Word: poling
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Several men were practising pole leaping and putting the shot yesterday...
...arrangements for practicing pole-leaping are now complete. Several poles, from thirteen to fifteen feet in length, have been made for use in practice...
Commander John P. Cheyne, an Arctic explorer, arrived in Boston yesterday. He is soliciting aid for his scheme to reach the North Pole by balloon...
...mile run for those who have never won a prize has been added to the list of contests at the Union Athletic Club games. Following is a corrected programme: Pole leaping; running high jump; one-mile run, scratch; one-mile run; seventy-five yard run, scratch, for those who have never taken a prize; bicycle slow race; one-mile bicycle race; two-mile bicycle race; bicycle club drill, by Crescent Club of Boston, twelve men; tugs of war, two classes, viz: military, teams of four men, any weight, boat club and athletic club teams of four men, 600 pounds; polo...
...Games of Lehigh University, on October 13, at Bethlehem, Pa., the best American College record at the pole jump was beaten by F. W. Dalrymple, '83, who cleared 9 ft. 7 in.; the best previous record being that of R. Tewksbury, Princeton, who cleared 9 ft. 4 in. at the Intercollegiate Meeting, Mott Haven...