Word: shots
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Putting the Shot-Pennypacker, '88, will try to beat his record...
...Schuylkill Navy, a new kind of championship trophy to the Amateur Athletie Union of the United States, recently organized. It is a solid silver plaque with a background of plush, framed in carved oak. It has engraved on its surface 23 disks, which represent walking, throwing the shot, tennis, running, lacrosse, skating, fencing, rowing, swimming, bicycling, boxing, and other sports embraced in the union...
...Saturday last was a great success. It was, however, rather too drawn out to suit the spectators, who were present in large numbers. It was pleasing to see that the meeting began promptly at the advertised time, otherwise it would have been unbearable. The first event was putting the shot. Pennypacker, '88, and Gibson, '88, were the only contestants. Pennypacker won the event with a throw of 37 ft. 9 1-2 in., Gibson's best put being 35 ft. 2 in. Mr. D. C. Chamberlain, '86, who holds the Harvard record in this event, was present and acted...
Putting the Shot-H. Pennypacker, '88, and H. B. Gibson...
...annual winter meeting at Exeter will be held next Saturday. The following events will be contested: Bar vaulting, putting the shot, standing high jump, club swinging, high kick, horizontal bar, tumbling, parallel bars, running high jump and tug-of-war. First prizes will be given in all events, and where there are four or more entries second prizes will be awarded. There are fourteen entries for putting the shot, eight for the high kick and eight for the running high jump. There is a good number of contestants in the other events also. The principal interest of the meeting will...