Word: championships
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...eight annual championship meeting of the New England Interscholastic Athletic Association was held yesterday afternoon on Holmes Field, under the auspices of the H. A. A. The day was pleasant, and a large number of spectators were present. The track was in perfect condition. The meeting was the most exciting and closely contested ever held. Ten records were broken. From the beginning the fight for the championship was between Hopkinson's School and the Worcester Academy and it was not until after the last event that the victory for the former was decided. On the whole the meeting passed...
Much interest was shown in the 220 yards dash, inasmuch as the final heat of this event was run last and would decide the championship for either Hopkinson or Worcester Academy. In the final heat six men ran. The race was exceedingly close, Hill, Hop. managing to forge ahead in the last few feet taking first place. M. Clark, W. A., second, Grosvenor, W. A., third. Time 23 1-5 seconds...
...Angles play the Fiends this afternoon at three on Norton's Field. This is the third of the scrub championship series. Following is the makeup and batting order of the two teams...
...second game for the scrub championship will take place at three o'clock today on Norton's Field. The two nines, the Gaity and Bijous and Table Number Twelve, promise to furnish a very interesting game and should be largely supported by the friends of both sides...
...follows: Congregational, forty-three; Presbyterian, twenty-six; Episcopal, sixteen; Baptist, thirteen; Roman Catholic, nine; Methodist, three; Dutch Reformed, one. The class votes against a continuance of the present system of compulsory chapel. In athletics the class crew did the most phenomenal work of any branch, winning the class championship three years in succession and making the best record over the two mile course at Lake Whitney ever made. Twelve of the class have paid all their expenses through college...