Word: orton
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...intercollegiate cross country run on Saturday was won by Cornell's team with Yale second, Pennsylvania third, Columbia fourth and Princeton fifth. Cregan of Princeton, who won the individual prize, covered the course in 34 minutes and 5 and 2-5 seconds, which beats the record formerly held by Orton of Pennsylvania. A. Grant, captain of the Pennsylvania team, was a close second. Harvard was invited to take part in this contest, but declined owing to the short time which was allowed for training the long distance runners...
...Edward F. B. Orton, Ph.D. and LL.D., a prominent geologist, died yesterday in Columbus, Ohio. He was a graduate of Hamilton College and of Lane Seminary, and in 1852-53 was a student in the Lawrence Scientific School. In 1872 he became president of the Ohio State University, where he had for some time been a professor of geology. In 1882 he was made state geologist of Ohio, a position which he has filled ever since. He was also president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science...
Grosvenor Porter Orton 1 G., coxswain, comes from Irvington, N. Y. He fitted for college at the Westminster School. He was coxswain of his class crew for four years and this year of the Weld senior crew. Age 24, height 5 ft. 8 in., weight 106 pounds...
...Harvard crew will row in the following order: Stroke, F. Dobyns; 7, N. Biddle; 6, J. H. Perkins; 5, C. L. Harding; 4, F. L. Higginson; 3, Eliot Wadsworth; 2, J. D. Kernan; bow, G. S. Derby; cox., G. P. Orton...
...Varsity boat yesterday, Harding rowed 5 and Derby rowed at bow. Heath did not row. Orton coxswained the boat and will probably do so for the rest of the year...