Word: tape
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...track meet held on the Boston Common yesterday morning, University men scored in four different events. In the novice 100-yard dash B. Z. Nelson '15 and L. C. Henin '15 secured first and third places respectively, Nelson crossing the tape in 10 2-5 seconds. J. L. Foley '15 came in third in the open 100-yard dash. H. R. Bechtel '17, finished second in the novice 880-yard run, being the only Harvard man to win a place in that event. The cross-country men showed up well, C. Southworth '15 and R. S. Cook '17 taking second...
...took advantage of his pole position in the quarter mile by sprinting at full speed for the first 300 yards, opening up a seven-yard lead on W. J. Bingham '16. The latter gradually closed up the gap but was unable to catch the Yale man, who crossed the tape in 49 1-5 seconds...
...races. In the mile, R. S. Cook '17 took the lead at the start and, followed closely by W. J. Hever '17, held it until twenty yards from the finish when a remarkable burst of speed brought D. G. Bradley, of Andover, to the front, breaking the tape just ahead of Cook...
...shoulder for about 50 yards, then Bingham drew steadily away. Halpin was unable to close up, and Bingham handed over a commanding lead of 10 yards to W. A. Barron, Jr., '14. He drew rapidly away from Meanix, the last B. A. A. runner, and finally crossed the tape 26 yards ahead...
Everyone admits that the system of Concentration and Distribution has its faults. Some, especially members of the class of 1914 who entered when it was a deep mystery to all but a chosen few rail against it as so much ineffectual red tape...