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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...annual games of the New England Intercollegiate Athletic association took place on Thursday at Worcester. Dartmouth won the championship, getting eight first and three second prizes, with Amherst second. Williams and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute ran a close race for third place...
...following matches have been played so far in the college tennis tournament. It will be seen that as yet the matches have all been fairly close, and the indications are the final rounds will be close and unusually well played. By misunderstanding the match between Lee and Tailer was not played. First Day.- Tallant beat Lockett, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3; Jennings beat Hale, 6-3, 6-5; Brooks beat Tolman, 6-2, 6-1. Second Day.- Parker beat Potter, 6-5, 6-5; Stetson beat Sturgis, 6-5, 6-4; Brooks beat Rublee, 6-2, 6-4; Tallant...
...majority of men in college have been interested in this series and have applauded its evident success. We hope that by the close and well managed series of games this spring, the precedent will be firmly established that the class base ball games are a fixture of our athletics, and that the schedule must be short, compulsory, and must be played through...
...freshman victory over Yale yesterday was gratifying, the more so as not altogether expected. Harvard played a strong game at critical points and did very good work at the bat. The game was close and exciting and we congratulate '92 on its victory...
This action of the association was taken upon the advice of Professor Dunbar and Dr. Hart of the Athletic committee of the faculty. The games which were arranged with Lehigh University, Stevens Institute, the Druids of Baltimore, and the Staten Islands have been given up. At the close of the meeting Messrs. Haskell, Griswold, and Blodgett were appointed a committee to receive subscriptions with which to pay off the present debt...