Word: beaten
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...strikes me that your contributor of yesterday is both extremely infantile in his arguments and ungenerous to ward the "Tech" team. We sent in four of our strongest men to pull against Technology, and we were fairly beaten. Why, then, try to conceal the fact and hesitate to make admissions which are merely honorable...
...Harvard record was made in the pole-vault by E. B. Leavitt, '90. Mr. Soren's record jump of 9 feet 6 inches was beaten by an inch, making the present record 9 feet 7 inches. Mr. Leavitt vaulted in good form and there is no reason why he may not better this jump by several inches. Of the other contestants. Wheelwright cleared the bar at 9 feet; Dickerman and Craig were not in condition to contest...
...usual large and close-fitting crowd was present at the gymnasium on Exeter street Saturday at the annual indoor meeting of the Technology Athletic Association. The sports were as a whole very good; better than last year. Harvard men were disappointed in having the tug-of-war team beaten, but the success of their representatives in other events partially compensated for this reverse...
...athletics, she should not be shut out of the freshman races without very good reasons. If this scheme is found practicable, there is no reason why Ninety should not create a precedent of having Yale in the freshman races, as they have little reason to be afraid of being beaten on an even course...
...conclusion that the game is too rough for their kid-gloved lambs, but after sending spies down to New Haven to sneak around back fences and watch the game, they come to the conclusion that it is a good game and try it again - only to get beaten, as they always have been before...