Word: contested
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...final contest in the Southern tennis tournament O. S. Campbell defeated Beckwith, and thereby retained the championship trophy...
...second winter meeting was in some respects a disappointment. The program promised keen competition in all the events, but as a matter of fact only about half were well contested. In the very first event the four competitors dwindled down to one. The sparring was reduced to one bout instead of four; and a large number of men who entered for the ten yards dash backed out. Under these circumstances, it is no wonder that the spectators were disappointed. Men who enter ought to feel that they have given a pledge to the spectators to contest. Some of those...
Tumbling was the first event. Five men had entered but only J. B. Henderson, '91, appeared, and with Mr. Bowler, the assistant at the gymnasium, performed many difficult and astonishing feats of tumbling. The contest was highly interesting and called forth much applause. Henderson was given...
...Shead '93 (7 in.), K. Brown '91 (7 in.), W. N. Duane '92 (6 in.), A. L. Shapleigh '92 (8 inches). Brown dropped out at 4 feet 11 inches, Shead at 5 feet 1 3-4 inches. All the rest of the contestants cleared the bar at 5 feet 3 inches. Shapleigh and Duane failed at 5 feet 3 3-4 inches leaving the contest to Fearing and Lee. Lee failed at 5 feet 6 1-4 in, but Fearing continued until the bar reached 5 feet 101/2 inches. Shapleigh by his handicap of 8 inches won the event...
...Southern tennis tournament Beck with has won the first place in the singles, and the right to compete with Campbell, the present champion, for the championship trophy, Campbell and Smith won the doubles defeating Beach and Trevor after a brilliant contest of five sets...