Word: feet
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Harvard won 25 of her points in field events alone. Finlay and Evins both easily output the hammer distance, and Fearing raised the high jump record to 6 feet, with Sherwin and Green tied for second place...
...form, recovering slowly and keeping the boat fairly steady. On the stretch to the Harvard bridge the race was about even although Harvard began to forge slowly ahead. Just before the bridge was reached Bowdoin spurted, running the stroke up to 45 and gained a lead of a few feet. As the boats passed underneath Harvard spurted and got a lead of about half a length. On the stretch to the Union Boat House Harvard gradually increased this lead until toward the finish they ran the stroke up to 38 and crossed the line with three lengths of open water...
...others in various stages of decay. In one grave the bones were so nearly gone as to preserve only the outline in coarse ashes. In another the skull alone remained, in the jaws of which were the well polished teeth. The skeletons were those of men averaging 5 feet 2 inches in height, the tallest being 6 feet 2 inches. The burials were from three to five feet below the surface. The skeletons rested upon hard clay. Around them had been rudely set up flat river stones, then earth had been filled in, and over all broad, flat stones placed...
...mile safety, solid tires, was an exciting race between Tyler, H. B. C., Pratt and Olmstead, H. U. C. A. Pratt made a plucky spurt in the last lap, coming in but a few feet behind Tyler, who won in 2 min, 56 3-5 sec.; Olmstead third...
When Finlay's last throw with the hammer was measured last Saturday, the tape, being a cloth one, was wet, and stretched perceptibly when drawn taut. The throw, measured accurately with a steel tape yesterday by Mr. Lathrop, proved to be 108 feet, 9 inches...