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...winter sports of the Princeton Athletic Association took place on Monday, Feb. 22. The records were: standing high jump, 4 ft. 8 in.; putting the 16 lb. shot, 32 ft. 4 in.; running high jump, 5 ft, 2 in.; pole vault. 9 ft. 6 in.; spring-board jump...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/26/1886 | See Source »

...programme for the Winter Meetings, as published in our yesterday's issue, differs slightly from that of last year. There will be no spring-board leaping, and our curiosity is not again to be gratified by an exhibition of German duelling. The management of the meetings has been satisfactory, as a rule, in former years, but we should like to suggest one much needed improvement. We refer to the present manner of admitting the audience to the gymnasium. Some means ought to be taken to prevent the dangerous and disgraceful crowding and pushing in the vestibule before the doors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/10/1886 | See Source »

...tumbling and the leaping from the spring-board will be classed as two separate events instead of one, in the third winter meeting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Notice. | 3/19/1885 | See Source »

...Robinson, '87, while attempting a somersault from a spring-board at the gymnasium yesterday afternoon, fell on his head and arms and dislocated both elbows. In the absence of Dr. Sargent, a physician from the neighborhood, Dr. Ela, was called...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/17/1885 | See Source »

...Memorial. The sewers on that side of Broadway are clogged up, and on rainy days for some time it has taken a pretty good "running long" jump to clear the swelling tide. Tuesday the stream was wider than ever, and many poor jumpers failed to clear it. A spring-board on the sidewalk would save the weaker ones the trouble of going around the block...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/8/1885 | See Source »

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