Word: contestant
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...league games, losing two games to Pennsylvania by scores of 1 8 to 24, and 15 to 33, and two to Columbia by scores of 14 to 22 and 15 to 18. Last Saturday, however, Princeton played a fast game against West Point and won in an exceedingly close contest by a score of 29 to 27. In defense the Princeton team is considerably weaker than Harvard...
...first of a series of handicap field-event competitions, similar to those conducted last fall, will be held in the baseball cage at Soldiers Field this afternoon at 3 o'clock. This afternoon the contest will be in the broad-jump and tomorrow there will be a high-jump contest. The shot-put will come on Monday and the pole-vault on Tuesday. There will be three contests in each event and the winners of the greatest number of points in each series will receive cups. Entries may be made with Coach Quinn at the Cage before each event...
Judging from the practice of the past week and of the week before the recess, the chances of the University team are good, although a close contest is expected. In basket shooting the team is unusually weak, Amberg at centre being the only reliable man. The forwards are inclined to attempt long shots and often fail on easy chances. Captain Burnham and Brooks both play a fast game, covering their men well and handling the ball with accuracy. The team work has improved steadily, but all the men are still weak in passing...
...conditions of the contest allow the exhibitor to have all of the work done for him except the actual exposure; but in case of a tie preference will be given to the man who has actually finished his own pictures. All prints must be mounted and marked on the back with the title, the exhibitor's name and the amount of work done by him. No man may exhibit more than 25 prints...
Trials will be held on January 9 for the class relay races, which will come on January 11. Besides the usual fourman relay race, in which each man swims 50 yards, this meet will include a water polo game, a fancy diving contest, and a 50-yard race between the first substitutes of the four class teams. Immediately after the class meet a University squad will be selected and preparation for the intercollegiate series will begin...