Word: placing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...University fall track games were held yesterday afternoon on Holmes Field. The cold weather and a slight wind made the times times of the track events poor, but the field events, with the exception of the high jump, were up to the average. All the scheduled events took place, except the finals of the 220-yards dash, which were postponed until Monday on account of darkness. The hurdle races had very few entries. The best individual performance was by H. F. Cochems 3L, who put the shot 42 feet 1-2 inches, thus breaking the previous Harvard record...
...that time Pennsylvania was slumping as never before, but since then the team has shown remarkable improvement under graduate coaching. Today, it will play a very strong game, the strongest game, in fact, which it is capable of. The Harvard players, including Boal, who will resume his old place at guard, are in the best of condition and are full of spirit. The abundance and excellence of the substitutes, especially in the back field, will offset any weakening of the team through injuries to the regular players...
...close and interesting, because the Senior eleven is heavier and better trained than usual, and the Freshmen are not so far along as the time they have been playing should warrant. The Seniors have made two changes in their line-up. Shaw has gone from guard to fullback in place of Brown, who was injured in Tuesday's game, and Heath has taken Shaw's place. The Freshmen will line-up as they did against the Sophomores, with the exception of Greydon who will play guard instead of Wright...
Should not the janitors, then, be instructed to remove all these private advertisements? The task of keeping the boards clear of such foreign matter would not be great, for those who place it there would soon grow weary of supplying the janitors with cardboard, when once it was understood that their placards would not be allowed to remain...
...feet. Reid played fullback for a short time, but wrenched his leg slightly and gave way to Brayton. Warren made long gains around the ends and was very successful in shaking off tacklers after his interference had gone to pieces. Fincke, who played in Daly's place at quarter, showed great improvement in his work. A. R. Sargent played guard in place of Boal, who has, however, entirely recovered from the injury he received in the Amherst game and will play on Saturday...