Word: contest
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...contest for the Founders' Cup, Quinlan and McKay tied on 12 out of 15 birds, and in the shoot-off Quinlan...
...Association will hold a sparring meeting at the Club on Thursday, February 28th, at 8 p. m. Representatives from Harvard, School of Technology, Young Men's Christian Association and Union are invited to compete. All sparrers must be strictly amateur, and none others will be allowed to enter the contest. Entries will close at 7 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 23d, and those desiring to compete will send their names, addresses and weights to William Appleton, Athletic Club, Exeter street, Boston. Prizes will be silver medals. All contestants will please be at the club at 7.30 p. m., at which time...
Harvard has heretofore sent many men to contest at these sports, which have proved very interesting, and now that the Boston Athletic Club is free to compete, an additional inducement is offered for a larger delegation from Harvard...
Among the societies which have risen this year from a state of torpor to activity, one of the most progressive is the Chess and Whist Club. After a close and interesting tournament, in which all members of the University were invited to contest, the club has started a whist tournament which promises to be equally successful. The proposed chess match with an outside club will also be watched with interest by the college. We congratulate the club upon its enterprise and success, which show that other scientific games, besides the various branches of athletic sports, have a firm foot-hold...
...Chess and Whist Club has decided to hold a whist tournament, open to members only. The next meeting of the club will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 13, and men who intend to enter the contest may notify the secretary then. A book has also been placed at Bartlett's where those not present at the meeting may sign before 8 p. m., Saturday, February 16. Men must choose their partners, and the couples must sign together. Entrance fees of 25c. apiece must be paid on signing. All contestants will meet at the club rooms on Monday, February 18, when...