Word: hammer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...inches, won the broad jump for the Reds, and his team-mate, C. A. C. Eastman '24, placed first in the shotput with a heave of 39 feet 6 inches. For the Whites L. K. Marshall 5E.S. and H. R. Davis '23 won first place in the hammer throw and pole vault respectively. The distance in the former was 139 feet 11 inches, and the height in the latter 11 feet. J. M. Greeley 2E.S., of the Reds, and Malcolm Morse '24, of the Whites, shared the top position in the high jump, both of them going over...
...heatless studios, live chiefly on rice. Thomas E. Kirby, for 40 years leading figure in the art auction business in the United States, is retiring as head of the American Art Association to write his memoirs. [About $60,000,000 worth of art works have passed beneath his hammer since he came to New York in 1883.] "New York," Mr. Kirby says, "is now the art center of the world." Possibly inspired by Edward of Wales, an American buyer paid $10,000 for a realistic painting of western life by Charles M. Russell, Montana painter of cowboys and cattle...
...yesterday's practice the runners worked out under Coach Martin's direction on the cinder track in the northwest corner of Soldiers Field. Coach Farrell supervised the work of the hammer throwers and jumpers, who practiced in the field behind the southern end of the Stadium, as well as that of the shot-putters, who practiced inside. The discus men practiced under Coach Mikkola in the ring near the west end of the tennis courts. Regular practice will be held this afternoon, and new candidates may report at the hour designated for the events in which they wish to participate...
...event in the triangular meet with Cornell and Dartmouth, is considered a certain point winner. H. T. Dunker '25, who placed second in the Yale Freshman meet last year, is also expected to show up well. L. K. Marshall '23, who will compete in the hammer throw, placed third in the Yale meet last year with a distance of 133 feet 2 1-4 inches, has been getting greater distances this year...
...Hammer Throw.--Won by Brooks Stevens '25 (50 feet); second, C. C. Carpenter '24 (40 feet); third, P. H. Theopold '25 (35 feet). Distance, 162 feet 5 inches...