Word: closing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...other end of the ground, and in a few moments the men are standing opposite each other, the one small and lithe, the other a stout heavy man, with the head and neck of a bull. Each man has his second - also partially protected by padding - who stands close by him on the left, with a blunt sword in his hand. Between the two, but at a safe distance, stands the umpire. Just behind is an attendant with a basin of water, a sponge, and a chair, while the doctors hover round the group like vultures scenting slaughter from afar...
...Faries, M. S., University of Pennsylvania will have no difficulty in taking the half-mile, if he decides to run this distance, although G. P. Cogswell, '88, of Harvard, will push him close...
...Vesper Services will be held on Thursday of each week in term-time until further notice. Each service will begin promptly at 5 p.m. and close at 5.30. It will be largely musical and will contain a short address. The public are invited to these services...
...Harvard Herald has again distinguished itself. The Harvard Athletic Association had its first winter meeting yesterday afternoon, and in eight minutes from the close of the "tug-of-war," The Herald was on the street with a full account of the entire proceedings. Sixty minutes later The Echo, true to its name, echoed the report of its sharper and smarter contemporary. - Boston Herald...
...first bout of the light-weight, Austin, '87, against Hillebrand, '87, resulted in a victory for the former, who thereby won the light-weight cup. The sparring was hard and marked by much clinching. The three rounds were so close that a fourth had to be fought to decide the contest...