Word: went
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have seen for years, records were broken, the tug-of-war was intensely exciting, and a novelty was presented in the exhibition of German duelling. There was not a hitch on the whole afternoon's entertainment, and the managers are to be congratulated upon the smoothness with which everything went off. On account of the tie for the running high jump, the class pennant is still in doubt...
...four men, Bachelder, L. S.; Fogg and Atkinson. '85, and H. L. Clark, '87, who were entered only one man fell out until the bar was at an almost unparalleled height. Bachelder only cleared the first height, 4 ft. 4 1-2 in. and then withdrew. Up and up went the bar until the others had all gone over 5 ft. 8 3-4 in. This is the greatest height ever cleared at an indoors meeting of the H. A. A. All failed at the next height, 5 ft. 9 1-2 in., and when the bar was placed still...
...physical assistant. Knapp, C. S., A. T. Dudley and Osgood of the sophomore class were the contestants. After a few preliminary somersaults from the board, they tried to see who could leap the highest over a bar. Dudley won, and Knapp and Osgood were even for second place. Dudley went over the bar at 8 ft., 3 1-2 in. from the ground. The spring board was nearly two feet high...
...oarsmen, made the absence of the stove, now undergoing repairs, less a hardship than it might have been; but the want of fresh water for bathing proved to be very disagreeable. As the floats were not yet in position, and the tide was low, the crews which went out were obliged to wade knee deep in the ice-cold water and mud. It was even necessary to push aside floating cakes of ice, which had collected in front of the platform of the boat-house. When fairly afloat, the boats ran considerable danger of smashing their bows against the halfhidden...
...dancing they went...