Word: poling
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...flag, and when this is undertaken there is a clash between the respective classes, and before the flag is captured the students have a rush which is admitted by the members of the two upper classes. Last year the flag was placed on the top of the flag pole on the green, and to make sure that no athletic sophomore should tear it down the halyards were cut. This was of no avail; one of their number climbed the pole like a monkey and captured the trophy. On reaching the ground a rush was made for the prize, and during...
...possession of the flag between the "sophs" and "fresh" was repeated this year. On the day appointed innumerable " '86" flags were seen proudly flaunting in the New Haven breeze. When these were torn down, the freshmen effected the extraordinary feat of hoisting one on the tiptop of the flag pole on the Insurance building, directly over the weather signal. "There it hung," says the account of the affair, "limp and soaked by the rain, while on the sidewalk opposite gathered crowds of students alternately watching the flag and 'giving each other game.' At length, on the roof of the cupola...
...winter meetings of the Athletic Association, any one beating the best American college record in the running high jump, running broad jump, pole vault or putting the shot will receive a gold best-on-record medal...
...minutes limit), standing high jump, running broad jump, light-weight sparring, feather-weight sparring, fencing, tug-of-war, '83 and '84 (to be pulled on cleats, six hundred pounds, limit five minutes. Third meeting (ladies' day), March 24th. Events - Horizontal bar, flying rings, tumbling, rope climbing, running high jump, pole vault, running high kick, tug-of-war, the winners in the two previous meetings (to be pulled on cleats, six hundred pounds, limit five minutes). A prize will be given to the winner of each event. A prize will also be given to the contestant showing the greatest general excellence...
...Mandell, '84, and H. E. Chase, '83, were the only entries for the pole vault. The former won with a record...