Word: hammering
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Dates: during 1890-1890
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...field events nearly all took place at the same time with the track contests, and were as follows: Throwing the hammer, two contests, won by H. R. Allen, '92, with a throw of 89 feet, and by H. S. Evans, '93, distance 83 feet, 4 inches. The three contests in the running high jump were won by J. P. Lee, '91, with a jump of 5 feet, 3 1-2 inches; A. H. Green, '92, who cleared 5 feet. 5 1 2 inches, and G. R. Fearing, '93. Fearing's competitor dropped out in the beginning of the contest...
Field events,-Throwing the hammer: '92, H. R. Allen, N. H. Shea; '93, P. V. K. Johnson, S. M. Brice, S. H. Evans. Running high jump,-'92, A. H. Green, W. N. Duane; '93, F. Allen, G. R. Fearing. Putting the shot-'92, H. R. Allen, W. H. Shea. Running broad jump,-'90, J. Crane, S. W. Wheelright; '91, T. J. Stead, J. O. Powers, J. P. Lee; '92, A. H. Green, J. Hale, jr.; '93, F. W. Moore, O. W. Shead. Pole Vault,-'90, J. Crane, W. Crane, G. W. Wheelright; '92, W. N. Duane, A. H. Green...
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Under the system now prevailing, a railroad which fails to pay interest on its bonded debf is liable to sale under the hammer; and as the price obtained under such circumstances is rarely enough to satisfy the bonds, this means that the stockholders of capital stock lose everything. The fortunes made not by "railroad wrecking" but by such men as Jay Gould show to what enormous abuses and injustice this procedure leads. Efforts are being made to find a remedy. Mr. Abbot's lecture on this subject will be interesting and ought to attract a large audience...
Throwing the hammer...