Word: leaded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Brunonian says: "The Harvard papers have quite taken the lead in the light-story literature toward which nearly all the best college bi-weeklies have been tending during the current year. It has been found that deep and weighty articles, however well thought out and however well written, fail to command the same attention of the readers as light, entertaining stories, setting forth some ridiculous situation or recounting some amusing episode...
...half-mile run was contested by Goodwin, '84, Taylor, '85, and Page, '83. Goodwin easily won in 2 minutes 5 1/4 seconds, running in excellent style and steadily increasing his lead throughout the heat. Taylor took second place...
Mile Run. - Morison took the lead with Trask and Penrose following; second lap, Morison and Trask same order; Penrose dropped behind, retiring in the next lap on account of a broken shoe. Trask in the next two laps kept same place, and in fifth tried to pass Morison on the finish but failed, the latter winning in 4 minutes, 39 seconds, with Trask hard on his heels. The record of both competitors beats previous Harvard records...
...Yards Hurdle. - Mitchell got a better start than Haupt and increased the lead to the finish, clearing the hurdles in beautiful style. Time, 17 3/4 seconds; 2, Haupt. This breaks Cowdin's record in 1879, and is therefore the best college record...
...Yards Dash. - Very spirited throughout. Bradford took the lead, but Wendell on the last 100 yards passed to the front, Soren finishing second, Edmands third. Carey and Wesselhoeft retired. Time, 24 seconds...