Word: contesting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...among the eleven entries. Walker tailed in toward the end and Root only showed himself in the middle of the crowd at the finish. Faries of the University of Pennsylvania, won with a record of 4m. 45 1-5s., and H. L. Mitchell of Yale, was second. To contest...
RUNNING HIGH JUMP.This was the most remarkable contest of the day. The ground from which the men jumped was hard clay, so that they did not slip, and gave them a from footing to spring from. The average jumping, as well as the record made, was the best ever seen at any contest in America. Six men, W. B. Page of Penn., The man who recently made a record of 5 feet, 9 inches, Harriman of Princeton, Richards of Columbia and Atkinson, Clark and Fogg of Harvard, were entered and all contested...
...some truth in what he says. We should say nothing about the matter, but that it is liable to be repeated. We look forward to other victories for our nine, and every advance in Harvard's prospects for the championship must be attended with increase of enthusiasm. The contest will be a close one. Neither Yale nor Amherst has as yet lost more games than Harvard, so that their chances for the championship are equal to ours; and neither of these nines has been defeated by any nine except Harvard. In view of the promised excitement in the contest between...
...results of the annual spring meeting of the H. A. A., which was held last Saturday, although not as successful as some, should encourage the college and the association in their hopes of winning the Inter-collegiate cup in New York this spring. In former years the contest for this cup has lain between two or three colleges which have been considered, for several reasons, as more formidable opponents. In each of these contests, however, Harvard has won, and last year, when the outlook was far from bright. surpassed her former record in the number of prizes won. This year...
...them are confident of winning the cup. Judging from the faithful training which the candidates for the Mott Haven team have practiced during the past season, we may confidently expect that Harvard will again win the cup which has so many years been placed to her credit. The contest will probably be more close and exciting than for many years, but we see no reason to doubt the ability of Harvard to repeat her former victories as long as our team contains the athletes who have made themselves famous in inter-collegiate sports...