Word: high
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...dumb-bell exhibitions were introduced and in '82, the standing high jump. It was not until '83, that the last day of the games was set apart as Ladies' Day. In '84, the standing broad jump was introduced, and in '85, the University crews first gave an exhibition at the winter meeting...
...standing high jump, between F. G. Curtis, H. A. A., and L. C. Wason, M. I. T., was the next event. Curtis seemed out of practice and Wason won by clearing 4 feet, 7 1-2 inches...
...held in Winslow's rink Saturday afternoon. The prize in each event was a silver cup bearing the seal of the club. All the events were well contested and the Technology records for putting the shot and for the running high kick were broken...
...next event, the running high jump, proved to be one of the prettiest contests of the meeting. The entries were J. P. Lee, H. A. A., R. G. Leavitt, H. A. A. and P. W. Conant, M. I. T. All the men jumped with case and grace. Conant was the first to withdraw. The contest between Lee and Leavitt promised to be very close but Leavitt slipped. striking his face against the bar with considerable violence, and was forced to withdraw thus leaving Lee the winner with a jump of 5 feet 5 1-2 inches...
...only entries for the high kick were L. C. Wason, M. I. T., and G. Rublee, H. A. A. Wason won and afterward succeeded in touching the plate at 9 feet, 2 inches, thus beating the previous Technology record by one inch...