Word: inch
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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While the trials of the 100 yards were being run, the high jump, begun at twelve o'clock, was finished. This event was the first one announced. It went to Paine of Harvard, with 5ft. 10 1-2in. Becker of Cornell took second with half an inch less. Third place was tied at 5ft. 9in., between Bloss of Harvard, McComber of Brown, Leslie of the U. of P., and Burke, of Columbia. The point was divided, and in the toss-up Burke won the medal...
This left only Sweeney and Stingel. The latter failed at 6ft. 1-4in, and Sweeney at one-half an inch higher. The event was a handicap. First prize went to A. Stickney '97, and second to W. E. Putnam...
...Putnam '96, was left alone in the spring-board leaping. Without a single failure he cleared the bar till it reached eight feet five inches, one inch better than the old record. He did not try higher than this...
...most interesting of the very recent additions to the Botanical Museum is a fine set of specimens of cordage obtained from the navy yard at Charlestown through the kindness of Lieutenant Pillsbury of the United States Navy. The most remarkable of these is a section of a twenty-six inch cable having the enormous strength of one hundred and twenty-eight tons...
...roof will be of three inches of spruce, one inch of felt and a covering of copper. The floors will be of spruce and maple, and the walls will be plastered and hard finished. The woodwork will be of hard pine throughout. The building will be heated from the plant in Winchester Hall...