Word: closing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Thomas returned by slinging his right for McAllister's head and body. The second round was marked by hard hitting, both men showing much science in leading and countering. The third round was also hotly contested, both men showing fine staying power. McAllister rallied in fine form towards the close of the round, and was awarded...
...their work, was not an act of very great courtesy. Another feature, not of importance, perhaps, but, nevertheless, well omitted was the presence of trainers, and of contestants being revised in the main hall. These men and their work are much more properly confined to the outer regions, so close at hand which has hitherto always been considered the place for them...
...return in some respects to the more Spartanlike simplicity of former years. The crews of ten or a dozen years ago which battled for Harvard did not find it necessary to have shore uniforms bought for them, even though they were quartered near more than three other crews and close to larger cities than New London. There was no talk of their esprit de corps being less because they could not have coats all made of the same piece of goods, or of their not being comfortable in their own summer suits...
Entries for next Saturday's meeting close to H. L. Clark, 28 Grays, at 10 P. M., this evening. All (so far as is known) of the men who intend to enter for the parallel bars have requested that the event be changed to the third meeting. If this is done, the rope climbing will be put in the second meeting. If no protest is received today by the secretary, the change will be made...
...second winter meeting. It is necessary to have sparing on that day, and ladies are only invited to attend it on condition that they witness several sparring encounters, together with the other games which they come to see. Should the Tech. arrangement of putting all the sparring at the close of the meeting, any timid ladies would not have to stay away on account of blood. True, the variety of the programme would be somewhat marred by this change, and so would the opportunities for very long rests between the bouts. But with plenty of entries in the two events...