Word: tug-of-war
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...promptly. Following are the events: 50 yards run, 1 mile run, 440 yards run, 880 ards run, 220 yards run over 2 feet 6 inch hurdles, 1 mile walk, pole vault, running high jump, putting 16 1b. shot, 220 yards run, throwing 56 1b. weight, tug-of-war of 650 pounds, 4 men, 2 substitutes allowed; no contest unless two teams enter. The course will be a board track of about 13 laps to the mile. Rules of the Amateur Athletic Union will govern all contests. The meeting will be open to members of recognized amateur athletic clubs only...
...ensuing year are as follows: President, T. C. Thacher; vice-presidents, W. R. Tyler, W. O. Badger, Perry Lawton, F. Warren and H. DeY. Lentz; Sec. and Treas. J. O. Hall. After the alumni meeting the regular fall sports were held and were unusually successful. The tug-of-war was won by the third class...
...nine. After these elections Captain Cumnock said a few words about class elevens and games and offered the rules governing their management, which have already been adopted by the other classes. They were unanimously adopted. Mr. E. S. Jones resigned from the position of captain of the tug-of-war team and Mr. N. R. George was elected to fill his place. The last business before the meeting was the election of a committee of three to make arrangements for the class day elections. G. Blagden, R. E. Faulkner and W. K. Post were elected. The meeting then adjourned...
...Columbia tug-of-war team has this year won every pull but one and has pulled a total of 102 3-4 inches...
...association records were broken: quarter-mile run, mile walk, putting the shot, running broad jump, 220-yards dash, and the running high jump. In the tug-of-war contest, Williams, Brown, Dartmouth and Worcester were represented. Dartmouth won the event over Williams by one inch. The 100-yards dash was run in four beats, owing to the great number of entries. The final heat wins won by E. Williams of Dartmouth, in 10 4-5 seconds. J. W. Mills of Worcester second. The 220-yards dash was won by J. W. Mills of Worcester, in 23 2-5 seconds. This...