Word: jumped
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Both first and second place in the running high jump were won by Harvard men. S. G. Ellis 1901, was first with an actual jump of 5 feet 11 inches. C. M. Rotch 1901, was second. His actual jump was 5 feet 10 inches...
Yesterday's fire in Hilton's Block so nearly ended in tragedy that it will be long before those who witnessed it can shake off its impression. The college is today divided between a feeling of thankfulness that the desperate jump did not result fatally, and of indignation that such a predicament could have been possible...
...work of the firemen, they didn't do any worth mentioning until the crisis was passed. One ladder-truck was on hand with reasonable promptness, but it was fully ten minutes later before a ladder was raised. In the meanwhile the man had been forced to jump and not firemen but students broke his fall with the life net. In the course of time more apparatus arrived and more men, but even then the lack of training and still more evident lack of capable direction were apparent. There was plenty of shouting by all hands and very little "teamwork...
Running high jump-J. D. Winsor U. of P., (scratch); S. G. Ellis 1901, 6 1-2 in.; W. G. Morse '99, 1 1-2 in.; J. D. Dole '99, 7 1-2 in.; W. C. Burton '99, 7 in.; A. N. Rice 1900, 3 in.; C. M. Rotch...
Worcester Academy won the annual indoor interscholastic games which were held in Mechanics Hall on Saturday afternoon. The star of the meet was J. H. Converse of Hale's School, who broke the record in the running high jump by clearing the bar at 5 ft. 9 1-2 in. and equaled the record of 5 4-5 seconds in the 45 yards low hurdles. W. W. Coe, of of Hopkinson, put the shot 38 ft. 4 3-4 in., making a new record. A. F. Duffy, of Worcester Academy, won the only first place which the academy scored, although...