Word: contesting
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...Pole Vaulting Soren took the place of Chase and Field, who were absent, and contested the event with Mandell, '84, the winner of Saturday's contest. A cup was offered for this event, provided the record of Saturday (9 feet 3/4 inch) were beaten. The bar was cleared at 8 feet 8 inches, but on being raised to 9 feet 4 inches it was broken and the trial abandoned...
...first event of the meeting was the Running High Jump, for which entered A. C. Denniston, '83, T. C. Bachelder, '83, G. B. Morison, '83, W. O. Edmands, S. S., and Walter Soren, '83. All those who had entered appeared for the contest. The height of the bar at standing was 4 feet 2 inches. The contestants went over easily, and the bar was gradually raised. Bachelder withdrew at 4 feet 7 3/4 inches, having failed to go over at that height. Edmands and Soren were applauded for the ease and grace with which they jumped, and as the stick...
...last event of the day was the one probably awaited with the most interest of any, the final contest for the Tug-of-War prize between the two former victorious teams of '82 and '84. There was considerable confidence among the men of these classes as to the success of their respective teams, and exultant cheers resounded through the gymnasium when the victory was decreed...
Eight men attempted the contest in Tumbling, R. P. Dabney, '82, J. W. Fox, '83, A. C. Denniston, '83, L. W. Kendall, '84, E. F. Wells, '82, and C. W. Belshaw, '83. This was a very amusing event. A new feature was jumping over a canvas screen and then through it. The prize was awarded to L. W. Kendall...
...programme of last Saturday's exhibition was noticeable for the variety of interest afforded by the numerous events. Although a direct contest, like sparring or fencing, is bound to elicit more enthusiastic attention than most other events, yet no complaint could be made on that score for Saturday's meeting, despite the absence of either of these events. That Harvard can bring out so large a number of contestants with a programme so varied, is yet another proof of the popularity of general athletics among her students. After such a series of successes as these three meetings, the college...