Word: contestant
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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About twenty-five players witnessed the exhibition of blindfold chess at the Chess Club rooms on Tuesday night. Mr. Pillsbury extended his usual limit and played eight simultaneous games instead of six. The additional length of the contest, as well as the difficulty of keeping so many positions in mind, was a severe strain on the blindfold player, and the Harvard players succeeded in making an even score. Mr. Pillsbury won from Ballou, Van Kleeck, and Spaulding, lost to MacKaye, Hewins, and a consultation table played by Dunn, Farrar, Lewis, and Starr, while games with Wilson and Webster were given...
...championship game of football in the championship series was played yesterday afternoon on Jarvis Field, between the Cambridge High and Latin and the Boston Latin School eleven. The game resulted in a victory for the Cambridge boys by a score of 10.0 but the contest was haod fought by both sides from start to finish. Cambridge's first touchdown was made by a beautiful rush of Sanborn's of over forty yards Just before time was called in the second half Lovering was pushed over the line for another touch-down. For Cambridge Davenport, Adams, and Fitzgerald did good work...
...hammer contest was won by G. C. Chaney '94 (scratch), with a throw of 70 ft. 10 in E. James '95 (scratch), was second, throwing the hammer...
...last Saturday afternoon had to be postponed on account of the snow. They will be held this afternoon on Holmes Field at 3.30 sharp. Owing to the lateness of the hour the games will be begun very promptly. Those not showing up on the mark on time for each contest will have to be left out of the race. Contestants must use the Cary Building. The clerk of the course will give the call there only...
...Jenkins and W. E. Putnam were tied in the pole vault with the bar at 9ft. 4 in. Darkness put an end to the contest which will be decided today...