Word: strength
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...been extended to 6 o'clock tonight. Blue-books may be found either in the Locker Building or at the Rendezvous. Unless many more report, this year's 1916 track work will fall far below previous records. There is no entrance fee; but all men who have not taken strength tests must do so before signing. Those not assigned special hours for tests may report at Hemenway Gymnasium any time during the afternoon...
...highest records of the strength tests taken so far this year are printed below. The highest individual record does not beat the record of 1303.2 made last year by F. D. Huntington '12, but the general average is considerably higher. Eight of the ten men who made records this year are football men. As these tests are merely qualifying ones, and as there is no sincere competition, they do not in many cases represent a man's utmost effort. The average undergraduate makes 630 points...
Entry blue-books for the meet are in the Rendezvous and at the Locker Building. Entries close tomorrow at 6 o'clock. Those who have not taken strength tests before Friday will not be allowed to compete...
...offence, the Harvard line showed lack of strength; no substantial gains were made on straight plunging, and both touchdowns came as the result of forward passes. St. Mark's, however, had an unusually heavy team, which explains, in a measure, the failure of the Freshmen at the rushing game. On the defence, the work was much better, as the line held well; St. Mark's only long gains were made on trick plays...
While Princeton ran up another large score in the game against Virginia, winning, 31 to 0, the size of the score can hardly be taken as a criterion for comparing her future strength with that of the other big teams. Although the individual brilliancy of her light speedy back-field managed to successfully over-whelm the southern team, the Princeton line was never subjected to a severe defensive strain, and consequently the problem as to whether the men in the line will be able to withstand the attack of one of the heavier teams or will be able to give...