Word: hemenway
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...third and last day of the H. A. A.'s Winter Meeting took place on Saturday last, in the Hemenway Gymnasium, and, although very interesting, was not so successful, either in the number of the events or of the entries, as the meetings of the two preceding weeks. The excellent management which has characterized the two previous meetings was again noticeable in the promptness with which the different events followed one another, and gave great satisfaction to a large number of spectators, many of whom were graduates. First on the list came the vaulting (with one hand), for which Messrs...
...record, and the performance on the horizontal bar much superior to anything that has been witnessed here, for several years at least. The sparring, with two exceptions, was not good, though the contestants were evenly matched and the contests exciting. The meeting closed with nine hearty cheers for Mr. Hemenway, who, we are sure, will take great pleasure in finding his gift so thoroughly appreciated and already productive of such good results...
...Athletic Association's First Winter Meeting, in the Hemenway Gymnasium, took place on Saturday afternoon last, in the presence of a large and enthusiastic gathering of spectators, many of whom were ladies. A thousand people at least were in the building when the contestants appeared for the first event, the Standing High Jump...
...rest the teams changed sides, and made ready for the second tug, which '82 secured by hard work in the same time as the previous one, 40 seconds. The final bout was won, amid great excitement, by '82. The meeting then broke up with nine cheers for Mr. Augustus Hemenway...