Word: ropes
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...liberally handicapped Other events in which the circumstances are similar are putting the shot and the fence vault. If handicaps were offered they could be extended to almost all the events of the open meeting-fence vault, sole vaults, running and standing high jumps; running high kick, and rope climbing. We should not advocate offering handicaps if there were a prospect of enough entries by Harvard men to make the meeting interesting, but present indications point to the contrary. Unless a sudden and decided change takes place in the intentions of the athletic men, the offer of handicaps would induce...
...floor. It has been constructed so as not to obstruct the floor except when in use, by having one half made in a solid piece, fastened by hinges under the track, so that it can be raised out of the way at a moment's notice by a rope fastened to the other end, and having the other half built in sections so that it can be taken to pieces, By means of the plane the jumper can throw his weight on the spring-board with much more effect than when he had to run along the floor...
...Rope Climbing...
...serious injury are greatly reduced. He should prepare himself, as candidates for other teams do, by a careful course of training and coaching. When a man pulls in good form the danger of serious injury is very slight. There are few men, if any, who, by pulling on the rope in good form, can put a greater strain upon the back and legs then they can bear. So great a strain could not be transferred to the back and legs because the rope would first slip through the hands. In three years at Exeter and two here, I know...
...style with very little provision for escape in case of fire. The stair-ways are narrow and all wood, so that they would make a perfect flue for the flames. It ought to be the duty of the college to furnish every room above the ground floor with a rope or other means of escape-There are ropes in some of the rooms but not in all. Examination shows that Holworthy does not come under the law which requires ropes to be furnished to every room. This is strange as Holworthy is certainly as high as either Hollis or Stoughton...