Word: scratches
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...surely there ought to be awakened among our undergraduates a greater desire for universal excellence in boating. There are a few private shells at the boathouse which their owners use semi occasionally, but as for other students they are but very rarely seen on the river. Why would not scratch races, open only to those who have never rowed on the 'varsity or class crews, obviate the difficulty...
...Rogers, '87; 2, H. L. Clark, '87; 3, E. Buckingham, '87; 4, B. C. Henry, '86; 5, J. D. Bradley, '86; 6, T. C. Batchelder, L. S: Clark, scratch; others 5 inches...
...making any longer straight dash than 70 yards impossible. Wendell Baker, who had entered in the 250 and 440 yards, was unable to run on account of a sprained ankle, thus disappointing his many friends; but Mr. Wells ran a tremendous race in the 250 yards, he being the scratch man against a field of fifteen, all carrying large handicaps; he won his heat in the very fast time of 27 1-5, but in order to save himself for the 440, did not run in the final heat. In the 440 if he had begun spurting a little sooner...
...scratch game of foot-ball between the "Whodoes" and the "John Stewart Mills" has been postponed until next Monday...
RUNNING BROAD JUMP.The following were the contestants in the running broad jump: J. D. Bradley, '86, scratch; R. D. Smith, '86, 4 inches; F. B. Lund, '88, 10 inches, and T. H. Shepard, '88, 20 inches. It was won by J. D. Bradley, with a jump of 19ft. 11 1-2in. Lund came second with a jump of (corrected) 19ft. 9in. Record, 21ft. 3 1-2 in. by Bodlesen of Columbia...