches, second, 6 feet 2 inches, S. A. McComber, B. U. A. A., 3 1-2 inches, third, 6 feet 1 1-2 inches...