Word: cups
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...advantages of "going to college." But we should like to draw attention especially to two of these so-called "outside things," the Boylston prize speaking and the many phases of athletics. Now is the time for everybody to think of going in for an elocution prize or an athletic cup. These are two of the chances for a man to broaden himself. Social engagements, newspaper work and the like, we have "always with us," but not the great spring athletic contests, and the opportunity of making ourselves Demostheneses and Ciceros. Then carve diem...
...second fall was even more quickly accomplished. Bowen got another neck hold and threw his adversary. Holden formed a bridge but not quickly enough. The referee decided that it was a fall and the bout, together with the heavy-weight cup, was awarded to Bowen...
...round opened in a lively manner, Ashe getting in several lefts on Curtis jaw. He also tried to wind Curtis, and towards the end of the round there was not much strength in Curtis' blows. Ashe had much the better of this last round, and he was awarded the cup...
...visited Curtis with a right and left. These he followed with a right on the jaw which knocked Curtis off his feet. When time was called Curtis made one rally, but at the first hard blow he received he went down and was unable to finish the round. The cup was awarded to Ashe. Curtis was very plucky, and his reappearance a few minutes after was greeted with prolonged applause...
...Harvard and Yale were not even the leading colleges in the Inter-collegiate Association. It was Cornell that was winning the cup year after year. So that even if it could be said of Harvard and Yale's withdrawing from the Intercollegiate Boating Association that it was with a view of enabling one or the other of them to always come in first anyhow, how can anything be said in opposition to the proposed league of Harvard, Yale and Princeton in base-ball. These colleges always lead, and one or the other of them wins the championship, and if once...