Word: manly
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...love of sport overcomes any sentimental considerations," that is, any desire to play with elevens. He then criticises severely the action of one of the Harvard delegates, and ends by complaining that the Crimson drew its "account of the convention from partisan sources," that is, from a Harvard man, as if it would have been more natural to ask one of the gentlemen from Yale to act as our reporter! All this, however, does not exceed the bounds of decency. Of the second editorial, out of charity to the Courant, which was overcome by its feelings and is now probably...
...cold and raw, and the wind high. The 200-yards was won by W. C. Wilmer in 10 sec, the best American amateur time on record. The half-mile was won by E. Merritt, in 2 min. 5 1/4 sec.; best time, 2 min. 2 4/5 sec., by same man. Running high-jump, H E. Ficken, 5 ft. 5 in. Best record, 5 ft. 6 1/2 in., by J. P. Conover. Putting shot, H. E. Buermeyer, 37 ft. 4 in. Best on record by half-inch. Mr. B. won for the third consecutive time. Three-mile walk, T. H. Armstrong...
BICYCLING.The page set apart for the Handicap Bicycle race in the Entry-Book is still an unbroken expanse. It should be remembered that any man who can stay on his machine has a chance in this race, and that he will have a half-mile start if that is necessary to equalize him with the scratch man. Let no one despair, therefore, but enter his name anyhow, and, if not satisfied with the handicap, no one is obliged to start. Out of thirty bicycles said to be in college, surely six or eight men can be found willing to enter...
Shall strictly enforce Law 3, and shall be the sole judge of fact as to whether or no any man has gone over his mark...
JUDGES AT THE FINISH.Two shall stand at one end of the tape, and the third at the other. One shall take the winner, another the second man, and the other the third man; they shall also note the distances between the first three as they finish...