Word: quarterly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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When the nine leaves the square at a quarter of five o'clock for Princeton, everybody who possibly can should be on hand to give the men a good send-off. They have shown much improvement in the last week or ten days and, before leaving to play their first championship game, deserve some acknowledgement of it from those whom they represent...
...draw ahead of '97, and at the bridge were about two lengths ahead of '97 and 1900, and two and one-half lengths behind '99, who were rowing strongly. Ninety-eight made a game fight of it after passing the bridge and gained a length, but in the last quarter '99 put on steam, leading at the finish by a length and a half of clear water...
...contest was very close, but Fish won the first relay in 51 2-5s. and Vincent won the second in 50 1-5s. Butler, however, weakened considerably and fell just before reaching the tape. Hollister then managed to touch him and though Fisher, Yale's crack quarter-miler had gained a lead of seven yards, the Harvard runner overhauled him and won by five yards. The time for the relay was 49 4-5s., but allowing for the delay Hollister's time was considerably faster. The whole time...
...half-mile Hollister lowered his old record of 1m. 56 4-5s. to 1m. 54 2-5s., and Grant clipped 1 1-5 seconds off the previous record of 4m. 28 1-5s. in the mile. Both men were paced, however, on their last quarter...
...field events was the high jump, in which W. G. Morse '99 and C. J. Paine 'Jr. '97, tied for first place. The pole vault was postponed on account of darkness to next Friday at 3 p. m. T. E. Burke, of the B. A. A., ran an exhibition quarter mile...