Word: header
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...outcome, since it was the first time such a contest had taken place between the two schools. Andover won, getting six events out of the nine. Exeter's showing would hardly have been so poor had she not been unfortunate. In the bicycle race her man took a header in the last lap, in the mile run her leading man was taken ill and had to be carried off, and in the 220-yards dash, Ellis fell within six feet of the finish with the Andover man just abreast...
...starters in the first heat were Brown of N Y A C, Clark, of Dorchester, and Shoefer, Berkeley Athletic association. Brown won in 41 2-5 seconds. The second heat was between Brown, Holmes, and Greenleaf, all of Harvard. Brown won in 45 seconds. Holmes took a bad header at the finish but was not seriously in jured. In the third heat Delabarre of Amherst had a walk over, riding the distance in 46 1-5 seconds. In the final heat the winners of the trial heats contested. F. G. Brown was ruled out because his starter stepped over...
...seconds, which is very fast considering the condition of the roads. Norton and Williston of Technology were very close to him at the finish. The others were some distance behind as they were delayed at the railway crossing in West Newton. Bradley of Technology took a bad header near the finish and was unable...
...first two men got cups; also Norton for covering the distance within 1h. 10m. McCammon was "nabbed" by a policeman for riding on the sidewalk and lost several minutes explain his good intentions and giving his name. Herrick took a bad header and was chased a block by a policeman, but escaped. The weather was perfect, except for a strong wind that prevented very fast time. Merrill, '90, and Drake, '88, took the time and order of arrival...
...pegs a foot high stuck all over the field, which Mr. Carpenter and I went round and pulled up. This was sufficiently careless, but one of the Tech half-backs found the leaving of a marking string lying across the field more dangerous still when he took a header over it during the game. Home plate, as I said before, was not removed till a player had to be carried away from previous contact with it. These things were all owing to the gross negligence of the managers; but with every precaution, the ground is dangerous and unfit to play...