Word: beating
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Slosson beat Sexton in cushion carom billiards on Thursday by 17 points thus winning the championship...
...polo grounds, New York, Monday, a benefit was given the veteran trainers, Jack Goulding and Alf Badger, and a number of athletic sports were had. F. P. Murray tried to beat the heel-and-toe record for one mile. He made the half in 3m. 2 2-5s., and finished the full distance in 6m. 36 1-2s. The best on record is Eugene R. Merrill's 6m. 32 3-5s. ; Merrill's time for half a mile is 3m. 3s., which Murray beat by a fraction of a second. On the same occasion L. E. Myers...
...George beat W. Snook on Saturday, easily making the mile in 4:26 1-4. George failed to beat his record made last week of 4:19 3-5, the best on record for an amateur. The professional best on record is 4:16 1-5 made by Cummins...
...unfavorable aspect of the weather a few persons gathered at Longwood to see the continuation of the tournament. Presbrey vs. Taylor resulted 6-2, 6-2 in favor of the former. Preshbrey played a brilliant game, but Taylor's was not up to his usual form. Dodd beat his opponent, and this left Presbrey and Dodd to contest in the finals. As it was rapidly becoming dark, the match was postponed until Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock...
...Yale beat Wesleyan 14 goals, 3 touchdowns to 0, and Harvard beat the same eleven 3 goals, 3 touchdowns, to 6; and Princeton hasn't beaten a thing. But it don't signify. [Princetonian...