Word: feet
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...well, first and second prizes in every event except the pole vault being won by H. A. A. men. As a whole, the meeting was very successful. Two Technology records were broken,- the running high jump by C. D. Heywood, who cleared the rod at the height of 5 feet 10 1-2 inches, (best previous Technology record, 5 feet 6 inches), and the pole vault by J. Crane, Jr., -9 feet 9 5-8 inches...
...fifteen men training for the Columbia 'varsity crew average 163 lbs. in weight, and 5 feet 11 1-2 inches in height...
...pole vault H. M. Wheelwright '94 represented Harvard. There were three other contestants. Dunning R. L. S. won the event and Wheelwright was second with an actual vault of 9 1-2 feet...
...Lakin and White were well ahead of the other contestants and had a close race until the last part of the last lap when Lakin took the lead and won in 4 minutes 26 seconds. H. M. Wheelwright, Harvard '94, won third place in the pole vault, clearing 10 feet 4 1-2 inches (counting his handicap of 12 inches). This even was won by L. W. Jenkins, B. A. A., with a handicap of 18 inches...
...other events of the evening were putting the shot, tug-of-war, 200 yards hurdle race with hurdles 3 feet 6 inches high, regimental team race, and standing three jumps. Harvard was represented in only one of these. On the whole the whole the games were a sucess. The prizes were medals; gold for first, silver for second and bronze for third places. The B. A. A. circular medal is hung at one end of the ribbon and a bar with Feb. 14th, '91, is at the other end. On the ribbon between the bar and circular medal...