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Word: poling (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...pole vault, which is usually a weak event, Dick Godrey and Dave Warren have been flirting with 13 feet, which is extraordinary for Dartmouth, but questionable in Quad competition...

Author: By The Dartmouth, | Title: Indians Weak for Quad Meet, Sustain Injuries; Defeated by Bowdoin | 2/20/1940 | See Source »

...skier with a single pole, fitted at the bottom with a wooden disk to prevent the pole from digging too deeply into the snow, appears in an illustration from a book published in 1664. Norwegian soldiers in 1820 and a California pioneer in 1854 all used a single, Jong pole, as much for a brake on a down-hill run as for support climbing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scandinavian Skiers Rout Enemy in 16th Century, Widener Exhibit Shows | 2/20/1940 | See Source »

...York members of Irish-American societies placed a laurel wreath at the foot of the flag pole at the World's Fair Irish pavilion in memory of the "martyrs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EIRE: Ultimate Cause | 2/19/1940 | See Source »

Mitch Ford, winner of the high-jump, tied for first place with Bates of Exeter for a new school record in the pole vault at 12 feet, 5 1/4 inches, while Paul Johrde also broke a school record with 2:23.6 seconds in the 1000-yard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Tracksters Defeat Strong Exeter Team, 51-44 | 2/19/1940 | See Source »

...brilliant Tom Lussen undoubtedly will break the pole vault record of 13 feet 6 inches set by Bill Harding of Yale in 1936. Dick Godfrey of Dartmouth, Steve Madey of Harvard, and Bob Randall of Cornell, 13 footers, will scramble for the other points...

Author: By Paul I. Carp, | Title: Three New Records Possible in Quad Track Meet at Garden | 2/17/1940 | See Source »

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