Word: walked
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...arranged that at a moment's notice it can be swung up out of the way, leaving the centre of the hall entirely clear. There are to be parallel bars of all varieties, - of the ordinary sort, high parallels, ascending bars, bars up which one can walk like a step-ladder, and one pair which can be adjusted in whatever way the user wishes. There will be no machines for general development, such as those of Dr. Winship and others; but from thirty to fifty machines intended to develop the different parts of the body, in order that...
...beards them as they walk...
...seem too sanguine to expect that at least five good men should compete in each of the more important sports. The weather was, unfortunately, bad; but, as the spring is likely to be more favorable, we trust that more men will train, and that there may be no walk-overs...
...first event was for the one-mile walk, in which, out of six men entered, only two appeared at the scratch. These were Messrs. F. C. Huidekoper, '80, and E. E. Wentworth, '82. For about half a mile they kept along within three feet of each other; but, by the end of the third lap, Wentworth worked ahead, and won by ten yards, in 8 m. 36 s. Huidekoper's time...
...half-mile run, the next on the programme, created a great deal of amusement. Simmons cantered round the track, sometimes stopping to walk, at others shaking hands with persons outside, while Buell, '82, and Norman, '82, kept up a slow dog-trot. Ten yards from the finish, Norman gained on his competitor, and got second prize, in 3 m. 24 s. Simmons's time...