Word: spider
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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TUMBLING.There were five contestants in this event: A. T. Dudley, '87, J. C. Faulkner, '86, S. H. Knapp, '87, G. A. Pudor, '86, and T. Bachelder, L. S. All the men seemed well versed in all kinds of hand-springs, walking with arms, etc. Mr. Knapp's spider walk occasioned long and continued laughter and applause. The race between Messrs. Bachelder and Knapp and Dudley and Faulkner in the double somersault art was won by Dudley and Faulkner. This event was the clown of the afternoon, and the ape-like movements of the contestants elicited long and uproarious applause...
...pole that lay by the side of the path and threw it at the thing. To my utter surprise the majestic form collapsed entirely, and fell to the ground. And then all was accounted for. What had caused us our fright was simply the web of a monstrous tropical spider. The moonlight, gleaming on the threads, contrasting with the dark foliage around, had given it the unearthly appearance; and the breeze had made it move to and fro in the ghostly manner that had capped the climax of my fear...