Word: contesting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...events of the kind, show the social activity that for the moment replaces that of the out-door athletics. The university Chess Club is now in the midst of a tournament for which there were thirty-one entries and which bids fair to result in a close and interesting contest; and a strong competition for the various papers and literary magazines is making itself apparent. The "Banner" for 1886-7 will be ready for sale this week, and will undoubtedly be the most attractive one ever published. One feature of the issue is the cuts of three athletic teams...
...public, and will not be until it is offered for probate, but it is stated on authority that it was Mr. Greenleaf's undoubted intention to leave the bulk of his property to Harvard College, and that his will was made with that intention. Whether there will be a contest over the will could not be learned. - Record...
...Pennsylvanian remarks editorially: "Although in the Harvard-Pennsylvania contest we scarcely predicted a home victory, yet we did believe that Pennsylvania would score and make the game a brilliant and close one. As it was, our team played a good game, but their light - weight and bad initial policy counted against them, and they were fairly and squarely beaten...
...congratulate the Bacterias upon being able to score against the champions. We congratulate ourselves upon being able to retain the championship against so magnificent an eleven. We congratulate the spectators upon witnessing so spirited a contest as that of yesterday afternoon. We congratulate the University upon possessing two such powerful scrub elevens. It would not have been difficult, however, for an unprejudiced observer to discern the peculiar strength of each team. "Sand" and science were shown by our eleven, science and "sand" by the other. Both teams showed that they were playing to win. It would have been difficult...
...championship contest for scrub elevens was played yesterday afternoon on Jarvis between the Bacterias and the CRIMSON. The struggle was the most terrific ever played between scrub elevens. The superior weight of the Bacterias proved no match for the great celerity and close team play of the CRIMSON, for the former team played an up-hill game throughout until the last three seconds when the score was tied amid the wildest enthusiasm of the Bacteriani. At the close of the first half the score stood 8 to 0. in favor of the CRIMSON. The half was marked by long rushes...