Word: contesting
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Class ball games will be omitted this year, and the only ball game expected is the freshman-sophomore contest, the principal object of which is to furnish the "sophs" a chance to give the "freshies...
...crimson on the water as well as on the land. The University crew will prove its powers in the Columbia race, and show the college what the long months of training have accomplished. That the "veritable Samsons," as the New London newspapers call them, will come out of the contest with new laurels we firmly believe, for the Columbia stroke is an essentially weak one. For this reason, although Columbia often has better material in her boat than her opponents, she has seldom rowed a successful race. As for the races of next week, we feel confident that they will...
...things look now, Yale will probably beat the Pennsylvania men; at least that is the opinion of the Harvard and Columbia crews, who, I suppose are as good judges as any. Yale looks upon this race simply as a practice pull, to prepare them for their contest with Harvard, and have consequently asked to have the east course, which, though generally considered the worse, is the one which they will use in the race with our 'varsity...
...there is another field to which we can now turn for laurels, we shall be happy to hear of such through our drop-box at Memorial. We take this opportunity to offer a formal challenge to any amateur lacrosse twelve in the university to contest for the championship in that sport...
...minutes is about the average time made by college crews for a four-mile race, - although last year Harvard's time was even more than this, - but it must be borne in mind that on that day the conditions of the course were especially unfavorable. For a two mile contest from ten to twelve minutes, is good time. Two years ago the Columbia freshmen won in nine minutes and a fraction, but it is doubtful whether this record will be reached again, unless the course is in very good condition...