Word: london
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Everyone should be in the Square at 2.15 o'clock to cheer the crews on their departure for New London...
...trials open to athletes from the eastern part of the United States, held at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, on Saturday, in order to enable the Olympic Committee to choose those who will compete in the Olympic games in London next month, two world's records were broken, one equalled, two Olympic marks bettered and one equalled. A. C. Gilbert of Yale did 12 feet, 7 3-4 inches in the pole-vault, thus bettering Dray's former world's record of 12 feet, 6 1-2 inches. In the competition for the discus throw, free style, A. K. Dearborn, the former...
Yesterday afternoon the University crew rowed on the Charles for the last time this year. Today, there will be no rowing and on Monday the men will leave for New London with the four-oar and two substitutes. The new boat which Davy, the Cambridge boat builder has built for them, was tried but after a short row upstream the crew returned to the float and took out the English shell which they have been using all spring. The new shell requires some readjustment before it can be used...
...gained nearly a length, but were unable to hold their distance, and Morgan's men drew up on them, and made the race a tie. There will probably be another trial race between the same two crews tomorrow, after which six men will be selected to go to New London on Monday...
...Tales of the Fish Patrol," by J. London...