Word: contest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Cornell, and the University of Pennsylvania have signed an agreement to row an eight-oared three-mile race in June at New London. This will be Cornell's first attempt at training an eight-oared crew although her four has frequently met the University of Pennsylvania in the annual contest for the Childs Cup. Pennsylvania has rowed at New London before, with representatives of Yale. The suggestion of an annual three-cornered race came from Columbia, on learning of Cornell's intention to put an eight-oared crew on the water; and at Columbia's invitation E. Klapp, Captain...
There will be a handicap tug-of-war contest at the twelfth annual meeting of the Manhattan Athletic Club which is to be held today...
...whether three crews could row a fair race on the two-mile comse at New London, which has directed the policy of Harvard for the last two years, will have no influence on the question this winter, since the captain of the Yale crew refuses to row in a contest with two other boats. Consequently the question is narrowed down to this: Harvard must row Yale and Columbia in separate races, or she must decline Yale's challenge. As for rowing two races, the plan is out of the question. The expense of one race is all the freshman class...
...hope the freshmen will give the question an open. fair discussion, for there are reasons why a race, as well as a base-ball and a foot-ball contest between the freshmen of the two colleges, is desirable. We are convinced, however, that when the question is looked at fairly, and even favorably, for a race with Yale, the objections are too weighty to admit of the contest. We therefore strongly urge the freshmen to decline the challenge...
...Harvard team played a sharp steady game from the beginning and its superiority to the Yale eleven was soon plainly evident. It forced the fighting throughout the contest and Yale was unable either to stop the rushes of the Harvard backs or force the ball through its rush line. The following men composed the teams...