Word: poling
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Pole Vault.- R. G. Leavitt...
...winners of the following events will be entitled to go to Europe with the international team of the National Association of Amateur Athletes on their 1889 tour: One hundred yards, 400 yards, half-mile, mile, and four-mile runs; 120-yards hurdle race, putting the shot, pole vaulting, throwing the hammer, running high and broad jumps, and seven-mile walks, also two-mile steeple-chase, and on May 20, a ten mile...
...affirmative, gave an account of the divorce laws as they exist at present in our country, and showed the evils which are constantly caused by them. Each state, said the speaker, has its own divorce law, which is as different from that of the other states as the North Pole is from the South. A man or woman who cannot obtain a divorce in one state has only to remove to some other state where the laws will suit the case in hand. Many attempts have been made to prevent this, but they are unsuccessful in lessening the evil...
...formation. All the events are open to amateurs, and three prizes will be awarded in each event. The following events will be contested: 75-yards dash, 220-yards dash, 440-yards dash, half-mile run, mile run, mile walk, two-mile bicycle race, 200-yards hurdle race, pole vault, standing broad jump, running high jump, putting the 24-lb. shot and throwing the 56-lb. weight. The entrance fee will be one dollar in each event...
...wish to urge upon the athletic association the need of taking immediate steps for holding weekly contests in jumping, pole vaulting, and the tug-of-war in the gymnasium during the next term. As out-door exercise is practically out of the question during the winter months, the gymnasium should be used by the candidates for the Mott Haven team to the best advantage. The special contests to which we refer were held Thursday evenings last year, and contributed in no small degree to the success of the Mott Haven team last spring. Prizes should be offered...