Word: contest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...decidedly the fresher at the end of the third round and was awarded the feather-weight. A little surprise was now in store for the spectators. A bout was announced between Bangs and Bowen, Harvard '88, whose name did not appear on the program. This was the closest contest of all. Bowen took the aggressive. At the middle of the second round he seemed to be having the best of it, when Bangs rushed him. Bowen seemed dazed for a moment, while Bangs scored well. At the end of the third round the men were so even that an extra...
...Connor and R. E. Grant of the Union Gymnasium. Williams and Connor both did 6 ft. 9 in., and, failing in the next height, the event was given to Connor on a handicap for size. The standing high jump was the next event. Out of five entries the contest narrowed down to Mason. M. I. T., and Curtis, H. A. A. The failure of both at 4 ft. 8 3-4 in. lowered the bar an inch. Both cleared this on the third trial. Wason got over 4 ft. 8 in. on the third trial, taking the event. Doherty...
...Byrd Page, the champion high jumper of the world, has entered the high jump today at New Haven, but may not contest...
HARVARD SHOOTING CLUB.- Meetthis (Friday) afternoon at Watertown. Contest for "Frounder's" cup and practice shooting. No regular matches...
...regular gymnasium contest at Yale took place on Friday evening of last week. The events were all closely contested and Shearman, '80, again broke the record in the running high jump with a jump of 5 feet 8 inches Hunt, L. S., put the shot 35 feet 8 inches. The tug-of-war contest was between '90, and '91, '90 winning by a pull of 14 inches. Ninety still leads in the number of points. The contests will be continued through the month of March...