Word: sixteen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fall handicap road race of the Bicycle club took place yesterday afternoon. Only seven of the sixteen men entered were on hand when the first man was started. The handicaps were as follows: E. A. Bailey, '91, scratch; K. Brown, '91, 43 seconds; P. W. Davis, '93, 2m., 8s.; T. Barron, '91, 2m., 8s.; R. W. Holmes, '92, 2m., 20s.; A. H. Williams, '91, 3m., 25s.; Sheffield...
...race which was to be held tomorrow has been postponed until next Tuesday at 3 o'clock, provided permission can be obtained from the Athletic committee. Sixteen men have entered and with good handicapping the race ought to be very interesting. The handicapps will be announced hereafter...
...feet 10 inches "in board length." The extra length "in board" must give gieater power of leverage and a stronger finish. It certainly prevents any difficulty in keeping the button against the pin at both ends of the stroke an important principle in watermanship. Rowing at Cambridge has for sixteen years been under the charge of Mr. Herbert Rhodes. The principles of his system are: The hands must shoot away smartly from the chest; as they release the body for the swing which actually (though not theoretically) begins before the arms are perfectly straight. In any case the swing begins...
...only two games. The third set was longer and more interesting, Kingsley and Jennings played in much better form while Lee and Tallant fell off a little from their former fine play though still doing excellent work. The score ran up to deuce games, and was only decided after sixteen games had been played. The score: Lee and Tallant beat Kingsley and Jennings...
Swarthmore beat Dickinson at Swarthmore on Saturday by a score of sixteen to twelve...