Word: runner
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...semi-final and the final rounds will probably be played tomorrow and Friday. A gold medal will be awarded to the winner, and a silver medal to the runner...
...most closely contested match yesterday was between H. W. Niles, of Boston Latin School, last year's winner of the tournament, and J. F. McDonald, of Browne and Nichols School, last year's runner-up. Niles, however, finally won by steadier playing than his opponent...
...yard run as is now done in the Harvard-Yale games second, that a judges' stand be erected at the finish two feet above the ground and four feet from the track. Such a stand will enable the judges to see the relative position of the inside runner. Another meeting of the executive and advisory committees will be held at Philadelphia on April...
...most part close and the distance between the runners greatly varied. The last runner Shirk '06, increased his slight lead and finished ten yards ahead. The final race was close, only at first. Perkins '06 on the first turn secured a three-yard lead and handed this advantage over to Cole who increased the distance to 10 yards. Shirk finished 22 yards ahead. The time was 3 minutes 15 3-5 seconds...
...played the game that his former reputation called for. His signalling for plays has been slow, and his judgment in directing attacks not good. On the defense he plays too far back of the line, and is not reliable in handling punts. Nichols is a fast and brilliant runner, and fights for every inch after being tackled, but is apt to rely too much on his own efforts. On plays through the line he lacks power; in the secondary defense he is uncertain. Schoellkopf is a hard plunging back on line plays, a sure ground gainer, and very effective...