Word: feet
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...track athletics that very shortly after the finals in the 220 yards dash, the broad jump was finished. The usually long and tedious base ball throwing was the first event in this part of the programme. C. J. Paine, Hopkinson's took first with a throw of 332 feet 11 1-2 inches. G. Russell, Allen, came second, and F. J. Zoeden, third...
...Paine also took first in the high jump clearing the bar at 5 feet 2 1-2 inches. with F. Holt, R. L. S., second, at 5 feet 2 inches and W. E. Putnam, Jr., third, at 5 feet 1-2 inch...
...record in putting the 16-pound shot was broken by the holder of that record, G. A. Mahoney, E. H. S., with a put of 35 feet 2 inches. J. Shea, Hopkinson's, came second with a put of 34 feet, 8 1-2 inches, and J. F. Driscoll, B. H. S., third...
...final of the running broad jump four men tied for first place. Brewer, who holds the record of 21 feet, 6 inches, was too tired from his previous work to do better than second place. J. F. Driscoll, B. H. S., came first with a jump of 19 feet 9 inches and Brewer second with a jump of nineteen feet 3 inches. W. R. Knight, Allen's, took third...
...record was broken in throwing the hammer by J. F. Driscoll, who threw 91 feet 4 inches, the previous record being 88 feet, 8 1-2 inches. H. S. Russell, Hopkinson's, came second with a throw of ninety feet, 11 1-2 inches, and J. Shea, Hopkinson's, third...