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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...class games will occur on Thursday May 2. Entries close on Wednesday. Men may be examined at the Gymnasium today (Tuesday), from...
...team of six men from the Harvard Shooting Club, shot against the Country club team at Brookline Saturday afternoon, winning by two birds. The match was very close throughout, the teams being tied four or five times, and it was only by steady, hard shooting that Harvard won. The greater part of the match was shot in the rain, which, with a slight mist, and a dark background, made the birds hard to see. The Harvard team shot steadily, and although none of the individual scores were as high as one made by a member of the Country club team...
With its meeting last evening, the Chess and Whist club brought to a close the most successful year of its existence. It has risen from a lifeless and insignificant to an active and energetic society, and by its tournaments and matches, has revived an interest throughout the college in two scientific and deservedly popular games. The success of the club during the past year has shown conclusively that chess does not demand too much time and study to hold a secure place among college games, and that whist may be raised to a higher plane than that of a mere...
...express our appreciation of the energetic manner in which this year's class captains are taking hold of this matter. Finally, for the first time in three years there is a chance of the class championship being decided. For the last two years we have seen the college year close with these games undecided, for no other reason than unpardonable inertness on the part of the captains; but this year rules have been made out which will compel each nine to play its games as scheduled, and all putting off of games will be done away with...
...Columbia will win both hurdle races. Williams, '90, will probably be second in the high hurdles, and Mandell of Harvard, in the low. Wright of Harvard, and Howe, of the same university, will win first and second in the mile walk. The tug-of-war will be a close struggle between Columbia and Harvard, but will probably be won by the former. Webster will doubtless win the high jump for Pennsylvania, with Lee of Harvard second. Shearman will win the polo vault. The running broad jump is an uncertain event. Shearman, '89, or Robinson, '90, ought to win, with Mapes...