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...Pentathlon series, consisting of five games, each competitor taking part in all, were also run off Saturday. These games included the 192-meter run, the standing long jump, throwing the discus, javelin throwing, and Graeco-Roman wrestling. Following are the results of the series...
...Pentathon is a revival of an ancient contest, and is equivalent to the modern all round competition in this country. It includes five entries: running 192 metres, standing broad-jump, throwing the discus, hurling the javelin, and Graeco-Roman wrestling. The athlete must compete in all five of these events, and must win three to secure the prize. Sheridan, the American entry, is the all-round champion of the United States and holder of the record at throwing the discus in the American style...
Some time ago the Egyptian Fund Society unearthed in Egypt many valuable papyri, or scrolls, written in the Graeco-Roman age. One hundred and eighteen of these original manuscripts are soon to be sent to this country to be distributed among certain universities and colleges. Pennsylvania will receive 29; Harvard, 19; Yale, 16; Columbia, 16; Princeton, 13; Hamilton College, 5; Vassar College, 4. No decision has been reached as to the particular manuscripts which each will receive, for the allotment is made difficult by the varying value of the different papyri...
Among the recent acquisitions to the Fogg Art Museum is a portion of the relief side of a Roman sarcophagus, attributed to the Graeco-Roman period, depicting a battle with Amazons. This was purchased from the Baracco collection at Rome...
Excavations were interrupted last year after only a week's progress by the Graeco-Turkish...