Word: championships
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Winter Tennis Club of Newton will hold its annual indoor tournament at Bray's Hall, Newton Centre, the week beginning March 14. The tournament will be played for the indoor tennis championship of the United States. The winner of the tournament this year will have the privilege of standing out next year and may be challenged by the winner of that year...
Singles and doubles are to be played. First and second prizes will be given, and a championship cup has been offered for the singles, which must be won three times before becoming the winner's property. Matches will be best two in three sets, except in the finals, which will be best three in five...
Since rivalry in high strength tests has grown from a matter of individual to one of possible intercollegiate competition, the establishment of a uniform system among a number of colleges and universities may, by each year giving some one man the recognized championship, prevent considerable bickering. Last year for instance people who are interested may remember that Harvard, Yale and Amherst each had claimants in the field, since, while the methods of test were supposed to be the same, no one could be sure that the apparatus was of a uniform standard. The new agreement by providing for inspection...
...view of the fact that bicycling has gained such prominence of late it was unanimously voted to establish a cycling association which will hold championship races entirely separate from the regular meeting...
...action of the I. C. A. A. in entirely separating bicycle events from the intercollegiate games by providing for a separate bicycle association with a championship meet of its own, seems a step well taken. Of recent years the bicycle races have increased in importance and racing methods have been modified to such an extent, that it has been necessary to hold the bicycle meet apart from the track games. With this change the feeling has increased that bicycling, occupying as it does such a such a different position from track and field events, should be given a place...