Word: thrower
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...equalled. A. C. Gilbert of Yale did 12 feet, 7 3-4 inches in the pole-vault, thus bettering Dray's former world's record of 12 feet, 6 1-2 inches. In the competition for the discus throw, free style, A. K. Dearborn, the former Wesleyan weight thrower and New England intercollegiate record holder for the discus throw, best Martin J. Sheridan's former world's record of 136 feet, 2 inches, with a throw of 139 feet, 11 inches. In a heat of the 100-metre race, Robertson of Virginia equalled Jarvis's world's record...
...yesterday by Captain L. P. Dodge '08, Coaches Lathrop and Quinn, and the donor. The cup for the hurdler was given to W. M. Rand '09, for the high jumper or pole-vaulter to S. C. Lawrence '10 in the pole-vault, and for the shot-putter or hammer-thrower to L. W. Bangs '08 in the shot...
...loss in the hammer-throw of H. E. Kersburg '07, who won second in the intercollegiate and first in the dual meet last spring, will leave the team without any hammer thrower of marked ability, and it seems very doubtful that the University will secure any places in this event. Yale, however, will also lose R. Park '07S., and J. George '07S., who won second and third places last year. H. M. Gilmore '08 is the only candidate who promises to be a point winner in this event
...accurately. Although a fairly good hitter, he is apt to misjudge the ball and is slow in running bases. Ware, left fielder, fields and throws well. He is a strong hitter, but is a reckless base-runner. McNeil, in right field, bats fairly well, but is not a good thrower and is slow in the field and on the bases. Thomas, at third base, is erratic in fielding and throwing. He is a poor hitter with a tendency to offer at bad balls, and is slow in running bases. At short stop Pritchett covers very little ground and is somewhat...
Harvard has no experienced hammer thrower. At Yale Shevlin and Harris are the best, although Hogan and Tripp have already shown some ability...