Word: feet
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...second gymnasium contest at Yale J. H. Goss '94, made the best distance in putting the shot, 31 feet 7 inches; A. G. Dickson '94, won the running high with an actual jump of 5 feet 2 1-2 inches...
...nine can get there is in trying to stop seven or eight grounders every afternoon. This practice amounts to very little at any rate and is reduced to almost nothing by the condition of the ground. In five cases out of ten the ball does not bound within three feet of where it is expected. It ought not to require a great amount of work to keep the ground in at least decent condition. If it were looked after once a week, it might be considerably improved. One does not expect a base ball diamond like a tennis court...
...building is assessed for $79,800. If it be called $80,000, it would leave the price paid for the land in the recent transaction $345,000. There are 5275 feet in the lot, which would make it cost $60 a foot...
...exterior, and work is now being pushed on the interior. Although the building was to have been finished last June lack of funds has prevented its completion and it is now uncertain when it will be ready for use. The main gymnasium hall contains over 10,000 square feet of floor space and is lighted directly by means of the glass roof, which has been made especially strong to support the weight of the apparatus. A running track surrounds the hall and in the corners left by the curves of the track tiers of seats have been erected...
Besides the usual watch-charm of a foot ball with a transparency of the team in the centre, each member of the Yale 'varsity foot ball team will this year receive a large souvenir picture, four feet wide and six long, designed by Pach. Across the lower part are individual pictures of the rushers, and above these the backs, all in their respective positions. In one upper corner is a group picture of the eleven and in the other, one of the eleven and substitutes. Across the top of the picture is the season's score, "Yale 490 points, Opponents...