Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...feet, Batchelder having previously withdrawn. Buckingham fell out at five feet one inch. Clark, Bradley and Rogers now did some good and graceful jumping. Rogers jumped five feet three and a half inches, but failed to clear half an inch more. Bradley jumped five feet four and seven-tenths inches. Clark then attempted to make up the five inches handicap. Last year Clark, Atkinson and Fogg tied at 5 ft. 8 3-4 in., and much interest was felt whether this record could be bettered. Clark jumped 5 ft. 9 in., which, however, did not make up the handicap...
Lacrosse has been revived at Yale. Twenty-seven men are trying for their team. A challenge will immediately be sent to Yale by the Harvard team...
...freshmen were the first to appear, carrying the varsity barge down to the water with great pride and care. They started off, stroke and seven taking up the stroke, and going up the river around the point under Capt. Mumford's directions. They were gone about a half hour when they came back, all rowing together. They rowed in fair form for a freshman crew, especially stroke, two and bow. As soon as '89 was through, the 'varsity climbed into their barge and disappeared up the river, rowing easily and slowly till out of sight. In about ten minutes...
...nine minutes after seven last evening Sever 11 was filled with an audience of residents of Cambridge and students eager to hear Mr. Charles Francis Adams, Jr., lecture on "The Management of Railroads as a Profession for College Graduates...
Amory, '88 and Lander, '86, were the contestants in the first round of the fencing. The men fought well but were pretty wild. Lander won by a score of seven points to five. The next bout was between Isham, R. G., and Morris, R. G. Morris showed good form and a thorough knowledge of fencing, but was unable to do much against his more powerful adversary. Isham was very wild. Isham won the bout, seven points to four...