Word: champion
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...some eighteen inches. A few more powerful heaves now settled the ludicrous contest, and '88 won with over two feet of extra rope on her side of the chalk line. The sophomores did not seem enthusiastic enough over the victory to utter even a cheer, and the champion team quietly walked away from the cleats without the usual demonstrations of joy and satisfaction on the part of their classmates...
...give a needed boom to lacrosse, which will be very welcome to its supporters. Yale defeated Harvard two years ago; she has a large number of her best players still in college, and she ought to send a team here this year that would make a contest with our champion team decidedly lively. Every encouragement will be given towards Yale's return to the association, both by the H. L. A. and the college at large...
...victory of '89 in the light-weight wrestling in part compensated for their defeat by the champion tug-of-war team...
Henry S. Brooks, Yale's champion runner, has retired from active participation in track athletics. Brooks has covered 100 yards in 10 seconds, and 220 yards in 22 2-5 seconds. At the latter distance he defeated L. E. Myers. He is large heavy man, and this has always been against him in a quick start. His speed when under way, however, is tremendous. Brooks' favorite distance has been 220 yards, and no one except Baker of Harvard has ever beaten him at this dastance...
Yesterday's "Globe" contains an interesting account of Harvard's champion feather-weight sparrer...