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PUTTING THE SHOT.A. L. McRae, S. S., D. B. Chamberlain, '86, and J. J. Roberts, '86, entered. Chamberlain put it 31 feet 10 inches, with Roberts second, whose record was 29 feet, 9 1-2 inches. As the shot...
being put, Bemis attempted to break the Harvard record...
...work managed to get over the first lap in 1 minute, 48 seconds. The second lap compelled him to slacken his speed a little, and was walked in 3.45, the third in 5.44, and the fourth in 7.37 1-4, three and a quarter seconds above the Harvard record. Bemis' style of walking is excellent, and he ought by no means to feel discouraged at his failure to break the record, as the rain went far towards slackening his speed. As Bemis finished his last lap, the contestants...
...namely, that they afford exercise to so few of the students. The new project is the purchase by subscription of a large pitcher, to be contended for by the four classes on the Charles. It is proposed to have the pitcher very large, with surface enough to hold the record for a hundred years. The pitcher is to be awarded each year to the class which has in that year won the greatest number of races on the Charles, no student rowing in more than one race. Thus no class would be likely to win which had not trained...
...seems assured that the meeting will be up to the standard of excellence which has characterized these meetings in the past. As the new track is in splendid condition, and is, moreover, considered very fast, good time may be expected in many of the events, and perhaps a broken record in one or two. We hope the meeting will pass off pleasantly and will not be marred by those tedious waits which have recently, thanks to the officers of the association, been conspicuous only by their absence...