Word: feet
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Pole Vault. - Won by. O. G. Cartwright, '93, (scratch;) distance of actual vault, 10 feet 1 inch; E. H. Hart, '94, second; T. Rice, '94, third...
Putting the Shot. - Won by J. H. Brown, 96; actual put, 35 feet 5 inches; D. B. Lyman, '94, second; C. E. Coxe, '94, third...
...freshman class there is one point on which we have received several communications and to which we wish to call the attention of Ninety-six. At the close of the lectures in English A a certain number of men have formed the ungentlemanly habit of scuffling their feet and in other ways distributing the instructor. It is never the intention to keep the class beyond the end of the hour, but they are supposed to remain till then and it is very discourteous to the instructor to treat him in any such manner. It seems a petty thing to refer...
...playing a very uneven game, some times doing really good work but the next moment showing that it is impossible to depend upon them. Their chief faults are, in the line, a tendency to "scrap" so much that they become unsteady on their feet, are easily blocked off, cannot block-off themselves and lose sight of the ball. The guards especially seem to think that they are on the field chiefly to maul all the men opposite them. The chief faults of the backs are, first, a tendency to get separated when running, so that all interference is lost...
...crippled condition of the men. In the latter half, the work was much better. Brooks made a touchdown but missed the try for goal. Several of the Fall River men stood, while this was going on, between the ball and line of the goal post, within a few feet of Brooks and did everything in their power to rattle the full back, but the referee refused to call the men offside. Later on 94 took a decided brace and pushed the ball rapidly down the field until within a few yards of the goal post. Then occurred the most disgraceful...