Word: handicaps
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...winter track carnival to be held on the board tracks and in the cage on Soldiers Field tomorrow and Thursday afternoons. Blue-books are at Leavitt and Peirce's, the Locker Building and the Freshman Dormitories. As the program includes running and field events and novice, handicap and scratch competitions, all participants will have the opportunity to compete on an equal footing with the track stars. Prizes will be awarded to those who place in each of the events. Each event except the four-lap novice race is open to everyone in College who has passed a strength test since...
...program for the carnival will include the interclass relay races, handicap competitions in all the field events and the interdormitory races between six-man teams. All the events are open to anyone in College except a four-lap novice race, for which only men who have won no prizes or been on no teams in College are eligible. A silver medal will be awarded the winner in each event and those gaining second and third places will receive bronze medals...
Captain E. A. Teschner '17 lost the pole on the toss and slipped in starting, but in spite of this handicap almost beat Doyle of Holy Cross to the corner. For the rest of the first lap Teschner ran close behind his man, forging ahead on the back lap of the second and giving over to W. H. Meanix '19 a lead of three yards. Meanix maintained this distance for the full quarter, and H. W. Minot '17, running a beautiful race, lengthened the lead to 25 yards. Although Kelley, the Holy Cross anchor man, made a desperate effort...
...board track on Soldiers Field next Wednesday and Thursday: Standish Hall, B. S. Blanchard; Smith Halls, L. B. Evans; Gore Hall, H. B. Davis. The events of the meet will be as follows: 40-yard dash, 45-yard hurdles, four-lap novice race, 7, 12 and 20 lap handicap races, broad jump, high jump, shot put, pole vault and interclass and interdormitory relay races. Blue books for entries are posted in the Freshman dormitories, the Locker Building and Leavitt and Peirce's, and men are to sign up for their respective events as soon as possible...
...second day the events will be: 45-yard hurdles, four-lap novice race, seven-lap handicap race, broad jump, high jump and 20-lap handicap race. Captains for the interdormitory teams and the interclass relay will be appointed by the end of next week...