Word: walls
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Late yesterday afternoon a small fire broke out on the second floor of Leavitt and Peirce's. The blaze, however, was extinguished before any appreciable damage was done. The firemen had to tear down a portion of a wall partition in order to prevent the smouldering flames from spreading. It is understood that the fire was started by a cigarette thrown on the floor...
...resolution was passed which gave to the new executive committee the power to add to the list of events any new exhibitions or competitions which it might deem advisable to include. This means that military drills and military athletic events such as wall scaling and grenade throwing may be on the program. It was decided also to hold exhibitions of javelin and discus throwing. Though there was the ever recurring discussion as to whether the hammer throw should be eliminated from the list, no such motion was carried, and the event will undoubtedly take place as usual...
These outside bayonet matches are an outgrowth of a general feeling expressed at recent athletic meetings that military sports such as bayonet-fencing, wall-scaling, rescue races and grenade-throwing should be included among field events. Several other institutions, notably Yale and Columbia, have indicated that they will follow the same course, so that opponents for the team are assured...
...physical development. Many grenadiers in many universities can now be developed to a high point of efficiency through the adoption of this new plan. Let competitions of this sort not stop here, however, but include all others in which it is especially necessary for a soldier to be experienced. Wall-scaling, rescue races and bayonet contest should be held also. the spirit of track rivalry may well take on a more direct military value...
Navy Yard--Wall, Strecher, l.e.; Sadler, l.t.; Coffee, Bishop, l.g.; Robinson, c.; Clark, r.g.; Linsert, r.t.; Hurley, r.e.; Cannell, Rutherford, q.b.; Butler, Adams, Temple, l.h.b.; Murray r.h.b.; Casey...