Word: wind
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...team, Field was allowed to shoot twice. Each man shot at 50 birds, in strings of 25, and Lewis of the Freshman team was high man with two shoots of 21, a total of 42 birds. The conditions for the shoot were very poor, as there was a high wind which prevented good scores...
Yesterday afternoon the preliminary heats of the 40-yard dash, 45-yard low hurdles, 260-yard dash, and half-mile run were held on the board track on Holmes Field. A cold, piercing wind swept across the track and prevented good times. The elimination trials in the high jump, 16-pound shot-put, and 12-pound novice shot-put were held in the Gymnasium, eight men qualifying in each event...
...first time this year the University and Freshman crew squads rowed down-stream to the basin yesterday afternoon. The water was rough owing to the cold wind, and little blade work could be attempted. Four University and four Freshman crews were sent out, the work of the latter being supervised by Coach Stephenson, who accompanied them in his single. The order of the University boat was the same as last week, Coach Wray continuing to row 2 in place of Lunt...
...crews rowed up-stream above the Stillman Infirmary in short stretches, but did not remain out long because of the cold wind. The University crew went out for the first time in the new English boat received last fall from Sims & Son, of Putney, England which was presented by W.C. Baylies '84. A temporary change was made in the boat, Hooper rowing 4 in place of Bacon who was absent. Coach Wray supervised the work of the University crews from his single and spent considerable time on the first Freshman boat...
...University shooting team defeated the Norfolk Country Club at Dedham, Saturday afternoon, by a score of 170 to 159 out of a possible 250. A strong wind greatly lessened the total of both teams. The best individual score was made by F. A. Brewer '10, who hit 39 birds out of a possible 50. The summary follows: HARVARD. Brewer, 39 Hauthaway, 38 Gilman, 33 Higginson, 32 Morse...