Word: contests
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...also seems unjust to refuse a cup where there is only one entry. The chief object of the H. A. A. is to encourage athletics here. Now, as the contestants in many of the events of the in-door meeting practise together daily, it is well known beforehand who is likely to win; and often the man whose chances are best is left to enter the contest alone. Hence, under the present rule, a man is actually discouraged from trying to excel, knowing that if he acquires a decided superiority over others, no one will enter against...
FOOT-BALL.The annual international contest between England and Scotland, at the Rugby game, occurred recently at Edinburgh, Scotland, and resulted in a tie. The Calcutta cup, therefore, goes back to England, where it was held last year...
PROFESSOR A. S. HILL met the men who wish to speak for the Boylston Prizes in U. 4 on Wednesday afternoon. Some thirty-five men were present. The number of speakers in the final contest, which takes place May 8, will be twenty. Students are advised to make their selection of pieces at least a fortnight before the final trial. The preliminary contest will take place some time during the week preceding the final contest, which will probably be in the evening...
...rowed on the 9th of May at Lake Quinsigamond, the distance being two miles with a turn. Each side is to appoint two judges, one to remain at the start, and one to be at the turn; the referee has not yet been selected. As the contestants hold the championships of their respective colleges, the race will be as interesting as if it were an acknowledged contest between the two colleges for the single-scull championship, and not a private match. As the place is within an easy distance from Cambridge, there should be a very large attendance of Harvard...
...upper-cuts. The third round was a repetition of the preceding, though more even. Two or three times the ushers were obliged to separate the sparrers, to the amusement of the audience. After a long consultation the judges decided the bout in favor of Mr. Guiteras, who will finally contest with Mr. Gaston tomorrow, when any entries in "feather-weight" sparring - hitherto omitted through oversight - may also be made...