Word: contest
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Yale Gymnastic Association will hold its semi-annual gymnastic contest December 8. The following events will be competed: Horizontal bar, parallel bars, rope climbing and long horse. The man who wins the greatest number of points in the season will be allowed to wear the University...
...Last night's debate was a fair contest, and resulted in a fair but close victory for Yale. Taken simply as a debate, it was the best ever held in the Yale-Harvard series. It was direct all the way through, it never hung on the wording of the question, and it was not marred by any slip of either side. Another characteristic was the intense interest aroused by every speaker and maintained throughout the debate by the exact knowledge of the subject shown on both teams, the perfect form of presentation of Harvard, and the convincing earnestness of Yale...
...contest was held strictly on its merits, and the best team won, showing particular superiority in rebuttal, the final test of debating skill. The shortness of the time required by the judges to reach the decision shows conclusively that they felt little cause for hesitation...
With today 's contest the fall rowing ceases. Since the race of the fouroared shells on Nov. 6, Mr. Lehmann and Mr. Willis have been steadily with the men and have been steadily with the men and have given them constant coaching. After a brief rest from the first race two crews were called out and immediately set to work rowing in barges and pair-oars. Later the men were put in the shells in which they have been rowing for about two weeks. Mr. Willis has stroked both boats to give the men a correct idea of the stroke...
...conclusion of the contest the Yale Union tendered the Harvard debaters and visitors, with the judges and a few invited guests, a banquet in the New Haven House...