Word: potatoe
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Roxbury Latin School will hold games in the Technology gymnasium in Exeter street, February 22, at 2.15 p. m. The following is a list of the events: 20 yard dash (closed); 20 yard dash (open); potato race (open); running high jump, 6 inches limit (open); 35 yard hurdle race (open); and putting shot, 3 feet limit (open). There will also be fencing and boxing. Entries close with R. F. Bolles, Roxbury Latin School, February 19. The entrance fee is 50 cents for each event. The games will be open to Harvard...
...Athletic Association is to hold an invitation meet in the gymnasium on the evening of Dec. 18. The meet is to be open only to Harvard, Newton and Technology athletes. The events, all handicap, will be: running high jump, three standing jumps; putting the shot, 15 yards dash, and potato race (scratch). There will also be a parallel bar competition, and a couple of wrestling bouts. Entries close Dec. 16 with Manager Graham. The entry-fee is 25 cents...
...second, and W. E. Putnam, H. A. A., third; height 5 ft. 11 in. Three standing jumps were won by E. A. Boeseke, M. I. T., K. K. Kubli, H. A. A., second, and B. Doherty, S. B. A. C., third; distance 32 ft. 8 1/8 in. The potato race was run by J. J. Crowley, St. M. A. C., I. S. Clark, N. A. A., second, and E. H. Clark, H. A. A., third; time 32 1/5 sec. (world's record). The pole vault was won by W. W. Hoyt, H. A. A., N. P. Hallowell...
...Clinton Lancaster meeting will be held at Clinton, March 15. The entries will close March 11. The handicap events are: 30 yards dash, 440 yards run, putting 16 Ib. shot, and running broad jump. The scratch events are the potato race and the 880 yards...
...indoor handicap meeting of the Newton Athletic Association is advertised for March 16, at Bray's Hall, Newton Centre. The open events are: 20 yards dash, potato race, running high jump, and three standing jumps. The closed events are: 20 yards dash, standing high jump, standing hop, step and jump and putting the shot...