Word: shots
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...seconds. The second heat between G. S. Mandell, H. R. Miles, '88, and W. Meyer, '90, was won by Mandell in 24 1-4 seconds. In the final heat, Rogers ran away from his men, and won in 23 1-4 seconds; Mandell was second. Putting the shot and throwing the hammer were both walk-overs for H. B. Gibson, '88. His records were respectively 33 feet 9 inches and 80 feet 8 inches...
...this time and the course was smooth. After the few preliminaries of stripping, etc., the referee's whistle sounded, followed quickly by the report of the gun at about 5.18. All four crews got a good start, the freshmen getting the water first, and '87, next, and as they shot forth, the unwieldy tugs, quivering with their burdens, pursued them with whistles shrieking and flags waving, and a vast concourse of wheeled vehicles dashed off at break neck speed for Boston...
...Putting the Shot-H. B. Gibson, '88, F. Dana...
...signal for a recall will be the second barrel of the shot-gun, but there will be no recall after the first ten strokes have been rowed...
...starter will say, "Gentlemen, are you ready," and getting no reply, and seeing no coxswain hold up his hand as a signal that the crew is not ready, the starter will fire a shot-gun, after an interval of from two to five seconds, as a signal...