Word: shots
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Pennypacker, '88, won the shot with a put of 35 ft. 10 1 2 in., an improvement of 4 in. over his best previous record. Gibson, '88, was second with 34 ft. 5 1-2 in.,- 2 ft. 6 in. better than his record...
...bicycle race lies between Harvard and the U. of P. If Coxe enters he can win the hammer and shot with ease, otherwise Lafayette will probably win the events. Yale's chances in the tug-of-war are better than ever before, but both Columbia and Harvard will be hard to beat. On the whole Yale's chances are not particularly good unless Coxe enters. Sherrill, Berger, Harmer and Shearman may be counted on, but these will not be enough to retain the cup. If, however, Coxe wins his two events again, Yale is in no danger of having...
Fifteen men are competitors for the prize in high jumping in Yale's weekly contests, and eleven men are candidates for the prize in putting the shot...
Charles E. Schwager, '91, of Amherst College, shot himself through the head in his room Saturday night, and will probably...
...number of candidates for the Mott Haven team is somewhat smaller than at first, but many will begin their practice again next week. Only two men are putting the shot and four pole-vaulting. There is a large number of men practising for running and jumping. The outlook for winning the first and second bicycle prizes at Mott Haven in the spring is good. As the first of the winter meetings takes place so soon, the contestants are working more regularly. The contest for the medal for excellence on the horizontal bar will be very close. Men are daily practising...