Word: feet
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...features of the meet was the one-mile run which developed into a struggle between Fisher of Yale and E. E. Lucas '19. Lucas finally lost to his opponent by a few feet. Other placemakers for the Crimson men were P. E. Stevenson '20, with a third place in the 440-yard dash, and D. J. Duggan '20 and Captain H. D. Costigan '20, with second and third respectively in the half-mile event...
...three inches. Goodell came in second in the 220 hurdles, in addition to scoring in the triple tie. J. E. Nally brought in five points by winning first place in the mile run in four minutes, 52 seconds. G. G. Monks also made a first, throwing the hammer 123 feet, five inches...
...Where on earth do you think I am? To tell the honest truth, I'm not on earth at all. I am 5000 feet in the air! All alone! The engine is making such a noise that I can't hear myself think, but it is very smooth up here at 5000 feet, so I can run this 'bus with my left hand and write to you with my right! I am beginning to think that I am some aviator now, because I can go up and write letters...
...said: 'Ely around for an hour'; so here I am, with a board on one knee to write on. Isn't this a novel letter? I see an- other machine over the town doing circles. I guess it's Tom --. We were told to meet at 2000 feet over the town and fly around together. I'm at 5000, and I'm going to dive to 2000 and wave at him. Whee. Motor off, stick forward, and down we go! Gad, its bumpy down here at 2000! It's Tom all right, because I know the number of his machine...
...hate this bumpy strata of air I'm in now. Smooth again. I'm now at 6000 feet, still climbing. Tom is about 5000 feet, but passing directly under me. It's colder than all get-out up here now. So I'll have to put on my glove again and write with my left hand and drive with my right. This can't be done, so I'll stop writing for a minute...