Word: mile
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...four-mile race was held yesterday between the first and second crews. The second crew was given three lengths at the start. The first crew closed up the distance by a spurt at the Anderson bridge, gained three lengths on the stretch to Harvard bridge and finished with this lead in spite of a good spurt by the second...
...various types of model aeroplanes, the majority being of the A-frame, double propellor type. This style of machine, entered by J. L. Smith, of Medford High School, and piloted by F. T. Bates, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, won first place by traveling a quarter of a mile, and was awarded the silver medal. E. H. Bean '17 took second prize by flying his machine 900 feet. H. R. Johnson, of M. I. T., was third with a distance of 800 feet, his plane hitting a tree...
...symposium is conducted on the question of reducing the length of the University boat race from four miles to three. The opinions of rowing experts, including former crew captains, are given and the unanimous verdict is that the present four-mile course is better for the man and the sport...
...this year should be strongest in the middle distances. In the 440 it will have W. Willcox, Jr., '17, T. R. Pennypacker '16, H. Minot '17, and A. O. Phinney '17, all of whom have shown up well this winter. W. J. Bingham '16 may run in the half-mile event, in which he will be supported by W. W. Kent '16 and J. W. Feeney '17. Another probable shift will be placing Captain Capper in the mile. Last year he had an excellent record in the half-mile event, but his services may be needed more in the longer...
...prospects for a successful Freshman track team this spring, although not as bright as last year, are nevertheless cheerful. In the pole-vault, high-jump, and mile run the 1918 team looks very promising. M. L. Chase '18, in the high-jump, C. F. Babbitt '18, in the pole-vault, and L. K. Moorehead '18, C. P. Heffenger '18, and J. Coggeshall '18 in the long distances have already proved themselves able. Of the relay team R. U. Whitney '18, V. F. Likens '18, and D. M. Little '18 are the most likely to excel...