Word: parallels
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...entries for the first winter meeting of the H. A. A. closed last night. In addition to the regular events, N. Kishimoto, Gr., will give an exhibition of Japanese top-spinning, and a team of men from the Turn Verein will give an exhibition on the parallel bars. It is also expected that Sweeney will come over and make another attempt to break his own high jump record. The entries for the meeting...
...extended until Tuesday night. There is every indication that the special events in the meeting will be a success. In the high jump Sweeney, the in-door champion of the world, Stingel, Macomber and other cracks will compete. There is also to be a very fine exhibition on the parallel bars. In the events open only to Harvard men,-fencing, broad-sword, tumbling, potato race, spring-board leaping, horizontal bar, and 10 yds. dash,-there have been very few entries. Handsome prizes will be given in every event and it is hoped that more men will come out at once...
Runing high jump, invitation handicap-6 in. limit; parallel bars, broadsword, tumbling, potato race, springboard leaping, fencing, horizontal bar, 10 yards dash, parallel bars (invitation), club swinging...
...Anderson has made arrangements to have the champion amateur gymnasts of the United States give an exhibition. Among them are Robert Stoll, of the New York Athletic Club, champion on the flying rings; H. Bettler, champion on the horizontal bar, and Gus Ahl, Turn Verein champion on the parallel bars. The members of the association will compete for the University championship on the horizontal bar, parallel bars, flying rings and tumbling...
...some events must be omitted. It has not been definitely decided just what events will be contested. There was last night a meeting of men interested in gymnastics, in order to find out in what events there are likely to be entries. Men appeared for the horizontal bar, parallel bars, tumbling, and rope climbing. Unless more men enter, however, some of these events will be given up for a potato race or a ten yards dash...