Word: baxter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...five years. He has met with considerable success. His pupils have taken 18 cups and medals in the different athletic games held in this vicinity. Among them are several Harvard men who were prominent figures at each of the winter meetings. McCall, '81, Heilbron, '83, the celebrated feather-weight, Baxter, '83, Page, '83, Sutton, '85, Colony, '85, Woodbury, '86, and Blodgett ; '87, are all well known as ready sparkers. The latter two won prizes last year at the Technology games. Mr. Ferris will train during the coming winter a number of men for the winter meetings...
...Baxter will be unable to box at the championships in New York on March 1st, owing to an old injury to his hand...
...Baxter '83, will compete for the amateur U. S. championship in heavyweight boxing...
...Baxter, '83, was one of the contestants in the heavyweight sparring. His opponent was Doherty, of Boston. The fighting was very close. Baxter, with his lame right hand, did some game work. The judges disagreed and a fourth round was fought. After it the decision was in favor of Doherty. This announcement caused much dissatisfaction among the majority of those present, who called loudly for Baxter. The cause given for the decision was that Baxter did not lead. On the other hand it may be said that whenever he approached his man the latter withdrew from the imaginary ring, choosing...
...following item is from the Yale News; the italics are our own: D. N. Baxter, '83, Harvard's champion heavyweight sparer, will enter for the amateur championship at New York in February Out-runner Bangs, who won the light-weight wrestling at the winter meetings last year, and also the cup for general wrestling, will try conclusions with the other light-weight wrestlers of the country at the same time...