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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...young barbarians" of Oxford and Cambridge kick away at each other's shins as keenly as they hit each other's bowling about the Lord's, or tug away at each other year by year from Putney to Mortlake. The county elevens who compete for the challenge cup of the Football Association are chosen with almost as much care as for cricket ; nay, it is whispered that professional players for the former are almost as much in demand as for the latter game, and get pretty nearly as well paid-which rumour, we may observe, if it be true...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rise of Rugby Foot Ball in England. | 11/18/1884 | See Source »

...Ontario cup in Canada is to be contested for this year by the Toronto, Toronto University, Humilton, London, Peterboro, Strathroy, Kingston Queens, Kingston and Ottawa...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 11/17/1884 | See Source »

...time has there been better material in the College from which to pick an Inter-Collegiate team, and with proper training Columbia should undoubtedly be represented by men competent to win the Inter-Collegiate cup.- [Acta Columbiana...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 11/10/1884 | See Source »

...cup will be offered at Columbia next spring for an inter-class baseball tournament...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 11/10/1884 | See Source »

...over the Somerville line. The hares came in at about five, and twenty four minutes oater four of the hounds, Russell '87, Austin, '87, Guild, '86 and Dewey, '86, in the order named, came in. They had not waited for the break and so lost all chances for the cup. The first hound in, according to rules, was E. C. Webster, '87. A. T. Dudley, '87, was next, followed by L. Sullivan. 88, and Hazard, the master of hounds. The run was much enjoyed, being about the right length and over easy country. The plan of not allowing the hares...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hare and Hounds. | 10/17/1884 | See Source »

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