Word: defeated
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Plaisted offers to row Elliot, the ex-champion of England, a three mile race, with a turn, not later than May 31, for $500 or $1000 a side. Not being satisfied with his defeat by Trickett at St. Louis, he wishes the latter to put up $500 or $1000 and make a sweepstakes...
...exceptions, was composed of men who displayed in their playing no more skill than could be reasonably expected of beginners. They were, however, players of some experience, a fact which makes them all the more worthy of censure. Their carelessness in training was the cause of their overwhelming defeat by Yale, and rendered their second game little more than a farce. We trust that the present Freshman Nine will profit by this example, and will train honestly and with energy. In this way alone can '85 expect to make a creditable record against Yale next spring...
Thrust back defeat upon the enemy...
...last Columbia Spectator, in an editorial, advises Columbia to confine her attention to the formation of an eight, in order, if possible, to defeat Harvard...
Their next joint appearance was at the English Amateur Championship Games, on July 16, at Birmingham, and it was here that each received his first and only English defeat. Myers's defeat was in the 100-yards dash, in which he finished fourth in the trial heat, Cowie, Cleaver, and Malone finishing respectively first, second, and third; the winner's time being 10 1-5 sec. Myers claims that owing to the track being down hill he lost his balance and was thrown out of his stride, and that all through the race he was trying to run and keep...