Word: ropes
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...heavy gymnastics a number of exercises were gone through, including running high jump, rope climbing, vaulting, spring-board jumping, ladder climbing, see-sawing and trapeze exercises. The programme ended with a very pretty exhibition of dancing steps...
...omitted. It has not been definitely decided just what events will be contested. There was last night a meeting of men interested in gymnastics, in order to find out in what events there are likely to be entries. Men appeared for the horizontal bar, parallel bars, tumbling, and rope climbing. Unless more men enter, however, some of these events will be given up for a potato race or a ten yards dash...
December 6. Fence vault, rope climbing, fencing...
...crews will be ready at the Brookline Bridge promptly at the appointed hour, 4.30 p. m. The stern of each shell will be held from a boat attached to a rope stretched across the river. As soon as the shells are in position, one long whistle will be blown as a preparatory signal. Twenty seconds after this signal, three short, sharp whistles will signify "Are you ready...
...rope climbing contest was won by E. Klein '95, time 10 seconds. C. M. Holmes '96, second. S. Kaveny of the Charlesbank gymnasium had a walk over in the flying rings contest...