Word: columbia
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...call the attention of the athletes in the University to the Columbia Games, which are to take place during the holidays. This plan of allowing members of other colleges to enter seems to us one of the best that has yet been devised on this side of the water. Not only does it promote acquaintance and a friendly feeling among men from different parts of the country, but it should also tend to improve our records, and eventually make them equal, or even surpass, those of the English Universities. The spirit of competition ought to draw out the best efforts...
...Athletic Games at Columbia will be held this winter, as before, and open to entries from other colleges. Those here who expect to contest should go into training at once. The principal feature will be a relay race...
CONSIDERABLE interest is manifested in the Intercollegiate boat-race to-day on the Schuylkill. The three crews, Columbia, Princeton, and University, pulled over the course several times yesterday. In the estimation of the public the Columbias are the favorites, with the University second. The race will be rowed at six o'clock...
...Harlem Regatta, June 12, Columbia will be represented in the following races: eight-oared shell, six-oared gig, four-oared shell, and four-oared Junior...
...Freshman race with Columbia is off. Last Saturday the Captain of '82 received an official visit from Messrs. Parsons and Webb of Columbia, the latter being Captain of the Columbia Freshmen. They informed Captain Bartlett that out of the four eight-oared crews in training they had but seven men left, and, therefore, could not possibly row the race. It was suggested that the vacancy in the boat should be filled by a University oar, but this did not meet the approval of the Columbia delegates; the crews have therefore disbanded...