Word: contest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...football convention held in New York on Saturday evening, there was, as is well known, intense dissatisfaction at the indefinite decision made as to the Yale Princeton game. The Princeton men were naturally most of all dissatisfied, and, as their action shows, were desirous of meeting Yale in a contest where there could be no possible doubt as to the winners. So the following challenge was sent to Yale...
...number: - first, whether Yale made a touchdown, as is claimed, and second, whether the score of a game called on account of darkness, is valid or not. According to Mr. Harris' decision such a game must be declared a draw. Opinions on the result of this contest have been advanced by certain of the daily papers, these assertions seem to have no foundation in fact. Nothing will be definitely known until after the meeting of the committee...
...effort is being made to inaugurate a general oratorical contest among the colleges of the West Now for a glance at the solar system as compared with the Western orator...
...known integrity and thorough familiarity with the matter under dispute. The fact that the game was a tie will undoubtedly occasion further discussion and will probably necessitate another game played upon neutral ground. Such a game will arouse the interest of the whole country and an almost unparalelled contest may be anticipated...
...congratulate the freshman eleven upon their well earned victory. Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather the game was of such a nature that the practice which the freshmen gained will be of great advantage to them in their contest with Yale. Some roughness in team play was noticeable. Much of this, it is true, was unavoidable owing to the nature of the ground but the team must improve as a team if success is to be hoped for against a team made up of such men as Yale '90 brings to the front this year. It is said that the Yale freshmen...