Word: poled
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Captain E. A. Teschner '17 lost the pole on the toss and slipped in starting, but in spite of this handicap almost beat Doyle of Holy Cross to the corner. For the rest of the first lap Teschner ran close behind his man, forging ahead on the back lap of the second and giving over to W. H. Meanix '19 a lead of three yards. Meanix maintained this distance for the full quarter, and H. W. Minot '17, running a beautiful race, lengthened the lead to 25 yards. Although Kelley, the Holy Cross anchor man, made a desperate effort...
...program for the first day will be as follows: 40-yard dash (handicap), 12-lap handicap race, preliminaries for the interclass relay interdormitory team race, pole vault and shot...
Hitchcock prepared at Exeter where he held the interscholastic pole vault record. He entered the University with the Class of 1917, played on his Freshman football team and was a member of the 1917 swimming team. He was forced to leave College but returned last year with the Class of 1919. He was unable to compete in athletics last year because of difficulties with the Office, but was eligible this fall and was one of the first-string substitute halfbacks on the University football team...
...squad now numbers 140 men, and Coach Hahn expects to uncover some excellent new material, J. M. Williams is considered one of the most promising of the short distance men. Anna, one of the football team, also has shown pronounced ability. He is at present performing well in the pole vault and promises to be one of the best of the broad jumpers. Both of these men are of the first-year class. Other freshmen who are expected to prove of value are Palmer, Crouch, Carr, Dealey and Gibbing in the mile; Beasley in the two-mile, Hunter...
...first competition of the year in the field events was held in the cage yesterday afternoon. R. W. Harwood '20 (scratch) and D. Johnson '20 (15 inches) tied in the pole vault with a height of 11 feet, three inches. In the high Jump A. Perkins '19 (one and one-half inches) won with a jump of five feet eight inches, J. Buffington '20 (scratch) getting second Place. A put of 41 feet won the 12-pound shot event for J. R. Litchfield '20 (scratch) with A. Horween '20 (scratch) and C. F. Batchelder, Jr., '20 (scratch) in second...