Word: tossed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Running high jump.N. T. Leslie, Pa., and J. D. Winsor, Pa., tied at 5 ft. 11 3/4 in. (Leslie won the toss); third, C. J. Paine...
Stevens won the toss and sent Harvard to the east goal, where it was placed at slight disadvantage, facing the sun. For 22 minutes the teams struggled with the ball, the greater part of the time in Harvard's territory, before the first goal was scored. It was cleverly thrown through the Harvard goal by Scott...
...University of Pennsylvania will be rowed on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie. The course extends from one mile below the Poughkeepsie railroad bridge straight up the river for four miles. It is from three to eight fathoms deep throughout, and offers no advantage to the crew winning the toss...
...pole vault ended in a tie between A. B. Emmons '98 and N. P. Hallowell '97. Emmons won the toss and got first place...
Favored by the shelter afforded by the Surrey shore, which the Oxfords selected after winning the toss, their boat was rapidly increasing its lead over the Cambridge shell, and they were rowing easily. At Craven Cottage Oxford was a length ahead. Cambridge was spurting, but could not gain against Oxford's long, sweeping stroke. Shooting Hammersmith Bridge, Oxford was still a length ahead. Cambridge made another spurt, with the same result as before...