Word: bout
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After the bout between Tailer and Lee for the college championship in singles, which the latter won after some sharp playing on the part of both contestants, Snow and Tailer the college champions in doubles, beat the Sears brothers, the winners of the spring tournament, three straight sets in an exhibition match. Many friends of both teams were present and were confident of victory for their favorites, which fact added double interest to the contest. The first set was beautifully played by 'both sides until the score stood six games all, when Tailer and Snow won the next two games...
...Electric Time," "Travels on next to Nothing," "A Tramp Trip to Europe," and an article on "The New Playing Rules of Base-Ball" are full of valuable information. The rest of the number contains "Coursing Wild Turkeys in Colorado," "Yachts and Yacht Clubs in San Francisco," "Totally Dismasted," "A Bout with the Gloves," "A Bicycle Incident," "A Novel Canoe," "The Man who Lives in a Tree," and several verses interspersed...
FEATHER-WEIGHT SPARRING.Final Bout - Dame and Grew both looked fresh and in good condition as they stepped into the ring to decide the feather-weight sparring. Dame led with his left and Grew replied with a lively rally. Dame used his left and kept away from a good many of Grew's swinging rights. Grew hit several body blows. He kept up the same game in the second round and seemed intent on winding Dame. Dame replied to a swinging right with a straight right and left, both of which hit squarely. Grew forced the fighting and kept trying...
LIGHT-WEIGHT SPARRING.As will be easily remembered, G. M. Ashe, L. S., and W. Austin, '87, tried in the light-weight sparring last year. Saturday they were the only entries for the event, which was consequently decided in one bout. Never, perhaps, in the memory of undergraduates has so much interest been manifested in an event at the Winter Meetings. The expectations of the audience were realized. Both men showed much improvement over last year, Austin in using his left hand, and Ashe in the use of his right...
...decision of the referee and the judges, that a fourth round of two minutes was necessary to decide the bout, was greeted with applause, and a moment later both men appeared on the floor. Austin was the fresher of the two. He rushed Ashe throughout this round, successfully leading almost every time with his left. Ashe was game to the last and made a grand fight, but the punishment had been too much for him. The round was decidedly in Austin's favor. The announcement of the decision that the bout had been awarded to Austin was greeted with storms...