Word: craning
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Only four teams were entered in the tug of war. The Harvard team composed of Kemp (anchor), Bachelder, Crane and Page, won the first heat over Columbia by 2 feet 1 inch. Harvard got the drop and in spite of the repeated efforts of Columbia, steadily increased her advantage until the end of ten minutes. In the second heat Lafayette won the choice of position and easily pulled Princeton, the anchor of the latter team being pulled completely from his position largely on account of the nature of the soil. In the final pull Lafayette won the toss and took...
TUG-OF-WAR.Two teams were entered. The first team was composed of G. C. Adams, '86, A. R. Crane, '84, W. H. Page '83, and G. Kemp, '84, (anchor); and the second team of W. R. Dewey, '86, W. P. Homans, '85, W. H. Baldwin, '85, with J. H. B. Easton. '83 (anchor). The latter team gained about six inches on the drop, and in spite of the repeated heaves of the other team they increased their advantage, winning at the end of the ten minutes by about...
...minutes limit. First team. G. C. Adams, '86; H. R. Crane, '84; T. C. Batchelder, '83; anchor, G. Kemp, '84. Second team, W. H. Page, '83; W. P. Homans, '85; W. H. Baldwin, '85; anchor, W. R. Dewey...
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