Word: contesting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Turf, Field and Farm will offer an international cup, to be rowed for in August next. Ten men, including Hanlan and Lee, will contest for the prize, under the London Sportsman rules...
...novel contest took place Oct. 8 in San Francisco, Cal., between the Olympics and the Featherstone-Adams amateurs. Nine innings were played, the Olympic players using only their left hands. The game resulted...
...goal otherwise kicked." Next Saturday the Harvard freshmen will play at Andover. The result of the game will be looked forward to with considerable interest, as, in a measure, indicative of the strength of Harvard's freshman team as compared with Yale's. After so close a contest between Yale and Andover on Saturday, our team may expect an exciting game for next Saturday. Let the class give its support to the team and attend the game as generally as possible...
...action on the part of college authorities in prohibiting college nines from playing with professional teams cannot be too strongly commended. No college man can possibly derive any satisfaction from seeing his nine in contest with the professional "knights of the diamond." The whole tendency of the practice is degrading and entirely contrary to the spirit and purpose of college athletics. - [Brunonian...
...scratch races between four freshman eights were rowed Saturday at 12.30. The weather and water were favorable to a successful race, and the contest consequently proved very interesting. The attendance of spectators was large, although the freshmen themselves did not turn out in such large numbers as might have been expected. The crews were made up as follows...