Word: pounding
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Owing to the absence of both Messrs. Lathrop and Lund, '88, at New Haven, it is impossible to give altogether authentic information in regard to the Harvard men that have entered. There are a number of good entries for putting the 16-pound shot. The running high kick will be an interesting event, among the entries being Phillips, who made a record of 9 feet 3 1-2 inches at the Union games last Monday; Wason of Technology, and Lee of Yale. A large number of entries have been received for the fence-vault. The tug-of-war will...
...Harvard under-graduates, who stole a hundred-pound squash from Nathaniel Clapp, of Dedham, (Mass.), the other night and utilized it for illuminating purposes, have compromised witn Mr. Clapp by paying him $5.- Pennsylvanian...
...winter meeting of the Yale Athletic Association was held Tuesday evening. The following were some of the records made: Putting the sixteen-pound shot, 35 feet; running high jump, 5 feet 6 1-2 inches; standing broad jump, 10 feet 1-2 inches...
...Park, Hartford, Friday, May 27, at 1.30 o'clock. J. T. Cunningham, Dartmouth '87, was elected grand marshal. The list of events for competition decided on are as follows: Throwing base-ball, two-mile run, 100-yard dash, standing high jump, putting shot, mile run, throwing the 16-pound hammer, 220-yard dash, running high jump, standing bar-vault, half-mile run, 2-mile bicycle race, pole-vault, standing board jump, 120-yards hurdle race. An exhibition of Indian club swinging will also be had, for which no prize is offered - Boston Herald...
...highly inexcusable. While we are convinced that it is only necessary to call the attention of the proper authorities to this evil in order to have it remedied, we cannot refrain from condemning their negligence which gave rise to the nuisance. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure...