Word: vaulting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...following events: 20-yard dash, handicap; rope climb, threelegged race, 16-pound shot-put, handicap; running high-jump, handicap; potatorace, wheelbarrow race, sack race, poleclimb, interclass tug of war, 45-yard high hurdle race, open to men who have never hurdled; 45-yard high hurdle race, handicap; pole-vault, handicap; and a 2-mile cross-country race, handicap. The hurdle races, cross-country race, and dormitory relay races will be run out of doors; the two former events will be run on the board track at Holmes Field...
...enter these events do not reach their limit in a month or two; it requires years of practice. This includes outdoor work in the fall and spring, and winter work in the Gymnasium. In order to excel in the jumps, pole-vault, shot, and hammer, a man should do light work during the whole College term, so that when he comes out in the spring, he will not have to start all over again but will feel perfectly at home in his event. The advantage in working at the present time is that it gives the coach an opportunity...
...five Harvard men who were taken to New York to compete in the Columbia handicap track meet, held in Madison Square Garden Saturday evening, two won places. S. C. Lawrence '10, with a handicap of 12 inches, was second in the pole-vault with an actual vault of 10 feet 3 inches, and E. L. Parker '10, handicap 12 inches, was third, with an actual vault of 10 feet. The following, men represented the University at the meet: J. L. Barr '10, A. D. Barker '11, S. C. Lawrence '10, E. L. Parker '10, R. G. Harwood...
...second and last of the winter handicap pole-vault competitions was held in the Cage yesterday afternoon. E. L. Parker '10, by securing first place, won the cup for the series with 8 points to his credit. Second place in the series went to S. S. Kent '11 with 6 points, and third to S. C. Lawrence '10 with 4 points...
...final competition in the pole-vault will be held in the Cage at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The following men have been entered: G. R. Barr '10, 11 in.; W. Dennis '11, 8 in.; S. S. Kent '11, 5 in.; S. C. Lawrence '10, scratch; E. L. Parker '10, scratch; M. C. Peirce '10, scratch...