Word: tilson
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...passed by Frissell of Yale. Both men fought hard on the last lap, but the relay ended with Yale three yards in the lead. Miller for Harvard and Stevens for Yale ran the next relay in which Yale slightly increased the lead. In the third relay Captain Minot pushed Tilson of Yale hard, but was unable to gain appreciably. Yale started the last relay with Parsons leading by five yards over Van Brunt. The latter ran well, but Parsons had the race well in hand and Yale won by ten yards in 7 minutes 23 3-5 seconds...
...high jump at the same meet. On Thursday night in the meet at Philadelphia under the auspices of Company E, First Regiment, a two-mile relay team consisting of J. M. Cates L.S., E. B. Parsons '07, W. L. L'Engle '06 S., and B. V. Tilson '08, defeated the University of Pennsylvania by over 20 yards...
...Yale made up the distance and took the lead in the middle of the fourth lap, but Miller of Harvard passed him in the last half lap and won by a yard. For two laps in the next relay Minot of Harvard maintained this lead but was passed by Tilson in the middle of the fifth lap. Minot weakened perceptibly and Tilson finally finished about 50 yards ahead. In the last relay Dives gained on Parsons of Yale and finished about 25 yards behind. The time was 7 minutes and 17 seconds...
Yale University team--J. M. Cates, W. J. L'Engle, V. V. Tilson, E. B. Parsons. Substitute--B. Parsons...
...yard run is conceded to Parsons of Yale, and second and third places, judging from their previous experience, should go to Tilson of Yale and H.H. Whitman '06, respectively...