Word: ten
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...call special meetings whenever he may think necessary or upon written request of ten members...
...competition in all the events, but as a matter of fact only about half were well contested. In the very first event the four competitors dwindled down to one. The sparring was reduced to one bout instead of four; and a large number of men who entered for the ten yards dash backed out. Under these circumstances, it is no wonder that the spectators were disappointed. Men who enter ought to feel that they have given a pledge to the spectators to contest. Some of those who attend the meetings are doubtless attracted by the expectation of a good competition...
...Ten yards dash...
...Ten-yard dash-C. Merriam '93, S. V. R. Crosby '91, G. Lowell '92, S. Wells '90, W. D. Boardman '92, H. R. Allen '92, J. R. Jenkins '91, A. Blake '93, T. Hoppin '92, O. W. Shead '93, W. F. Baker '93, E. C. Moen '91, W. C. Downs '90, H. F. Hollis '98, T. J. Stead '91, J. O. Powers '91, V. S. Rothschild '91, J. S. Cook Sp., O. K. Hawes '92, L. W. Page Sp., K. Brown '91, C. F. Winslow '91, C. H. Pierce '93, W. H. Evans '90 W. H. Wright...
...short that the man who gets the best of the start will almost surely win. New men are apt to be nervous in starting and some men who run well when once under way are slow in getting off. These men will be especially benefited by the ten yard dash, and ought to enter in sufficient numbers to make an interesting race...