Word: contesting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Captain Sheldon of Yale, yesterday answered the letter sent him by Captain Merwin of the University of California track team, asking entrance to the contest between Yale and Princeton, expressing his regret that the Yale team cannot give its consent. Captain Sheldon says that the arrangements for the dual games between Princeton and Yale have been completed and that he does not conslder it wise to change the meet to a triangular contest...
...meeting of the Prohibition Club last night it was voted to send a representative to the Massachusetts Prohibition League, which will be held at Worcester, April 24. The winner of this contest will be sent to the national convention of the Prohibition party...
...Harvard Fencing Club team that is to compete in the junior team championship contest in New York this Saturday has been selected. The men are J. P. Parker '96, J. E. Hoffman '96, and A. F. Riggs '98. A. G. Thacher '97, is ineligible because he is a medal-winner. There are six teams entered besides the Harvard team, Yale, Cornell, N. Y. Fencers Club, N. Y. Athletic Club and two others. Each man fences with every man of the other six teams, making a total of 18 bouts...
...Yale Fencing Club has accepted a challenge from the New York Fencers' Club and a team will be sent to New York to take part in a contest on April 3 and 4. This team will consist of G. S. Haydock '97, H. B. Wilcox '98, and R. T. Dana '96S. An invitation meet will probably be held in New Haven some time this spring and it is expected that a cup will be offered as a prize...
...members of the team are Robert Garrett, Jr., '97, captain of this year's track team, who will compete in the shot-put, throwing the discuss, broad jump, and horizontal bar vault; A. C. Tyler '97, who will enter the pole vault; F. A. Lane '97, who will contest in the 100 metre dash; J. H. Colfelt '99, who will enter the four hundred metre race. The men will sail on Saturday for Naples. From Naples they go by water part of the distance and the remainder by rail to Athens. The team will be absent about five weeks, returning...