Word: puts
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...week ago the Yale freshman team was defeated by the Princeton freshmen by the score of 54 1-2 points to 48 1-2; but some creditable exhibitions were made, especially in the shot-put and broad jump, which were both won by J. R. Kilpatrick of Yale at 41 feet, 1 1-2 inches and 22 feet, 2 1-2 inches, respectively. Harvard has had no very good test, their only meet being that with Phillips Exeter Academy last Saturday, which they won, 59 1-2 points...
...Sophomore crew has been rowing in substantially the same order since April 27, and should have improved more than they have. They have poor control of their slides, and do not get in and out together; consequently the boat checks very perceptibly on the catch. The men put a great deal of spirit into their work, and are able to maintain a high stroke...
...first two days of last week the men were put through elementary practice, tackling the dummy and learning to handle the ball, and Wednesday the first scrimmage of the spring practice was held. The teams lined up for short twelve minute periods, first one side being given the ball and then the other. More attention was paid to the individual work of the men, however, than to the team play. Thursday, on account of the rain, the teams were not lined up, but the men were shown how to handle the ball in wet weather. Friday the scrimmages were resumed...
...first in the high jump at 5 feet, 5 1-2 inches, and Daoust got second in the broad jump with 20 feet, 10 1-2 inches. The pole-vault was all Yale's with Dray, Gilbert and Nelson tying at 11 feet, 6 inches. Bushman won the shot-put at 42 feet, 3-4 of an inch. Cooney, Goebel and Bigelow got the places in the hammer-throw, Cooney's distances being 148 feet, 7 1-2 inches...
...field events Harvard took all three places in the shot-put and high jump. The shot-put was won by B. T. Stephenson, Jr., '08 with a put of 42 feet, 11 inches. L. W. Bangs '08 was second and C. C. Little '10 was third. S. C. Lawrence '10 won the pole-vault at 11 feet, 8 7-8 inches, being 8 inches higher than he ever did before. J. L. Barr '10 was second and E. L. Parker '10 third...